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Atlantis and the Earth's Shifting Crust

The greatest mass of aniceberg is hidden unseen beneath thsurface of the water.

And likewise, underlying thesearch for Atlantis are manydeep unseen prejudices.

Atlantis is a 'where is here' riddle.

To unravel this riddle we need to be willing to challenge what we have been taught in school. Next

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Rand & Rose Flem-Ath

Here's a map centered on North America.

Notice how the "north-is-up" perspectivecauses the oceans to appear as distinctive

bodies of water.

The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans seemto be entirely separate bodies of water.

This viewpoint also highlights theseparateness of the continents.

This is a map that we can easily recognise. It conforms to what we all havelearned in school. Now I'd like to show you a south-is-up map of the world.

Suddenly our schooling takes a vacation. Next

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Here's a "southup" projection othe world withAntarctica at thcenter.

From thisperspective we sthat our planetreally has only oocean.

(view continents on

one)

Atlantis was in the "Real Ocean."The Mediterranean Sea is merely a bay of the "Real Ocean".

Plato's ancestor, Solon received the legend of Atlantis from a priest in Egypt. Next


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In Solon's ti(c.600 B.C.) words Libya Asia haddifferentmeanings frotoday.

(The Greek

worldview of 600

B.C.)

Libya = NortAfrica

Asia = theMiddle East.

Libya + AsiaAntarctica insize.

The red dot between Libya and Europe was called the "Pillars of Heracles", what we knowtoday as "the Strait of Gibraltar". It had a second meaning to the ancient Greeks whichis ignored in almost all theories of Atlantis. It meant 'the limit of the known world'. Let'snow read Plato's legend of Atlantis. Next


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TheAtlanteanWorldview- color-

coded.

The oceanlevel at9,600 B.C. -whenAtlantisperished -was lowerthan todayrenduringmuch oftoday'scontinentalshelf asland (e.g.the UKwas a part

of Europe)whichflooded atthe closethe Ice

Age.

The island of Atlantis was "... larger than Libya and Asia combined; from it there waspassage for the sea-farers of those times to reach the other islands, and from them thewhole opposite continent which surrounds what can truly be called the ocean. For theseregions that lie within the strait we were talking about seem to be but a bay having a

narrow entrance; but the other ocean is the real ocean and the land which entirelysurrounds it may with fullest truth and fitness be named a continent." Plato Timaeus

Every search for Atlantis must explain these words.

NEXT we render Plato's account into words that we canunderstand with our 'north-is-up' preconceptions.



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Below werenderPlato'saccountusing'modern' &'north isup'terminology.

Atlantis was an island continent larger than North Africa and the Middle East combined.Before 9,600 B.C. , Atlantean sailors leaving mainland Atlantis would encounter islands (nowunder ice) that lay between it and the rest of the world's continents which surround theWorld Ocean. The Mediterrean Sea is really just a bay of the World Ocean having a narrowentrance; but the ocean beyond it is the Real Ocean. The land which surrounds the WorldOcean is a continent in the geographic sense of the word (large continuous land mass).

Plato is not the only source that makes Antarctica the lost continent.There is an Egyptian map of Atlantis which we view Next.



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In 1665, theGerman Jesuitpriest,Athanasius

Kircher,publishedMundusSubterraneus,a massive bookwhich includeda reproductionof an ancientEgyptian mapof Atlantis.

The label in Latin translates: "Site of Atlantis, now beneath the sea, according to the beliefs of the Egyptians and the description of Plato."

The compass has North pointing down. Kircher retained the Egyptian notion that South was 'up'.

To see how he interpreted this map we must turn it up-side-down. Next

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We have turnedKircher's map up-side-down to arriveat our familiar'north-is-up'

perspective.

Kircher wronglybelieved Atlantiswas an island in theNorth AtlanticOcean betweenSpain and Africa onour right andAmerica on the

left.

In 1665, when this map was first published, Antarctica had not been discovered and itwasn't until 1818 that Europeans first landed on the frozen island continent.

Today we can compare Kircher's map of Atlantis witha modern geophysical globe with South "up." Next



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Here's Kircher's Egyptian map of Atlantis

compared to

a modern geophysical globe showing Antarcticawithout

its ice and with south in the "up" position.

South America is on the right.

Madagascar and South Africaare on the left.

The present shape of ice-free Antarctica as depicted in this modern view is based uponthe current ocean level, not that of 9,600 B.C.

Atlantis did not actually sink beneath the waves. Instead, as the old ice caps melted, theocean level rose, covering parts of the continent.

Further distortions in our modern map, compared to Kircher's, are a result of the weightof today's Antarctic Ice Sheet. This immense blanket of snow and ice depressed parts ofthe continent, causing more and more land to fall below ocean level.



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We believe that Kircher's Egyptian map of Atlantis represents in size, shape, scale andposition an ice-free Antarctica.

So what happened?How did Atlantis become Antarctica? Next

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Here is a simplified cross-section of the Earth.

The inner core is extremely heavy like a metal ball.

The outer core is fluid but still very dense.

The mantle is hard like solid rock.

The crust (almost invisible) is a thin layer.It's where all life exists.

The crust includes the continents and the ocean basins.

It rests upon a mobile layer know as the asthenosphere.



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Atlantis was destroyed when the entire outer shell of the earthdisplaced over the asthenosphere.

This is called an 'earth crust displacement'a theory endorsed by Albert Einstein. (Einstein-Hapgood Papers)

It plays havoc with our planet's climate. Next


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Climatic changthe north:

The former andcurrent position the Arctic Circleshown as overlap

circles in the cenof the map. Thecurrent and formTropic of Cancerlatitudes mark o

the large arcs.

The Inter-Polzone: this arecontains the mice in the

northernhemisphere.

The Paleo-Polazone: the GreLakes are aremnant of IcAge America.

The Neo-Polar

zone: millions temperate zonanimals (includmammoths, giadeer, cave hyeand cave lionsdied out inSiberia, AlaskBeringia.

The Inter-Temperate zohunting andgatheringprevailed.Agriculture -when it arrivecame fromoutside this a



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The Neo-Temperate zone: the first five civilisation emerged (Sumer, Egypt, Crete, Indiaand China).

The Neo-Tropical zone: Olmec civilisation. Maize was domesticated.

The earth crust displacment theorymakes sense of climatic change worldwide.

Let's Next look at the south.



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The former and current AntarcCircle and the Equator mark ofdifferent climatic events follow

the last earth crust displaceme

The Inter-Polar zone:contains the most ice in thworld. It is antipodal(opposite side of the globto the Greenland Ice Shee

The Paleo-Polar zone: meltice. It is antipodal to Ice America.

The Neo-Polar zone: Atlanperished. Contains shallowice sheet yet receives themost annual snowfall. It iantipodal to Alaska, Siberand Beringia.

The Inter-tropical zone:where tropical agriculture

emerged. Tropicalagricultural origins in theAndes are antipodal to thoin Thailand.

Next let's look at myths of the flood and lost island paradise. OR you could:

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Geologists have failed toexplain the geography oftoday's ice sheets.

Today's Arctic Circle iscentered on what is known athe 'Arctic Ocean'. Noticethat northern Alaska andSiberia are well within thepolar zone. The bulk of thein the northern hemisphereconcentrated on Greenland.This vast ice sheet includesmini ice cap that is outside

Arctic Circle.

Problem # 1 is: How didGreenland acquire it's ice?NEXT

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Greenland's Ice Sheet is thickest on the center of the islanThe black area is over 3000 meters (almost 2 miles) thick.is surrounded by ice between 2500 and 3000 meters. Ther

a second, mini ice cap to the south of the main ice sheet thaof considerable thickness yet is outside the Arctic Circle. Tice becomes shallower (2000 - 2500 meters) as we approachthe coast where the ice is less than 1000 meters deep.

The fascinating thing is that Greenland's ice sheets cannot all be explained by the annual snowfall:

In this smaller map of Greenland we see that there is verylittle annual snowfall on the interior of the island. Central

Greenland is a polar desert. In fact, the snow that does faGreenland is concentrated on the eastern and northeasterncoasts where the ice sheet is shallow. Geologists simply havno explanation for this. Before we explain the ice formatioGreenland we need to turn to the south because the samepuzzle exists on Antarctica. Next



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The first thing we need to

realize about Antarctica is jhow big it is.

Greater is Antarctica iscomparable to the UnitedStates of America.

Lesser Antarctica is about tsize of Western Europe.

Next let's look at the ice on

Antarctica.



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More than 90% of the world's freshwater is locked up as ice on Antarctica.The thickest ice (black = 3000 - 3800 meters)is on Greater Antarctica. As we move towardsthe coast the ice diminishes (2000 - 3000 m)and diminishes (1000 - 2000 m) until we reach the shallow coastlines (less than 1000 m).

Next let's look at the snowfall.



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Just like central Greenland, centralAntarctica is a polar desert. The snowfallincreases as you move towards the coastwith the greatest amount landing on LesserAntarctica's 'tail.'

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Ice Sheet Versus Annual Snowfall

Lesser Antarctica has the least ice but the most annual snowfall.Greater Antarctica has the most ice but is a polar desert. Thepresent climatic conditions cannot explain the ice sheet here.

Problem # 2 is: How do we explain the geography ofAntarctica's ice?

Problem # 3 (our final one) takes us to Ice Age America. Next

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Ice AgeAmerica

Prior to 9,600 there were twsheets on NortAmerica. In theast the largersheet centeredthe Hudson Baoccupied most Canada and is tsource of todaGreat Lakes.

In the west th

was a second icsheet centeredBritish Columbbut extending parts of AlaskParts of the coof B.C. & Alaskwere ice-free.

Notice that

Beringia (land submerged) is free as isnorthern Siberand most ofAlaska.

An ice-freecorridor is thesupposed entry

point for thenative people oAmerica.

Problem # 3 is: How do we get this configuration of ice in North America?

To answer all three problems (ice on Greenland, Antarctica and North America) we needto view the position of the polar zones over three earth crust displacements. Next

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Problem # 1: How did Greenland receive it

sheet?

Greenland has been in the polar zonlonger than any other area in the no

When the Arctic Circle was centere73N 10E Greenland was within the p

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zone.

When the Arctic Circle was centere60N 83W Greenland again in the pozone.

Today Greenland is still inside the pexcept for the mini-ice cap in the s

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63S 45E 73S 170W 60S 97E

Problem # 2: How did Antarctica get its ice sheet?

Antarctica is a polar desert yet contains 90% of the world's fwater locked up as ice.

Greater Antarctica acquired its massive ice sheet because it whas been within the polar zone for the last three displacementand remains so today. Lesser Antarctica' ice sheet is relativeshallow because it escaped the polar zone until the last earthcrust displacement brought it (Atlantis) into the Antarctic Cir

Next

Lesser and Greater Antarctica



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Problem # 3 is: How do we get this configuratof ice in North America?

The western ice cap was formed when the ArcCircle was at 63N 135W. It began to melt whethe crust moved to 73N 10E (origin of Europeaglaciation) but remained in the higher elevatiothe Rocky Mountains. The melting stopped whe



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the crust moved to 60N 83W.

The larger eastern ice cap centered on the HuBay (60N 83W) was result of this part of theearth's crust resting in the polar zone.

The ice-free corridor 'opened' after the lastearth crust displacement when the crust over

pole moved to the Arctic Ocean.

Ice Age America Next we turn to the peopling of America.



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The peopling of America has received agreat deal more attention in recent ye

The tradition theory has been the peomade their way into the far northeastecorner of Siberia and crossed the Berland bridge over to Alaska. Then arou10,000 B.C. the ice-free corridor openup between the western and eastern icsheets.

The mythology of the first people ofAmerica tell a different story (as we w

see) but let's first look at North Amebefore the last earth crust displacemeNext

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From their perspective, what today is east was then north. For the Haida the Hudson Bay wasto the north, Alaska and Beringia lay to the west and California lay to the east. The sunappeared to rise from California and set in Alaska. Under these conditions a movement fromwhat we call the "Old World" of Siberia to the "New World" of America is simply a journeyfrom west to east. And that makes it a lot easier for the people of America to arrive thousandsof years before what archeologists are considering today. And they didn't need the ice-freecorridor to bring them to America. This ice-free corridor simply mirrors the arc of the sun'sformer path: the area which received the most sunshine. Its existence is to be expected.

Next we look at the mythology of earth crust displacements and the 'stories' of a lost islandparadise. OR if you've been there then try here.

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Throughout the world there ahundreds of myths about a grflood but here we focus on thwhich tell of the events that

happened BEFORE THE FLOO

In North America the Ha

in British Columbia have amyth of sky supporter whsits in a canoe upon the ocwith a pillar extending to heavens. If he should loohis grip the world will endthe sky falls bringing a flo

The Utes of Utah tell of atime when the Sun's tears

brought a flood.

The Chato of California teof a time when the sky febringing a flood.

The A'a'tam (Pima) ofArizona believed in a giantgrey spider who spun a greweb to keep the sky secur

and to prevent the earthfrom trembling.

The Cherokee of thesouthern AppalachianMountains also believed thflood was caused by the tof the Sun.

In South America the Ipurinas of Brazil believed that the flood was caused when the Sun

tipped over released hot water over the earth.

The Araucanians of Chile feared that an eclipse of the Sun was a warning of a comingflood that would end the world.



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In Europe the Celts did not fear earthquakes or floods but they feared the day when thesky would fall ending the world.

In Germanic lore an inspired seeress spoke a time in the future when the Sun will turnblack, the earth will sink into the sea and the stars will whirl down from the sky. That willbe the end-of-the-world.

In Russia the Mari conceived of the earth as resting on the horns of a bull who in turnstood on the back of a gigantic submerged crab. They feared a time when the bull's hornwould break plunging the earth through the sky until it fell into the ocean. That would bethe end-of-the-world.

Seen from the ground the sky-sun-stars seem to fall when the earth's crust shifts. Theflood is a combination of tidal waves and rising ocean levels as the old ice sheets melt.

Each myth, in its own way, retells the events of the last earth crust displacement.

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Lost Paradise Myths:

Okanagan. Cherokee.

Aztec.

Aymara.

Sumer. Vedic.

Japan.

Because so many researchhave argued that Atlantismerely a figment of Platoimagination, we decided tosee if we could reconstructhe legend by turning Nex

world mythology.



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he Okanagan people tell of ame before the Flood whenheir ancestors lived on "anland far off in the middle ofhe ocean."

his island was called Samah-umi-whoo-lah nd there came a time whenhe people saw "that theirland was about to sink" sohe escaped across the oceano their new land (Britisholumbia and Washington).

hey believed that in theuture the "...lakes will melthe foundations of the world,nd the rivers will cut theorld loose. Then it willoat as the island did manyuns and snows ago. That wille the end of the world."

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The Cherokee believed th

"The earth is a great islanfloating in a sea of water,

suspended at each of thefour cardinal points by a changing down from the skyvault, which is of solid rocWhen the world grows oldworn out, the people will dand the cords will break alet the earth sink into theocean, and all with be watagain." Note: 'again.'

An clue to the location of 'great island' reads:

"There is another world uthis, and it like ours ineverything - animals, plantand people - save the seasare different."

Is this a reference to thesouthern hemisphere?

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The Aztecs of ancient Metell of a time before theFlood when their ancestorlived on the island of Aztl

They describe Aztlan as"located beyond the wateor surrounded by waters; the first stage of themigration is said to have bmade by boat."

Aztlan was "a bright land shining light and whiteneswhich contained seven cit

surrounding a sacredmountain."

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The Aymara of the centraAndes live on the sacredwaters of Lake Titicaca.They tell of strange eventwhen builders came from south after the flood.Arthur Posnansky studiedremains of Tiahuanaco lonthan anyone else and camethe conclusion that theabandoned city with itsmegalithic constructions woriginally populated by thepeople from the lost islanparadise of 'Aztlan'.

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None of these nativeAmericans live on islandstoday. Combining thesemyths we have a common'story':

Our ancestors came from great white moutainous isin the middle of the oceanThis island sank at the timof the Flood destroying itcities and forcing evacatiofrom the island byboats/canoes.

That - in essence - is PlatoAtlantis legend retold inAmerica. We don't needPlato to be seeking a lostcivilisation!

Next we retell the storyusing myths from the MidEast and Asia.



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The most ancient civilisat

known to archaeology is inpresent-day Iraq and wasknown as Sumer. Its origare unknown.

In 1899-1900, a team ofAmerican archaeologistsunearthed 35,000 tabletsfrom the holy Sumerian cof Nippur. These ancient

records told of a time befthe Flood when the sky-goconspired with the flood-gto destroy humanity. Theearth-god sided with the by warning him that a Floowas coming. Prior to thedisaster, the King and hisfamily lived a life of greatease on Dilmun, a lost islanthat lay across the ocean,

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In 1897, Bal Gangadhar Tpaid a price for his advocaof passive resistence(something Mahatma Gandlearned from him) by beinimprisoned for opposing thBritish rule of India. Wh

in prision Tilak studiedancient Vedic literature.

In the Zend-Avesta Tilakfound a passage about theflood that had a new twistHe summarized a key:

"Ahura Mazda warns Yimathe first king of men, of tapporach of a dire winter,which is to destroy everyliving creature by coveringthe land with a thick sheeice, and advises Yima to ba Vara, or an enclosure, topreserve the seeds of eveking of animal and plant."

The conversation was

supposed to have taken plon an island Paradise thatnow covered with a thicksheet of ice.

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n 681 A.D., the Japanesemperor Temnu ordered a scribecompile a written record of the

ost ancient myths.

riting in 1885, the Americanholar (and founder of Bostonniversity) Dr. William Fairfieldarren summarized the 'Genesis'

assage of The Ko-ji-ki (Record Ancient Matters) where a god

nd goddess are:

..standing on the bridge of

eaven, pushed down a spear intoe green plain of sea, andirred it round and round. Wheney drew it up the drops which

ell from its end consolidatedto an island. The sun-born pair

escended onto the island, andanting a spear in the ground,oint downwards, built a palaceund it, taking that for the

entral roof-pillar. The spearecame the axis of the earth,hich had been caused to revolve

y stirring round."

arren concluded thatnogorojima ('Island of theongealed Drop') was an island

ear the pole.

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Combing the myths from Japan, India (anIran) along with the Sumerian tablets abDilmun we can say that they speak of:

Our ancestors tell of a lost island paradicontaining cities and mountains which wadestroyed in a flood and then covered bythick sheet of ice. This first land was nethe pole.

We do not need Plato to be searching forlost civilisation that perished when the sfell. But having Plato's account just makit that much easier to regain our lostlegacy. Next OR

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