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Photo of Santorini Possible Atlantis Location

I’ve mentioned Santorini, a Greek island, before. It is thought by some to be the location of the lost city of Atlantis. Here’s a great photo of the Santorini Harbor from the cliffs above.

Santorini Island, Greece

Ships are seen in the waters below the towering cliffs of Santorini. A Greek island of unmatched beauty, Santorini is thought by some to have been part of the lost city of Atlantis.

The photo is by Dr. Hubert Dellinger from his article, Reader Travelogue: Strands of history intertwine on tour of Mediterranean islands, that appeared in the online newspaper, the Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee.

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The Atlantes and Atlantis

A coincidence or what! In Yucatan, among Mayan ruins, there are ancient statues that are supposed to be holding up the world called Atlantes. Is that Atlantes or Atlantis? Where did these Atlantes get their name? What difference, if any, is there between the pronunciation of Atlantes and Atlantis. It could very well be only a difference in interpreting the spoken word. They are probably the same word!

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Bermuda Triangle “Electronic Fog”

Take a look at this intriguing web site about an amazing experience in the famed “Bermuda Triangle” that some think is situated over the submerged lost city of Atlantis.

A pilot flying through the “Bermuda Triangle” encountered a lenticular cloud “electronic fog” that the pilot says attached itself to his plane and cast him 100 miles distant and 30 minutes into the future:

Bruce Gernon is the only person in the world to witness what creates the Bermuda Triangle. Others have seen parts of this phenomenon and some have seen it but vanished. Gernon is the only one to see this from its birth stage through its mature stage and enter the heart of the Timestorm and escape through a Tunnel Vortex and experience a time warp of 30 minutes forward in time and 100 miles forward in space.

A New Explanation for an Enduring Enigma

The article includes many photographs of the pilot’s experience flying into a hole between two clouds that were forming around him.

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Wizardry takes over Lost Continent at Orlando

Is this a trend? Harry Potter is getting more interest than the Lost Continent . . . meaning, I supposed, Atlantis, at Orlando theme parks. Is this a trend for the world? Greater interest in Harry Potter than in Atlantis? Oh my!

According to the Orlando Sentinel:

Scott Smith, a professor in the University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management, predicts that Universal will eventually opt to convert the rest of the Lost Continent section of Islands of Adventure into an expansion of Wizarding World.

Universal has already turned two Lost Continent rides into Potter-themed rides — the renamed Dragon Challenge and Flight of the Hippogriff roller coasters. That leaves only two significant attractions — Poseidon’s Fury and the Eight Voyages of Sinbad Stunt Show — to anchor Lost Continent.

One of a Kind? Harry Potter’s Success in Orlando Could Lead to More Parks

I guess ya gotta keep moving and changing those attractions to keep them customers comin’ back!

Copyright (c) 2010 Carol Chapman

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Another Possible Atlantis Location: Santorini, Greece

And yet, another possible location for the lost city of Atlantis. This time, in the Mediterranean Sea in Greece. Here’s an excerpt from a blog post by John Salta:

“. . . your view from those villages looks down into the cauldron of an ancient volcano. Never mind that the volcano is still active. Around 4,000 years ago, the Thera eruption was forceful enough to make it the largest such explosion ever recorded, vaporizing most of what was once a decent-size island. On the south of the island, you can explore the ruins of the city of Akrotiri, which was evacuated just prior to the eruption. Some scholars believe Santorini is where the lost city of Atlantis once thrived. Could be.”

John Saltas’ Summer Vacation
Join the City Weekly founder on a trip to Greece.

Funny, I though Plato said Atlantis was beyond the Straits of Gibraltar, which means in the Atlantic Ocean rather than in the Mediterranean Sea where Greece is. How did Santorini become a possible location for Atlantis?

I guess anything in the general area of the Atlantic Ocean is fair game for the experts . . . especially anything that disappeared because of a volcanic eruption. Makes sense in a way.

Copyright (c) 2010 Carol Chapman
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Is It the Lost “City” or the Lost “Continent” of Atlantis

In reference to my post yesterday in which I quoted in entirety a blog post by Edziomek, posted on May 27th, 2010 at http://community.history.com.

It appears that the author of the article differentiates between the lost city of Atlantis and the lost continent of Atlantis. In other words, the lost continent of Atlantis would have been at the location of the present-day Atlantic Ocean, whereas he proposes that the lost city of Atlantis was off the coast of Spain.

Lost City of Atlantis ‘Could be in Buried in Southern Spain’

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