Richat Structure

Adrar · Mauritania

Richat Structure, Mauritania
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
November to March, when desert travel is safest
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
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A vast circular geological formation some 40 kilometres across, nicknamed the Eye of the Sahara and long a landmark for astronauts. Four-wheel-drive expeditions from Ouadane cross its concentric rock rings, a surreal landscape of eroded domes and desert pavement.

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