Richat Structure
The Richat Structure, or Guelb er Richât, often called the Eye of Africa is a prominent circular geological feature at the northwestern edge of the Taoudeni Basin, on the Adrar Plateau of the Sahara.
- Locality
- Description: circular feature in the Sahara desert
- Also known as“Eye of Africa”“Eye of the Sahara”“Guelb er Richât”“Structure de Richat حفرة الريشات- Guelb er Richât”“The Eye of Africa”
- Categories
- Location
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Latitude
21.10485° or 21° 6′ 18″ north
Longitude
-11.38392° or 11° 23′ 2″ west
Open location code
7CHC4J38+WC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“Richat Structure” goes by many names.
تكوين الريشاتArabic
حفرة الريشاتArabic
عين الصحراءArabic
قلب الريشاتArabic
ՌիշատArmenian
Структура РышатBelarusian
Структура РишатBulgarian
Estructura de RichatCatalan
Guelb er RichâtCebuano
理查特結構Chinese
理查特结构Chinese
Oko SaharyCzech
Guelb el-RichatDutch
Guelb er-RichatDutch
Richat StructuurDutch
strukturo RiŝatEsperanto
Richatin rakennelmaFinnish
Estrutura RichatGalician
რიშატის სტრუქტურაGeorgian
საჰარის თვალიGeorgian
Tsarin RichatHausa
מבנה רישאתHebrew
Richat-képződményHungarian
Szahara Szeme, Richat struktúraHungarian
Struktur RichatIndonesian
occhio del SaharaItalian
Struttura di RichatItalian
Strutura di RichardItalian
リシャット構造Japanese
리차트 구조Korean
사하라의 눈Korean
아프리카의 눈Korean
Rišato struktūraLithuanian
چشم صحراPersian
Guelb er RichartPolish
Guelb er RichatPolish
Kalb ar-RiszatPolish
Oko AfrykiPolish
Oko SaharyPolish
Oko Sahary (Karb al-Riszat , Oko Afryki)Polish
Struktura RichatPolish
Struktura RichataPolish
Richat PawaQuechua
Structura RichatRomanian
РишатRussian
Структура РичатRussian
Структура РишатRussian
Структура Ришат (Глаз Сахары)Russian
Око СахареSerbian
Muundo wa RichatSwahili
Guelb er RichâtSwedish
RichatformationenSwedish
Saharas ögaSwedish
சகாராவின் கண்Tamil
โครงสร้าง RichatThai
โครงสร้างริคฮัทThai
Richat yapısıTurkish
Глаз СахариUkrainian
Око СахариUkrainian
РишатUkrainian
Структура РишатUkrainian
Cấu trúc RichatVietnamese
Guelb er RichâtWaray (Philippines)
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