This could be the origin of the Atlantis legend': Mountain that sank off Canary Islands

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Researchers in Spain have uncovered lost islands that sank into the ocean millions of years ago, some of which still have their beaches intact.

"This could be the origin of the Atlantis legend," Luis Somoza, the head of a project to study volcanic activity off the Canary Islands, told Live Science in an email.

The team found the islands on a seamount, or underwater mountain, which contains three now inactive volcanoes and is about 31 miles (50 kilometers) in diameter. 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 the ocean as a punishment for its citizens' immorality..

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanos/this-could-be-the-origin-of-the-atlantis-legend-mountain-that-sank-beneath-the-waves-discovered-off-canary-islands

[docyabut2]

 The Atlantis city could `nt have existed millions of years ago  

Edited August 12 by docyabut2

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3 minutes ago, docyabut2 said:

 The Atlantis city could `nt have existed millions of years ago  

If you noticed in the thread title it says the legend, no where does it say that they discovered the actual city.

[docyabut2]

https://candaceweddle.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/a-painted-city-under-rome/

still think it was this city. Painted") 

[docyabut2]

[docyabut2]

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/2500-year-old-city-buried-under-flood-sediment-may-belong-lost-civilization-020521

I  still think this city was Atlantis ")

[jethrofloyd]

I guess everything is possible. It could be a base for the story of Atlantis. Or it could be the birth place of Captain Nemo.

But, I thought, here at the UM the question of Atlantis was already solved a few years ago. The Atlantis was located at the present - day Tampa, Florida. 😁

 

Edited August 13 by jethrofloyd

[Essan]

So Plato was aware of these islands that sunk millions of years ago and they inspired his story? 

Anyone else see a very slight flaw in that theory? 

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10 hours ago, Essan said:

So Plato was aware of these islands that sunk millions of years ago and they inspired his story? 

Anyone else see a very slight flaw in that theory? 

You make a very very good point!