Tenoumer crater

Tenoumer crater in Mauritania, December 2008

A well-visible, interesting impact crater. Diameter – 1.9 km, depth 110 m, age – approximately 21,400 years.

Aouelloul crater

Aouelloul crater from the space, Mauritania

Well preserved impact crater. Formed approximately 3.1 million years ago (Pliocene). Diameter 390 m.

Wonders of Mauritania

Traditional architecture in Oualata, Mauritania

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Africa 🢖 Wonders of Mauritania Territory Wonders of Mauritania   Highlights Almost all of Mauritania today is desert – somewhere desolate, somewhere – with some plants, lakes, and animals. In earlier times nature here was less harsh and great cultures developed in Mauritania. People from those times have left countless cliff paintings and etchings, megaliths, and […]