I’ve recently been seeing videos online about the Richat structure in Western Africa being the location of the lost city of Atlantis. What evidence is there that goes against the fact that this is the location? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

I’ve recently been seeing videos online about the Richat structure in Western Africa being the location of the lost city of Atlantis. What evidence is there that goes against the fact that this is the location?

by Yimpish

The videos on said topic: https://youtu.be/oDoM4BmoDQM https://youtu.be/lyV8TUlV3Ds https://youtu.be/U5kEzxOb-3c

Elm11

Hi there,

Not to preclude further discussion, but this explanation by /u/Iphikrates will be relevant. The Richat claims are bunk, and Atlantis remains fictional.