New hypothesis: The legendary city of Atlantis lurks in the heart of the Sahara desert

A social network blogger YouTube Bright Insight claims to have found the legendary city of Atlantis and affirmed its true position in the Sahara desert.

According to Sputnik, in an explanation video that attracted more than half a million views in two days, blogger Jimmy Bright said Richat architecture - a circular geological structure in northwestern Sahara, also known by its name. '' , is the most likely position that Atlantis exists.

Based on the records of the legendary city of Atlantis in the famous questionable work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, Mr. Jimmy believed he had found the right place of Atlantis.

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The Sahara eye is said to be the exact location of the legendary city of Atlantis.

According to the claims of Greek philosopher Plato, thousands of years ago, Atlantis was an ancient empire, stretching from Europe to Africa and Egypt. Atlantis possesses a mighty civilization that is believed to be wiped out of the planet in just one night by an intense tsunami and earthquake.

According to Mr. Jimmy, the outer diameter of the Richat geological structure measured by the Google Map is 23.5 km, which is consistent with the measure of Atlantis city Plato offers (127 stadia, equivalent to 23.5 km).

Another factor that helped Mr. Jimmy believe that he had found the right place of the legendary city, 'Sahara's Eye' matched Plato's description. The ancient philosopher who wrote the city of Atlantis consisted of concentric circles of water and land, which looked quite similar to the round form of Richat Architecture.

With Plato philosopher's notes, historians have speculated about the location of Atlantis for centuries, although no one confirmed its existence. Places have become a symbol of interesting and inspiring legends for a series of cinematic and literary works.