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    Lost Continents: The Legend and The Myth
    Lost Continents: The Legend and The Myth
    Lost Continents: The Legend and The Myth
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    Lost Continents: The Legend and The Myth

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    A lost continent is a hypothetical landmass that for whatever reason no longer exists. A prime example is Atlantis, which, according to Greek myth, sank to the bottom of the sea. This book is a list of similar lost continents.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVortex
    Release dateAug 12, 2012
    ISBN9781476462813
    Lost Continents: The Legend and The Myth
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      Lost Continents - Vortex

      Lost Continents: The Legend and The Myth

      By Vortex

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Copyright Vortex 2012. All Rights Reserved

      Cover by Julius Broqueza.

      Contents

      Introduction

      Mu

      Lemuria

      Thule

      Hyperborea

      Introduction

      A lost continent is a hypothetical landmass that for whatever reason no longer exists. A prime example is Atlantis, which, according to Greek myth, sank to the bottom of the sea.

      Athanasius Kircher's map of Atlantis, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. From Mundus Subterraneus 1669, published in Amsterdam. The map is oriented with south at the top.

      Atlantis is a legendary island first mentioned in Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written about 360 BC. According to Plato, Atlantis was a naval power lying in front of the Pillars of Hercules that conquered many parts of Western Europe and Africa 9,000 years before the time of Solon, or approximately 9600 BC. After a failed attempt to invade Athens, Atlantis sank into the oceanin a single day and night of misfortune.

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