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August 17, 2005
Tsunami clue to 'Atlantis' found
Monday, 15 August 2005, 13:47 GMT 14:47 UKA submerged island that could be the source of the Atlantis myth was hit by a large earthquake and tsunami 12,000 years ago, a geologist has discovered. Spartel Island now lies 60m under the sea in the Straits of Gibraltar, but some think it once lay above water.
The finding adds weight to a hypothesis that the island could have inspired the legend recounted by the philosopher Plato more than 2,000 years ago.
Evidence comes from a seafloor survey published in the journal Geology.
Marc-André Gutscher of the University of Western Brittany in Plouzané, France, found a coarse-grained sedimentary deposit that is 50-120cm thick and could have been left behind after a tsunami.
Dr Gutscher said that the destruction described by Plato is consistent with a great earthquake and tsunami similar to the one that devastated the city of Lisbon in Portugal in 1755, generating waves with heights of up to 10m.
Interesting. Of course they've "found" Atlantis all over the planet, but as far as I'm concerned it has to be out there somewhere. Call me sentimental, but I'm a believer.
Read more here.
Posted by Daffodil at August 17, 2005 2:51 PM
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