Concentric rings are not uncommon in nature, as there are several natural processes that can create them. Impact craters come to mind, but this Richat structure is not an impact crater. It is an eroded dome of magma. Jimmy admits that it is a natural structure, but gets around this massive problem by simply claiming that the Atlantians built their city into the natural formation.

This power came forth out of the Atlantic Ocean … an island larger than Libya and Asia put together … Now in this island of Atlantis, there was a great and wonderful empire which had rule over the whole island and several others, and over parts of the continent.” is the sum of years since the war occurred, as is recorded, between the [Atlantean] dwellers beyond the pillars of Heracles [the Strait of Gibraltar] and all that dwelt within them." Other common names:The Eye of the Sahara, Blue Eye of the Sahara, Earth’s Eye or Eye of Africa, Eye of Mauritania, and Bull’s Eye of the Sahara. He further says that the dating of the death of Atlantis from 11,600 years ago “precisely” matches the date of the Younger Dryas, which was a climactic event which took place between 12,900 and 11,700 years ago. This event was a temporary return to glacial condition, with decreased average temperatures in the northern hemisphere. It primarily affected the norther latitudes, and North America more intensely. Netto, A.M.; Fabre, J.; Poupeau, G.; Champemmois, M. (1992). "Datations par traces de fissions de la structure circulaire des Richats". Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris. 314: 1179–1186.And that, in part, explains why the myth of an ancient, lost civilisation is so useful. It is a basic tale of a rise and fall that can be corralled and exploited for all sorts of causes. Plato meant his tale to be an allegory. Atlantis was destroyed by the gods who had grown angry with the hubris displayed by its inhabitants and so destroyed it. Don’t get too big for your boots, in other words. Plato described Atlantis in the Critias and Timaeus dialogues 2,400 years ago. With the information previously passed on through generations by word of mouth, his are the most detailed accounts of the legendary Atlantis.

As you can see from this photo above, there is evidence that there were once rivers running through the mountains that are north of the structure.And it isn’t just a case of analogies, majority of ancient stories when comparing retellings to written accounts are astonishingly accurate over millennia. Richard-Molard, J. (1948). The Richât Buttonhole in Mauritanian Adrar. Comptes Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences, 227, 142-143. As previously mentioned, the sea destroyed Atlantis 9,000 years prior to Solon’s visit outlined through a 2,500-year-old book. If these accounts were accurate, this would have occurred roughly 11,500 years ago. Now, the only way for water to rush in and over the region of the Richat Structure would logically be a rapid rise in sea level. How could this happen?