Aug 12, 2024 · Its base is about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) below the surface of the ocean. Scientists dubbed the newfound seamount Mount Los Atlantes after Plato's fabled civilization that the gods plunged into...

Aug 9, 2024 · The remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Hercules approaches a ghostly, white, carbonate spire about 2,500 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, in the Lost City hydrothermal field of...

For millennia, the tantalizing mystery of Atlantis, the lost island kingdom, has ignited human curiosity and spurred countless theories about its reality, location, and eventual fate.

Apr 30, 2024 · First described by Plato in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias in 360 B.C.E., the Lost City of Atlantis was a purported civilization near the Strait of Gibraltar that sank into the Atlantic.

Jul 15, 2023 · Described as a giant city larger than Libya and Asia combined, Atlantis was built by Poseidon, the God of the Sea, as a gift to his mortal lover Cleito. The city had concentric walls, intricate canals, and a majestic statue of Poseidon. Atlantis was …

Sep 9, 2024 · Lost City of Atlantis Facts from History, Archaeology, and Science. While the Lost City of Atlantis has lived primarily in the realm of myth and legend, historians, archaeologists, and scientists have long sought tangible evidence to uncover whether any truth lies beneath the surface of this age-old tale. Over the centuries, scholars and ...

Oct 19, 2020 · The lost city of Atlantis has long been an engrossing mystery, and the subject of much public speculation, conjecture, and wonder. According to legend, Atlantis was populated by an advanced society which perished after the island subcontinent was submerged beneath the waters of the Atlantic Ocean somewhere past the Pillars of Hercules (assumed ...

Mar 16, 2008 · The Lost City of Atlantis sits in the middle of the North Atlantic, about half a mile below the surface. And it’s been there for a good 30,000 years or longer. The Lost City hydrothermal field is located near the top of The Atlantis Massif mountain (red star) on crust that is ~ 1.5 million years old.

The Atlantis Massif rises 14, 000 feet above the surrounding seafloor. Faulting and mass wasting (land slides) associated with the Atlantis Transform Fault or Fracture Zone, have dissected the mountain, resulting in a rugged and embayed southern face.

Nov 1, 2024 · Discover the legend of Atlantis, the lost city described by Plato. Explore the origins of the myth, theories about its location, and its enduring influence on culture.