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| Ireland Is Lost Island of Atlantis, Says Scientist by IconoclasT at 10:33 pm EDT, Aug 9, 2004 | |||
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Atlantis, the legendary island nation over whose existence controversy has raged for thousands of years, was actually Ireland, according to a new theory by a Swedish scientist. Atlantis, the Greek philosopher Plato wrote in 360 BC, was an island in the Atlantic Ocean where an advanced civilization developed some 11,500 years ago until it was hit by a cataclysmic natural disaster and sank beneath the waves. Geographer Ulf Erlingsson, whose book explaining his theory will be published next month, says the measurements, geography, and landscape of Atlantis as described by Plato match Ireland almost exactly. "I am amazed no one has come up with this before, it's incredible," he told Reuters. "Just like Atlantis, Ireland is 300 miles long, 200 miles wide, and widest across the middle. They both have a central plain surrounded by mountains. Aye Laddie.. Keep tossing back those pints of Guiness. More cool theories will come along soon. | |||
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| Ireland Is Lost Island of Atlantis, Says Scientist by k at 10:04 am EDT, Aug 10, 2004 | |||
"I am amazed no one has come up with this before, it's incredible," he told Reuters. "Just like Atlantis, Ireland is 300 miles long, 200 miles wide, and widest across the middle. They both have a central plain surrounded by mountains. [ Yeah, no one could invent such a geography unprompted... doh. -k] | |||
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