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Atlantis was a real island that once stood above water before sinking into the sea.

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REFUTED
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3 sources for · 3 against

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Is it true that Atlantis was a real island that once stood above water before sinking into the sea?

No. Reference works state Atlantis is a mythical island whose existence has never been confirmed, and seismic studies of the North Atlantic find no sunken continental landmass. Ancient-source passages and Plato retellings describe Atlantis as an island only as legend.

Verdict: REFUTED · 3 sources for, 3 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 3
Atlantis - Wikipedia
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Atlantis - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis

Evidence against · 3
Did these real-life events inspire the myth of Atlantis? | National Geographic
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Did these real-life events inspire the myth of Atlantis? | National Geographic. (n.d.). nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/atlantis

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Avalanches on Atlantis - Real or Fake? The "true" story!
2017
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Florian, T. & Rania, T. (2017). Avalanches on Atlantis - Real or Fake? The "true" story!. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.817496

Plato/Critias
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Plato/Critias. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Plato/Critias

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Crustal Structure and Surface-Wave Dispersion. Part IV: Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Basins
1955
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E., O. J., Maurice, E., & Frank, P. (1955). Crustal Structure and Surface-Wave Dispersion. Part IV: Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Basins. authors.library.caltech.edu. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1955)66[913:CSASD]2.0.CO;2

Purported Ancient Worlds/Atlantis
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Purported Ancient Worlds/Atlantis. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Purported_Ancient_Worlds/Atlantis

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