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Nothing left to see?
The Atlantean world of today.
Unlike many other ancient sites there is nothing left to see of Atlantis. Virtually all trace of it has been extinguished and according to Plato the island disappeared in
little more than “one terrible day and night”
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Traces to be found.
While it is certainly true that the bulk of Atlantis has long since vanished beneath the waves many believe that a few traces are still there to be found. So just where is
the Atlantean world of today?
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Gibraltar and the Pillars of Hercules.
Perhaps the best place to start are the so called Pillars of Hercules. These are largely credited as being the mouth of the Straits of Gibraltar ranging from the Mountain of
Sidi Musa in Morocco across to the famed Rock of Gibraltar. This could be said to be the entrance to the present remnants of Atlantis as well as being the ancient gateway to this once great island. Not
far from here along the Spanish coastline is the city of Cadiz named after Gades, the ancient Atlantean King given control of the eastern most part of Atlantis towards the Straits of Gibraltar. It was in
this area that the lost kingdom of Tartessos was believed to be located.
The Azores.
For a glimpse of the actual outline of Atlantis many believe that the finest remaining candidates are the Azores islands in the Atlantic Ocean, around 1200 miles from
Gibraltar. On the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores (meaning Hawk islands ) there is a mysterious double lake called the Lake of the Seven Cities. Local legend says that below the tranquil waters of
what are actually twin lakes - with blue and green water - lie the remains of submerged cities and the ruins of Atlantis.
The island of Madeira.
Much has been written about the suitability of the Azores as the last remaining point of Atlantis but yet another possibility are the verdant Madeira islands off the coast
of Portugal. Elsewhere in this site we make a direct comparison with the topography of Madeira and the point we believe Atlantis became separated from the continental landmass of Central America. At the
very least there is a stunning similarity of features that push the boundaries of an Atlantean connection to a plausible conclusion.
The Canary Islands.
Another possibility for surviving points of Atlantis are the Canary Islands off the North West coast of the African mainland. While these make rather less than a suitable
candidate for the actual mainland of Atlantis they would undoubtedly have formed an important Atlantean colony. Prehistoric pyramid mounds have been discovered on the islands although sadly the
indigenous pre-Hispanic culture of the Guanches has been largely extinguished.
The Cape Verde Islands.
If the Cape Verde islands off the West African ever formed part of the Atlantean mainland they would have represented the very extremities of the Atlantean kingdom. There
has been very little by way of archaeological investigation to cement any prehistoric connection. However the Cape Verde islands have always featured high on the list of places most likely to be the
remnants of lost Atlantis.
Other candidates.
The reality is that virtually hundreds of locations have laid claim to a share of the Atlantis mystery. We make no more than passing reference to these because so many of
these other locations lie outside the area described by Plato in his Timaeus and Critias.
For our part we fully support the idea of an Atlantic Atlantis, and believe it would be folly to look elsewhere. There are undoubtedly hundreds of submerged ancient ruins throughout the world but there was only one Atlantis and if Plato’s account is to be respected the Atlantic is where we must look for the remains of it.
Atlantic Atlantis.
In his book The Mystery of Atlantis author Charles Berlitz comments on this multiplicity of the Atlantis location in the following terms: “Bramwell, a neutral but
excellent writer on the subject astutely summarises the problems of the many theories about where Atlantis really was when he suggests in his book Lost Atlantis that Atlantis must be considered
either as an island in the Atlantic ‘or it is not Atlantis at all.’”
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