Monday 20 June 2011

Investigating the myth of Atlantis

“A 2004 book investigating the myth of Atlantis said that the mythical island was almost certainly the island of Ireland. The claim was made by Swedish geologist Dr. Ulf Erlingsson in his book Atlantis from a Geographer’s Perspective: Mapping the Fairy Land.  According to Erlingsson: This book is an attempt at permanently settling the question of whether the geographic description of Atlantis was based on a real place. The answer is a resounding yes. Beyond reasonable doubt, Plato based the geographic description on Ireland.  Erlingsson bases his evidence on Plato's description of Atlantis, which matches Ireland almost perfectly. Statistically, the scientist claims, the probability is over 99.98%  that Plato was describing Ireland.'
http://atlantisireland.webs.com/

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