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Atlantis as Antarctica

RecordOBS-0215
CategoryUnexplained/Hidden Earth
StatusDEBUNKED
SummaryCharles Hapgood's 1958 book 'Earth's Shifting Crust' proposed that Antarctica was once temperate and home to Atlantis, but a crustal shift moved it to its current polar location. This theory is based on a discredited geological idea.
OriginThe theory was proposed by Charles Hapgood in 1958, with a foreword by Albert Einstein.
Claimed
  • Earth's crust shifted 12,000 years ago, moving Antarctica from a temperate location to the South Pole.
  • Atlantis was located in what is now Antarctica.
  • The Atlantean civilization was buried under ice.
Evidence / consensusPlate tectonics and geological evidence show no such rapid crustal shift. Antarctica has been ice-covered for millions of years, making it impossible for an advanced civilization to have thrived there.
> OBSERVER NOTE:
Hapgood's theory was fringe even before plate tectonics became established. Einstein's foreword lends false credibility, but the science is unsound.

Sources

  1. Top 6 Theories About Atlantis | HISTORY

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