Mauritania

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Image of Richat Structure located in Region de l' Adrar, Mauritania | Richat Structure seen from above.
Region de l' Adrar, Mauritania

Richat Structure

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space

In the midst of the vast, vacant Sahara desert, just outside of Ouadane, Mauritania, lies a 30-mile wide geological oddity known the Richat Structure, or the "Eye of Africa." From space, this... »

Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by Dylan and Josh

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