Sea here … location of grid on Google
Google can pretty much split the atom with one hand, so really, this discovery seems pretty insignificant
Posted 23.02.2009 at 10:00 am 1 Comment
Has Google found Atlantis? : Gizmodo Australia
24 Feb 09 Atlantis Found on Google Earth, Official Explanation Is Dubious
The image you see above is purportedly traces of the ruins of the Lost City of Atlantis, found on Google Earth. Let’s weigh the evidence for and against, and see what we can conclude.
Conclusion 1: This Is Atlantis, Dammit!
The enigmatic lines were found under the sea off the north-western coast of Africa. This location is awfully close to one of the spots Plato, Legendary Smart Dude, had pinpointed as a possible resting place of Atlantis. In addition, the site is about the same size as Plato described. And if we accept Google’s explanation, why is this the first such grid we’ve seen, in this very suspicious location?
Conclusion 2: It’s Not Atlantis, Dammit!
I think the arguments speak for themselves. ATLANTIS IS OBVIOUSLY REAL!
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UK tabloid The Sun has an article claiming that someone found Atlantis using Google Earth. As someone who’s personally interested in ancient mysteries, paranormal phenomena, and cryptozoology, I’m really happy that a tabloid has this story because it totally gives credence to the idea that Atlantis does, indeed, exist and should definitely silence all the naysayers.
Surely I jest. The evidence is compelling, however; a grid of crisscrossing lines the size of Wales buried three and a half miles underwater is nothing to sneeze at. Remember, mother nature doesn’t make straight lines. Intelligent beings make straight lines. These lines are apparently 620 miles west of Morocco near the Canary Islands.
Most accounts tend to place Atlantis somewhere in or near the Atlantic Ocean, with placement ranging from near the Bermuda Triangle (also see the Bimini Road) all the way to islands in the Mediterranean Sea near Greece and Italy.
To play devil’s advocate, this could be any number of ancient super cities (if you believe in that kind of stuff) – not necessarily Atlantis. Or it could be an anomaly, a hoax, or it might have a reasonable explanation. Speaking of reasonable explanations…
According to a Google spokesperson, the lines are actually sonar artifacts from a boat gathering data for Google Earth’s new ocean feature:
“What users are seeing is an artefact of the data collection process.… Bathymetric (or sea floor terrain) data is often collected from boats using sonar to take measurements of the sea floor.… The lines reflect the path of the boat as it gathers the data. The fact that there are blank spots between each of these lines is a sign of how little we really know about the world’s oceans.”
Here’s a link to the spot on Google Maps. Now if we could just get one of those Street View cars made into a submarine capable of going three and a half miles deep, we’d be in business.
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Hey man!
This is like friggin’ awesome! It seems that this is turning out to be a very informative week!
First it was the dragon vid which was the most “authentic” video I’ve seen so far (though questionable in origin and nature).
Then of course there were the fairy corpses from last year
And just a few moments ago I stumbled upon an old newspaper tear out with a pickled dragon.
Great post by the way, lookin’ forward to readin’ more like it!
Last blog news about health and diet.
I was thinking about this and doing research, and this looks like it really may be atlantis. Like you said…straight lines won’t be that perfect. And people finding large stones underwater near the Mediterreanean and the Bimini Road is explainable. Plato said that there were bridges to all the continents. What if what they are finding are the bridges? I have checked with many maps of Atlantis, and this image is close to exact in the location. On the right of the image there is a long strait anamoly sticking out of the rectangle. What if that was one of the main bridges? There are also 3 potential volcanos in the vicinity, which also lines up with Plato’s description. Also the possibility of earthquake and tsunamis is even greater with a large, what appears to be a fault line or chasm, in the vicinity. I dont know we do need to have a submarine exploration of that area.
Interesting he states even if Atlantis existed there were other lost civilizations that it could be. Great article, great stuff!
true!!!!! the only thing i have been wondering about is i have found these lines in several other places in the Atlantic ocean