So his basically saying its like a failed volcano? Have you seen the place its as flat as your hands. And were assuming this happened a million years ago why is it not covered by sand while the rest of the Sahara is.
Wow, what a coincidence! I am in Western Sahara at the moment. I've been watching your videos for years and you publish one about this famous structure when I am not so far from it. As I was travelling down from Agadir, you really get a feeling for the vast amount of magma that came up during the CAMP event about 201 million years ago. (Central Atlantic Magmatic Province). Where The High Atlas mountains meet the ocean is very dramatic. The WAC (West Africa Craton) is so huge as I look south from Western Sahara, which is administered by Morocco. Sadly, there is an ongoing civil war in this area. Thank you for explaining the process of formation so clearly.
I am glad that you enjoyed today’s episode. Fairly barren desert landscapes hold a special place in my heart as those are where I started as a geologist. Also, with a lack of dense vegetation rock units are quite easily exposed. I’m curious if you’ve ever found any fossils (not in the flood basalts) or interesting looking/colorful rocks there. Flood basalt remnants are always fun to view. Thanks for your comment :)
Thanks as always! This feature is breathtaking. Its concentric rings are beautiful, and it is interesting that the magmatic intrusions that produced the Eye of the Sahara, along with erosion exposed geologic history going back to the formation of Rodinia! I wonder if there are similar, larger failed intrusions around the world, but are too deep to be seen.
Is this re-upload? You've discussed about this before. But I will still watch it. Edit: This is different from your first post. This is a much more elaborated video. Thanks man.
Finally, For almost 5 years my last seen UA-cam education video about this Sahara Eye had been kept me curious. Done researching myself to learn, also still mystery to me. Today is the day to continue learning, glad I subscribed this channel. Thank you for the knowledge that stop my thirst
The ring shaped lake at 0.34 is Lake Manicouagan. At more than 140 cubic kms of water, almost 115 million acre feet, it is the continents largest reservoir. It is known as the Eye of Quebec. The space age actually predates it. The Daniel Johnson dam was built in the sixties, man had actually landed on the moon before the lake had filled enough to assume its iconic shape. I have often wondered if it was recognized that the area was a crater before the dam was built.
There are a lot of cool features in the US that were formed by similar processes. These things can seem so mysterious until you understand how it works. The geologist Myron cook on UA-cam has a few videos on several strange formations that were formed almost exactly the same way.
I am also a fan of his! There are other good geologist commentary videos on the United States, not just his. (I don't know if it's appropriate to the video names, so I'll just mention that a search for "eye-shaped "+"Wyoming" will bring them right up). The more I look into it, the more I realise that the Sahara eye is actually not that rare a phenomenon, except that it is huge and stands out in the desert.
I like the channel of the girl from Michigan, I can't remember her name but she tells the story and does interviews with experts and field trips to the locations, my favorite of hers is the Cliff Mine episodes
[Insert random theory about it being Atlantis here (real and factual)] Sorry, I do not actual believe Atlantis is this area, nor do I think it ever existed. Still a good story by Plato, but damn he caused people to spread tons of misinformation and wild theories. I will shamefully admit that I thought if Atlantis DID truly exist, this Eye would definitely be a good location due to how odd it looks. Also I just want to mention that the Eye of the Sahara keeps making me think of The Elder Scrolls "Eye of Magnus" just because of how their named.
hi, can you make a video about Port Chamlers and Mount Cargill next? (As Its 2 Extinct Volcanoes and far from the Southern Fault. Its kinda like Banks Peninsula)
There's another similar feature, albeit smaller, in Eastern Africa...either Ethiopia or Somalia I forget exactly which country. There's only one account of it in literature, but you can see it from satellite imagery quite clearly.
Just because it is a naturally formed geologic feature, that does not mean that it isn't the site of Atlantis. There is evidence of ancient human habitation at the site. Extensive archeological research and excavation would have to be done to prove that there was, or wasn't, a major civilization residing on the Richat Structure in ancient times.
@@GarfieldofBorg’evidence of ancient human habitation’ doesn’t mean anything, there’s a million places on earth that fit that description. There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever of an ancient civilisation having existed in this area. And since you are the one making the claim about Atlantis, the burden of proof is on you. The default position is that Atlantis never existed, it is up to you to provide proof indicating otherwise.
But what about the "artifacts" found around Richat Structure? A lot of those artifacts looks like purposedly carved stones and somekind of broken vase.
@@ConcernedShrimp-q7ois the artifacts millions year old because richat structure is a 101million years old natural structure, then human is older than the dinosaur if that structure is atlantis. According to plato atlantis exist 9000yrs before his time that means 11,000yrs old now.
When I clicked I was ready to concentrate, furrow my brow and rub my chin, piece together a complex puzzle... just to find out it's an eroded pimple! 😄
But what about the "artifacts" found around Richat Structure? A lot of those artifacts looks like purposedly carved stones and somekind of broken vase.
@GeologyHub I like this video. I, too, have an interest in geology. I also have an interest in archeology. I'm just curious what your opinion is on this matter: Do you think that it is possible that a natural geologic formation, like the Eye of the Sahara, could also be the site of a major civilization in ancient times?
Hi! I'm from the Philippines and I am not that familiar with the geology of the continets surrounding the atlantic ocean. I am just curious, how many million years did it take to separate the N and South american continents from Africa and Eurasia? Thank you! Can you suggest some papers or videos so that I can lear more? Thanksss!!
5 minutes after you upload, and you've got an Atlantis nutter posting, or maybe the guy is just being facetious. IIRC, there are about a half dozen similar structures visible around the world, and no doubt many more covered by sediment or vegetation. A video about the others might be fun. I don't think they can all be lost cities based on philosophical arguments, but people are inventive. ;-)
I prefer the theory that the builders of Atlantis took advantage of an existing geological feature rather than digging up three enormous concentric harbors from level ground. It might not be this area, though they have shown that the sea level would have been high enough that a small canal would have flooded the rings. This area, and the rest of the North part of the African continent, still shows signs of an immense flood that then receded. I never understood the story about Atlantis sinking to the bottom of the ocean like it was built on a shelve of land that sunk. I'm sure that's possible but the ruins would still be closer to the modern shore than the middle of the ocean.
@@whiskeymonk4085 Atlantis was a fable Plato used to teach about the problems that hubris brings. This fable then served as inspiration for Tolkien's Numenor.
I don’t think so, 😮I’m Mauritanian and richat means feathers and since we were nomads we used to give name to mountains and valleys… to guide us through the desert And all mountains have the same name that the locals used like kediet ejill which also mean the “mountain of leather” so I don’t think it was called after someone!
Wikipedia does not say that, I think you misread >The Richat Structure, or Guelb er Richât (Arabic: قلب الريشات Qalb ar-Rīšāt), is a prominent circular geological feature in the Adrar Plateau of the Sahara. It is located near Ouadane in the Adrar Region of Mauritania. In the local dialect, rīšāt means feathers and it is also known locally in Arabic as tagense, referring to the circular opening of the leather pouch that is used to draw water from local wells. >The structure was first described in the 1930s to 1940s, as Richât Crater or Richât buttonhole (boutonnière du Richât). Richard-Molard (1948) considered it to be the result of a laccolithic uplift.
There's an interesting mountain just NE of Pontarddulais, in South Wales, UK. I found it while looking at google earth. It kind of looks like an impact crater, but is more likely a very old volcano I think. I don't know though, because I can't find any information about it. Google earth doesn't even name the mountain. From what I can tell it's just called Pontarddulais Mountain, but all the info I can find is just about walks in the area. The lack of information probably means reality is very boring, but I'd still like to know the origin of the mountain, and its shape.
On the Ardnamurchan peninsula in West Scotland there is a crater rim which is more obvious from satellite. About 60 million years ago many volcanoes erupted down the west of the UK as the American plate split from Europe.
That area is in the middle of the South Wales coalfield. It's carboniferous period sedimentary rocks interspersed with coal seams. No volcanos or anything interesting.
@@axmajpayne so Pontarddulais mountain is probably just a massive sink hole then lol. I'm prepared to accept it's the shape it is by coincidence, but I feel like that would be the least likely explanation. Go look at it.
As if this kid is the final authority in the matter. No disrespect to him. Disrespect to you for coming up with a final answer based on a four minute video you saw online.
@@whiskeymonk4085 This is a science channel. The "kid" is a geologist. The Eye of the Sahara is a beautiful and interesting geological structure well explained by established geological concepts. If you want to talk about Atlantis, I'm sure you can find folklore/mythology or conspiracy theory channels that will welcome you, especially if you are less rude.
Atlantis had to be some 10km (50 stadia) away from the sea, and that's not at all where the Eye of the Sahara is or was ever in any known chronology. I have a much better candidate but lacks the rings, so bummer!
Well being that the Atlas Mountain are near the eye and the Atlantic Ocean near by and the ring formation of say its the best sight until proven otherwise!
One theory I've come across regarding this ancient structure of late that actually made me pay REALLY close attention to is that it's the actual part of what used to be the Tower of Babel that got blown apart "by Yahweh's wrath" (my money's on a technologically-advanced "doomsday" weapon of some sort). Another part of the tower, according to this theory, lies in Quebec (Lake Manicouagan) and it's often described as an ancient "impact crater". However, the total circumference of this part is almost exactly similar to the 'Eye of the Sahara' and its highest point just happens to be known as 'Mount Babel' (guess SOMEBODY must've figured it out even then, lol). The remaining part is said to be located somewhere within the Gulf of Mexico and, if so, then the tower had to have been built back when the African, North, and South American continents were still joined together...
Not even close. There is a 99% chance this is Atlantis. Atlas was the name of the king and the mountains next to the eye are named Atlas mountains. Exact place on the map its supposed to be.......
This area was all tropical and filled with rivers, plant life, and animals for many years after this geologic formation finished. I would almost bet when this was found it was a hot spring, which is why Atlantis was here.
@@chesterfieldthe3rd929those mountains were named the atlas mountains as this area, and all of north Africa, at one point were colonies of Atlantis. The Caucasian people that once inhabited these areas, all had higher concentrations of the rhesus negative trait which is an indicator of Atlantean and later, The Aryan colonist ancestry. This most definitely isn't the exact point on the map that Atlantis was as that map you are referring to was denoting Atlantean colony areas. There are flat seamounts where Plato describes Atlantis, that were named Atlantis seamount. They are located just south of the azores plateau and drill core samples showed them to have been above water 12000 years ago. Cro magnon man was the Inhabitant of Atlantis and introduced many first to the Mediterranean colonies and carried a weapon with a specific nane, The AtlAtl. Coincidentally we also find these letters in use across the ATLantic with the Maya who called the word deluge Atl and was also the name of their third month. While I enjoy hearing new ideas and theories, this one is not grounded in truth because Plato describes it as just beyond the pillars of Heracles in the true ocean which leaves a structure that is not only thousands of feet in elevation and a thousand miles from the Atlantic ocean, completely ruled out. Even if it were at that time much more lower in elevation as to be at sea level then it would've been accessible by the Mediterranean also and thus Plato would have no need to mention "Beyond the pillars of Heracles" This structure is not 99% but 100% not the true Location of Atlantis.
Do you mean a (not too circular) double-ring feature around Tagawat Ajda (Essaouira) at coords: 31.311139831190236, -9.349309328315874 (per Google maps)?
Because of Microsoft Flight Simulator someone rediscovered a old ford on the edge of the eye. The flight simulator autogenerated a building so it was more noticeable.
Great video! Please do one on the apparent massive tsunami flood that passed through Mauritania from the Mediterranean, as seen by the HUGE flood plains across the western Sahara and the 100 mile sediment deposit off the west coast of Africa??
Clarkson!!!!
“Hammond, you tiny man, where is the Lambo Chevy???”
@@GeologyHub Wow! Never thought GH was a TopGear/GrandTour fan!
@@GeologyHub The 'Eye of the Sahara' geologic feature is the exact location of where the electromagnetic vortex center of Earth was 26,000 years ago.
@@robertperry4439 uhhh sureeee.
@@robertperry4439 Source? Scientific Papers?
Thanks for discussing this feature. I've been fascinated by it since I first learned of it's existence. Cheers
So his basically saying its like a failed volcano? Have you seen the place its as flat as your hands. And were assuming this happened a million years ago why is it not covered by sand while the rest of the Sahara is.
Wow, what a coincidence! I am in Western Sahara at the moment. I've been watching your videos for years and you publish one about this famous structure when I am not so far from it. As I was travelling down from Agadir, you really get a feeling for the vast amount of magma that came up during the CAMP event about 201 million years ago. (Central Atlantic Magmatic Province). Where The High Atlas mountains meet the ocean is very dramatic. The WAC (West Africa Craton) is so huge as I look south from Western Sahara, which is administered by Morocco. Sadly, there is an ongoing civil war in this area. Thank you for explaining the process of formation so clearly.
I thought the fighting stopped years ago, I thought I heard there was some agreement between Morocco and the polisario, but it's still going on?
Thank you for sharing, lucky you to visit!
I am glad that you enjoyed today’s episode. Fairly barren desert landscapes hold a special place in my heart as those are where I started as a geologist. Also, with a lack of dense vegetation rock units are quite easily exposed. I’m curious if you’ve ever found any fossils (not in the flood basalts) or interesting looking/colorful rocks there.
Flood basalt remnants are always fun to view. Thanks for your comment :)
That's not a civil war. That's Morocco trying to stamp out Western Saharan resistance to their occupation.
Thank you for Covering this Feature
Just want to appreciate all the effort you put into your videos. The diagrams are great. I’m learning loads, thank you.
Thanks as always! This feature is breathtaking. Its concentric rings are beautiful, and it is interesting that the magmatic intrusions that produced the Eye of the Sahara, along with erosion exposed geologic history going back to the formation of Rodinia!
I wonder if there are similar, larger failed intrusions around the world, but are too deep to be seen.
Wouldn’t batholiths be defined as “failed” intrusions? There are certainly a number of those and they can be large.
Very interesting! I've never really seen anything before this about the origin of the Eye of the Sahara. Thank you so much Tim.
This formation has always fascinated me, thank you for making this video💗
Thank you! I always look forward to your videos!
Is this re-upload? You've discussed about this before. But I will still watch it.
Edit: This is different from your first post. This is a much more elaborated video. Thanks man.
Thanks for all the hard work on these videos
wonderful explanation
Amazing. Love your work.
I remember watching the Grand Tour Special where they went here and were fascinated by the sight
fascinating
thanks for the information on the formation and it's creation
Finally,
For almost 5 years my last seen UA-cam education video about this Sahara Eye had been kept me curious.
Done researching myself to learn, also still mystery to me.
Today is the day to continue learning, glad I subscribed this channel.
Thank you for the knowledge that stop my thirst
Nice! 1.2 billion years of rock!! Thanks GH for explaining this!
ive been wanting you to make a video on this ever since i found your channel
Did you do it, yet? Bc you should!
This is _truly_ a fascinating episode. I enjoyed it immensely.
I surmised that The Eye might have been volcanic in nature. Thank you for your reporting and curiosity.
Wish we could get more in depth studies of the soil layers. I bet there are some amazoing fossils in the region.
Excellent! Thank-you for providing true bright insight with your scientific video. 👍
Excellent episdoe
Now That is Cool.
I’m continuously flabbergasted that scientists can figure out how features like these are created. Your videos create awe for me.
They only have theories
The ring shaped lake at 0.34 is Lake Manicouagan. At more than 140 cubic kms of water, almost 115 million acre feet, it is the continents largest reservoir. It is known as the Eye of Quebec. The space age actually predates it. The Daniel Johnson dam was built in the sixties, man had actually landed on the moon before the lake had filled enough to assume its iconic shape. I have often wondered if it was recognized that the area was a crater before the dam was built.
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a decent argument that aids in supplying possible puzzle pieces.
thank you
look for massive circular structures on the planet
mission accomplished
There are a lot of cool features in the US that were formed by similar processes. These things can seem so mysterious until you understand how it works. The geologist Myron cook on UA-cam has a few videos on several strange formations that were formed almost exactly the same way.
I am also a fan of his!
There are other good geologist commentary videos on the United States, not just his.
(I don't know if it's appropriate to the video names, so I'll just mention that a search for "eye-shaped "+"Wyoming" will bring them right up).
The more I look into it, the more I realise that the Sahara eye is actually not that rare a phenomenon, except that it is huge and stands out in the desert.
I like the channel of the girl from Michigan, I can't remember her name but she tells the story and does interviews with experts and field trips to the locations, my favorite of hers is the Cliff Mine episodes
Some time you should look into the Makhonjwa mountains, a mountain range consisting of over 3 billion year old rocks
Yesss more oddities
Something tells me this was the tower of Babel. Are there any archaeological discoveries around the circle?
Didn't realize there was a smaller one nearby.
I've been there.
And to be honest, it really isn't much to see from the ground.
I'm guessing that if you're a geologist you may think otherwise: all those naked layers of rocks! 😅
[Insert random theory about it being Atlantis here (real and factual)]
Sorry, I do not actual believe Atlantis is this area, nor do I think it ever existed. Still a good story by Plato, but damn he caused people to spread tons of misinformation and wild theories. I will shamefully admit that I thought if Atlantis DID truly exist, this Eye would definitely be a good location due to how odd it looks.
Also I just want to mention that the Eye of the Sahara keeps making me think of The Elder Scrolls "Eye of Magnus" just because of how their named.
I hear kimberlite, I think diamonds. Have any been found there?
hi, can you make a video about Port Chamlers and Mount Cargill next? (As Its 2 Extinct Volcanoes and far from the Southern Fault. Its kinda like Banks Peninsula)
Out There Learning channel has some info on it.
"What you are looking at is the eye of the..."
*excited Nomai Noises
"Sahara"
"Oh"
There's another similar feature, albeit smaller, in Eastern Africa...either Ethiopia or Somalia I forget exactly which country. There's only one account of it in literature, but you can see it from satellite imagery quite clearly.
That would be eastern Africa
@@jamesengland7461 Derp! Yes. You are correct. I edited my op.
Thank you for the great video. Now I have something to send to all the people who keep telling me this was Atlantis. lol
Just because it is a naturally formed geologic feature, that does not mean that it isn't the site of Atlantis. There is evidence of ancient human habitation at the site. Extensive archeological research and excavation would have to be done to prove that there was, or wasn't, a major civilization residing on the Richat Structure in ancient times.
@@GarfieldofBorg’evidence of ancient human habitation’ doesn’t mean anything, there’s a million places on earth that fit that description. There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever of an ancient civilisation having existed in this area. And since you are the one making the claim about Atlantis, the burden of proof is on you. The default position is that Atlantis never existed, it is up to you to provide proof indicating otherwise.
I once watched a video about this structure being Atlantis. Now, UA-cam thinks I'm a believer recommending several Atlantis videos daily😅.
But what about the "artifacts" found around Richat Structure? A lot of those artifacts looks like purposedly carved stones and somekind of broken vase.
@@ConcernedShrimp-q7ois the artifacts millions year old because richat structure is a 101million years old natural structure, then human is older than the dinosaur if that structure is atlantis. According to plato atlantis exist 9000yrs before his time that means 11,000yrs old now.
A radial hogsback due to erosion of the syncline-anticline layers pushed up by that magma dome, nice!
I am looking forward to the GeologyHUb eye ofthe Sahara Diamond Hunting Expedition to the eye of the Sahara
Excellent posting. Thank you for spelling Pangaea correctly - it is often spelled incorrectly.
When I clicked I was ready to concentrate, furrow my brow and rub my chin, piece together a complex puzzle... just to find out it's an eroded pimple! 😄
But what about the "artifacts" found around Richat Structure? A lot of those artifacts looks like purposedly carved stones and somekind of broken vase.
Hi can you do video on UK extinct volcanos and one interesting Cheviot hills Northumberland park England Scottish border
Richat ought to be twinned with the Silverpit Crater, Eye of the Sahara and Eye of Doggerland!
Yup, before advance geology, most people believe that Eye of Sahara is an impact crater.
@GeologyHub I like this video. I, too, have an interest in geology. I also have an interest in archeology. I'm just curious what your opinion is on this matter: Do you think that it is possible that a natural geologic formation, like the Eye of the Sahara, could also be the site of a major civilization in ancient times?
Finally!!!!
Hi!
I'm from the Philippines and I am not that familiar with the geology of the continets surrounding the atlantic ocean.
I am just curious, how many million years did it take to separate the N and South american continents from Africa and Eurasia?
Thank you!
Can you suggest some papers or videos so that I can lear more?
Thanksss!!
This is an awesome feature. Those time frames are mind blowing 🤯. How close it to the equator?
5 minutes after you upload, and you've got an Atlantis nutter posting, or maybe the guy is just being facetious. IIRC, there are about a half dozen similar structures visible around the world, and no doubt many more covered by sediment or vegetation. A video about the others might be fun. I don't think they can all be lost cities based on philosophical arguments, but people are inventive. ;-)
I prefer the theory that the builders of Atlantis took advantage of an existing geological feature rather than digging up three enormous concentric harbors from level ground. It might not be this area, though they have shown that the sea level would have been high enough that a small canal would have flooded the rings. This area, and the rest of the North part of the African continent, still shows signs of an immense flood that then receded. I never understood the story about Atlantis sinking to the bottom of the ocean like it was built on a shelve of land that sunk. I'm sure that's possible but the ruins would still be closer to the modern shore than the middle of the ocean.
@@gabriellespanke you know atlantis was a fanfiction written by plato right?
was Plato a nutter too? Tell us your wisdom oh-great-one in the comment section. Surely you know more than everyone else.
@@gabriellespanke Atlantis is a fable. It was literally used as a FABLE. "a short story,... , conveying a moral"
@@whiskeymonk4085 Atlantis was a fable Plato used to teach about the problems that hubris brings. This fable then served as inspiration for Tolkien's Numenor.
Kimberlite, should this feature contain diamonds? Is it worth looking now that manufactured diamonds are becoming common?
Wikipedia states that the structure was first described in the 1930-40's by a geologist called Richat. It is also known as the "Structure of Richat".
I don’t think so, 😮I’m Mauritanian and richat means feathers and since we were nomads we used to give name to mountains and valleys… to guide us through the desert
And all mountains have the same name that the locals used like kediet ejill which also mean the “mountain of leather” so I don’t think it was called after someone!
Wikipedia does not say that, I think you misread
>The Richat Structure, or Guelb er Richât (Arabic: قلب الريشات Qalb ar-Rīšāt), is a prominent circular geological feature in the Adrar Plateau of the Sahara. It is located near Ouadane in the Adrar Region of Mauritania. In the local dialect, rīšāt means feathers and it is also known locally in Arabic as tagense, referring to the circular opening of the leather pouch that is used to draw water from local wells.
>The structure was first described in the 1930s to 1940s, as Richât Crater or Richât buttonhole (boutonnière du Richât). Richard-Molard (1948) considered it to be the result of a laccolithic uplift.
@@jenbanim Thank you for correcting me.
There's an interesting mountain just NE of Pontarddulais, in South Wales, UK. I found it while looking at google earth. It kind of looks like an impact crater, but is more likely a very old volcano I think. I don't know though, because I can't find any information about it. Google earth doesn't even name the mountain. From what I can tell it's just called Pontarddulais Mountain, but all the info I can find is just about walks in the area. The lack of information probably means reality is very boring, but I'd still like to know the origin of the mountain, and its shape.
On the Ardnamurchan peninsula in West Scotland there is a crater rim which is more obvious from satellite. About 60 million years ago many volcanoes erupted down the west of the UK as the American plate split from Europe.
That area is in the middle of the South Wales coalfield. It's carboniferous period sedimentary rocks interspersed with coal seams. No volcanos or anything interesting.
@@axmajpayne so Pontarddulais mountain is probably just a massive sink hole then lol. I'm prepared to accept it's the shape it is by coincidence, but I feel like that would be the least likely explanation. Go look at it.
Do you think it has anything to do with the Canary hotspot? The composition of the second intrusion and the location seem to match up nicely.
It’s clearly a tropical storm that lagged out and got stuck in the ground
Have you done a video about the possible connection between the island of Santorini and the mythical Atlantis?
I tend to think that it was an impact which initiated this additional volcanic activity and the split between South America and Africa.
Imagine 20k year's ago must have been weird with all the water
I truly hope all the people who think this is Atlantis see this video.
Alas, from the comments it has no effect on their beliefs.
As if this kid is the final authority in the matter. No disrespect to him. Disrespect to you for coming up with a final answer based on a four minute video you saw online.
@@whiskeymonk4085 This is a science channel. The "kid" is a geologist. The Eye of the Sahara is a beautiful and interesting geological structure well explained by established geological concepts. If you want to talk about Atlantis, I'm sure you can find folklore/mythology or conspiracy theory channels that will welcome you, especially if you are less rude.
@@whiskeymonk4085even if he was the final authority you'd shift the goalpost again. Facts don't care about your feelings.
Atlantis had to be some 10km (50 stadia) away from the sea, and that's not at all where the Eye of the Sahara is or was ever in any known chronology. I have a much better candidate but lacks the rings, so bummer!
How did it form a near perfect circle???
The Jaw Breaker of the Sahara
Erosion is just mother nature licking away the rock layers to get to the center
So how did it go up again? It just go up on it's own? Is taht it?
Would the Eye be similar to the coronae of Venus?
i think that was a mining area or open pit mining..
didn't you already make a video on this?
He's been reuploading old videos with new formats and info
@@InfinityZ808 oh cool
The orangatang and capt slow drove smack bang right in the middle of it
Cool…I always assumed it was an impact structure…
Well being that the Atlas Mountain are near the eye and the Atlantic Ocean near by and the ring formation of say its the best sight until proven otherwise!
Odd. I thought you already made a video on this one.
One theory I've come across regarding this ancient structure of late that actually made me pay REALLY close attention to is that it's the actual part of what used to be the Tower of Babel that got blown apart "by Yahweh's wrath" (my money's on a technologically-advanced "doomsday" weapon of some sort). Another part of the tower, according to this theory, lies in Quebec (Lake Manicouagan) and it's often described as an ancient "impact crater". However, the total circumference of this part is almost exactly similar to the 'Eye of the Sahara' and its highest point just happens to be known as 'Mount Babel' (guess SOMEBODY must've figured it out even then, lol). The remaining part is said to be located somewhere within the Gulf of Mexico and, if so, then the tower had to have been built back when the African, North, and South American continents were still joined together...
Looks like a blast ring to me I don't care what this dudes talking about
An upload about the formation of a landscape feature and you have people arguing in absolutes on either side of the whole atlantis thing, oof
A mud volcano that was once at the bottom of the ocean until the water receded the mud dried and became what you see today.
This video makes Atlantis proponents sad
they;ll just turn up the drama and volume . .
*mad, not sad.
Not even close. There is a 99% chance this is Atlantis. Atlas was the name of the king and the mountains next to the eye are named Atlas mountains. Exact place on the map its supposed to be.......
This area was all tropical and filled with rivers, plant life, and animals for many years after this geologic formation finished. I would almost bet when this was found it was a hot spring, which is why Atlantis was here.
@@chesterfieldthe3rd929those mountains were named the atlas mountains as this area, and all of north Africa, at one point were colonies of Atlantis.
The Caucasian people that once inhabited these areas, all had higher concentrations of the rhesus negative trait which is an indicator of Atlantean and later, The Aryan colonist ancestry.
This most definitely isn't the exact point on the map that Atlantis was as that map you are referring to was denoting Atlantean colony areas.
There are flat seamounts where Plato describes Atlantis, that were named Atlantis seamount. They are located just south of the azores plateau and drill core samples showed them to have been above water 12000 years ago.
Cro magnon man was the Inhabitant of Atlantis and introduced many first to the Mediterranean colonies and carried a weapon with a specific nane, The AtlAtl.
Coincidentally we also find these letters in use across the ATLantic with the Maya who called the word deluge Atl and was also the name of their third month.
While I enjoy hearing new ideas and theories, this one is not grounded in truth because Plato describes it as just beyond the pillars of Heracles in the true ocean which leaves a structure that is not only thousands of feet in elevation and a thousand miles from the Atlantic ocean, completely ruled out.
Even if it were at that time much more lower in elevation as to be at sea level then it would've been accessible by the Mediterranean also and thus Plato would have no need to mention "Beyond the pillars of Heracles"
This structure is not 99% but 100% not the true Location of Atlantis.
Morocco has the souss massif looks the same.
I could only find Souss-Massa, not massif
And I could not find any image of geologic concentric circles
What exactly are you referring to?
Omg so Atlantis2 😂
Do you mean a (not too circular) double-ring feature around Tagawat Ajda (Essaouira) at coords: 31.311139831190236, -9.349309328315874 (per Google maps)?
How many rings did atlantis have?
What about the desert landscapes on Greek islands?
I think they're the result of millennia of deforestation and overgrazing combined with climate, so not actually geological feature.
@@christopherlee627 welp that might be true but I want him to make a vid lol
I love hearing about this ... the first time someone mentioned it, it was to suggest it was the "real" site of Atlantis ... lol ...
Looks like a morrocan stromatolite.
Simplest explanation its just a really big one.
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Jimmy Corsetti, triggered...
Caused by electrical discharge. No big deal. They are all over Southwest USA.
Thank you.
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Aww, so you're saying this isn't Atlantis =/
(Fascinating and high quality scholarship as usual!)
Because of Microsoft Flight Simulator someone rediscovered a old ford on the edge of the eye. The flight simulator autogenerated a building so it was more noticeable.
I read that its slowly being engulfed in sand though. I mean can take thousands of years but still.
More like thousands of thousands. The sand of the sahara is constantly shifting from wind.
Mauritania looks like Venus
I'll watch this before I dive into the "secret city of Atlantis" lunatics.
That's just the Chasm from Genshin
soooooooooooooo, not Atlantis?
Correct
like " Joe Friday" : just the facts
but but but why didn't noahs flood deposit sediment layers? what might be wrong?
So thie eye is not the atlantic city
Great video! Please do one on the apparent massive tsunami flood that passed through Mauritania from the Mediterranean, as seen by the HUGE flood plains across the western Sahara and the 100 mile sediment deposit off the west coast of Africa??
Ive always thought it was an electric geology feature after watching some andrew hall lectures something that occured during planetary formation
so the shape is coincidental then
I've heard of this before, but I thought it was just some idiom or myth...
Atlantis isn’t what it used to be, very eroded today