And in a single day ... the island ... disappeared in the depths of the sea. Plato reports Atlantis sat off the coast of North Western Africa, sank 12,000 years ago, and was inhabited by an advanced civilization.
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No, to date, no concrete evidence or definitive discovery of Atlantis has been made. Despite numerous theories, expeditions, and searches conducted over the years, archaeological remains or conclusive proof of the existence of Atlantis have yet to be found.
One of the most fascinating underwater archaeological discoveries is the city of Thonis-Heracleion. Discovered in 2000 by French marine archaeologist, Franck Goddio, this lost city had been submerged for over 1,200 years in the waters of the Abu Qir Bay near Alexandria, Egypt.
However, Blavatsky's writings mention that the Atlantean were in fact olive-skinned peoples with Mongoloid traits who were the ancestors of modern Native Americans, Mongolians, and Malayans.