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Atlantis Found?

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Slashdot
8 June 2004 - 11:00am

Satellite photos from southern Spain appear to match the dimensions of the not-so-mythical city of Atlantis.

Recent satellite pictures may show the location of the fabled city of Atlantis, as described by Plato. It is in Southern Spain, though, and not on an island as is commonly believed: "Plato wrote of an island of five stades (925m) diameter that was surrounded by several circular structures -- concentric rings -- some consisting of Earth and the others of water. We have in the photos concentric rings just as Plato described..."

Full Story: Satellite images 'show Atlantis'
Source: BBC News, June 6, 2004
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