The Island of Atlantis;

an island surrounded by an “incredible ditch.”

 

When beginning to search for the Island of Atlantis, one might envision a typical island surrounded by an open sea. However, Sonchis explained to Solon, that the Island of Atlantis was surrounded by a boundless continent.

 

The Island of Atlantis was artificially created by excavating an "incredible ditch" around the whole of a vast fertile plain. The early Atlanteans incorporated the natural features of the land to create a massive canal system.

 

The vast fertile plain was located north of a "true sea," which Solon named the Atlantic Ocean (the ancient fresh-water Black Sea). Plato's Dialogues report that Atlantis“… was the way to other islands, and from these you might pass to the whole of the opposite continent which surrounded the true ocean;…”

 

After sailing to the magnificent City of Atlantis, which was centered upon three circular islands, you then sailed through a labyrinth of islands, created by the canal system, and then you could pass to the surrounding boundless continent, which also surrounded the "true sea."

 

Violent earthquakes and massive tidal waves destroyed the Island of Atlantis; and created a new sea in the sunken plain. We have identified this new sea as the Sea of Azov, which is located north of the Black Sea. Plato's Dialogues report that the entrance to the sea where the island sank was blocked by shoals of mud.

 

The Great Atlantis Flood sank the Island of Atlantis, for the most part, beneath the Sea of Azov. The ancient island also incorporated portions of the fertile plain to the west, of the Sea of Azov, in Ukraine and to the east, of the Sea of Azov, in Krasnodar Kray, Russia; these regions are presently above the sea.

 

 

 

The Island of Atlantis sank; but not very far!

The Sea of Azov is the shallowest sea in the world.

 

When the devastating earthquake, which caused the Island of Atlantis to sink; the fertile farmlands sunk only about 8 to 10 meters. Accordingly the Sea of Azov is the shallowest sea in the world, with a maximum depth of only 13 meters! The Sea of Azov conforms in every detail to the description recorded in the sacred registers.

 

The Sea of Azov comfortably fits within the boundaries of the Island of Atlantis.

 

The Sea of Azov now occupies the major portion of a vast fertile plain, which sank by earthquakes, circa 9,600 BC.


The Sea of Azov is surrounded by a boundless continent.

 

The Sea of Azov has a large sea to the south.

 

The Sea of Azov is connected to this southern sea by a channel.

 

The Sea of Azov was blocked by shoals of mud in Solon's time.

 

The remaining portions of the extraordinarily fertile plain, still contain one of the world's most remarkable canal systems!

 

When the Great Atlantis Flood destroyed Atlantis, the lands around the Black Sea were devastated. The putrid debris instigated widespread disease, which caused the survivors to migrate away from this treacherous sea. The southern portion of the Sea of Azov is still called “the Putrid Sea."

 

 

 

 

Map of the modern geography of the area where the Empire of Atlantis existed.

 

 

Map showing the war zone and geography of this area in 9,600 BC.

 

 

 

Ancient Egypt was located “inside the pillars”

 

The priest further stated that Egypt had been founded in 8,600 BC, one thousand years after the war. This chronology establishes that Egypt was not located in its current location during the war. The Histories by Herodotus, suggest the ancient Egyptian Motherland was located in the area of Colchis (modern Georgia, ancient Iberia), the land of the Golden Fleece. The ancient location of Tyrrhenia we have placed in the islands in the open sea. Herodotus reports, Tyrrhenia, as we know it today, was founded by starving immigrants from Lydia, many thousands of years after the war between Atlantis and Hellas.

 

The aged Egyptian priest told Solon that “…Atlantis had subjected the parts of Libya within the columns of Heracles as far as Egypt, and of Europe as far as Tyrrhenia." Then Solon’s noble ancestors, the Hellenes, freed Egypt and other countries “inside the pillars” from the dominance of the Kings of Atlantis during a war in 9,600 BC.

 

 

 

 

“the island was larger than Libya and Asia put together”…???

How do we determine the size of the Island of Atlantis?

 

Many of the ancient places cited in the sacred registers, were located in different places than they are today. For example, the aged priest told Solon that the Island of Atlantis was larger in extent than Libya and Asia combined. This seems to allude to an island of truly massive proportions considering Libya and Asia as we know them today; however, by considering other information in the narratives, we discover that combined area of ancient Libya and Asia was, less than 345 miles by 230 miles. We believe the area cited probably refers to a region near ancient Lydia and Asia; which formerly were located in present-day western Turkey. The size of ancient Libya and Asia may be calculated by comparing information contained in the sacred registers; considering, if A equals B, and B equals C, you have determined that A equals C.  

 

A.  The island was larger than Libya and Asia put together.

B.  The Island of Atlantis was artificially created by digging an incredible ditch, 10,000 stadia long, around the whole of the plain. The fertile plain was 3,000 by 2,000 stadia (345 miles by 230 miles). Therefore, the Island of Atlantis was 345 miles by 230 miles.

C.  This establishes, according to The Dialogues of Plato, that the combined size of ancient Libya and Asia was less than 345 miles by 230 miles.

 

The size of the New Sea that formed where the Island of Atlantis sank may be calculated by the same method.

 

A.  The Island of Atlantis was 3,000 by 2,000 stadia.

B.  The Sea of Azov was created when the Island of Atlantis sank. (An earthquake caused the Island of Atlantis to sink, the flooding and tidal waves created an impassable barrier of mud in the channel to the sea, leaving an outflow of small meandering rivulets, impossible to navigate.)

C. This establishes, according to The Dialogues of Plato, that the sea, which was created when the Island of Atlantis sank, is not greater in extent than 345 miles by 230 miles. The Sea of Azov is currently 210 miles long and 85 miles wide. During the initial flood, the entire Island of Atlantis was inundated.

 

 

 

The true ancient name of Atlantis is lost in antiquity

 

The aged priest explained, to Solon, that the original names recorded in the sacred registers were translated from the ancient language of Atlantis into Egyptian, by the meaning of the name, with no regard to the sound. Solon subsequently translated the names into the Greed language, also by their meaning, not by sound. Solon named the first-born son of the first king of Atlantis, after the Greek god, Atlas. In honor of Atlas he called the Empire, Atlantis and the true sea, he called the Atlantic. In Greek mythology, mighty Atlas, an ancient Titan, was the only one who could enter the garden of the Hesperides, which, according to Apollodoros, was located in the far north among the Hyperboreans, who according to Herodotus, known as the father of History, were located north of the Black Sea.

 

The original name of Atlantis may never be known with any certainty, having surely changed form and structure many times during the passing of the millennia. But the search is ever enticing. The ancient name of Ukraine is ORIANA. It’s interesting to consider that the name, Oriana, means “a land of plowers;” since the Island of Atlantis contained 60,000 farming lots, created by an extensive canal system; an obvious association may be considered. There are many other possibilities to consider, such as Arrata, Mari, Kirike, etc.

 

 

“Precipitous cliffs on the side of the sea”

 

The Crimean Mountains, which run along the Crimea southern shoreline, have long been famous for their breathtaking whimsical mountains with precipitous cliffs along the seashore. Above the shoreline to the east the Northern Caucasus rise with splendor above the Black Sea. Both of these locations are highly visited tourist areas. The warm sun, the majestic mountains, rich cultural, historical heritage and curative mineral hot springs and spas, make these mountains a favorite location with the visiting tourists.

 

Keep your azure robes and mammoth skull drum at the ready! The celebration is just beginning! Perhaps, someday we’ll all party together; we’ll begin with a sacred sunrise ceremony on Mithridat Hill; and then go roll in the black mineral mud, at the mud volcanoes; and then refresh ourselves in the sacred healing hot and cold mineral springs in our Motherland, Atlantis!

 

 

       

         Photo by: Aleksei Korsakov

 

 

Checklist of Correlations with the Fertile Plain

 

The Island of Atlantis was created by excavating an incredible ditch around a plain. The fertile plain, beneath and surrounding the Sea of Azov, which we call the Atlantis Motherland Plain, was an extremely well-watered plain in 9,600 BC. The geography and hydrology were perfect for canal building.

 

The Plain was surrounded by a “boundless continent.” The Sea of Azov is surrounded by a boundless continent.

 

The Plain was fertile. The Atlantis Motherland Plain has been known as the “Breadbasket of Europe” for centuries. This fertile steppe region possesses the world’s greatest resource of a rare black soil called chernozem. Ukraine is in the top ten nations for production and export of wheat, milk, meat and vegetables.

 

The Plain was rectangular and oblong in shape. Atlantis Motherland Plain is rectangular and oblong.

 

The Plain was level. The portions of Atlantis Motherland Plain located in Ukraine and Russia are still level. The Sea of Azov is the world's shallowest sea with a maximum depth of only 40 feet. This sea would have been part of the abundantly fertile plain before it sank during the earthquake that destroyed Atlantis in 9,600 B.C. Herodotus states regarding Scythia, “the whole land which has been described is level plain and has a deep soil.

 

The Plain was three thousand stadia, 343 miles, from east to west. The Atlantis Motherland plain extends 343 miles from east to west.

 

The Plain was two thousand stadia, 230 miles, across the center from north to south. The Atlantis Motherland Plain extends 230 miles, across the center from north to south.

 

The Plain “looked” south. The Atlantis Motherland Plain is located with the Black Sea to the south.

 

The Plain was sheltered from the north. The Atlantis Motherland Plain is sheltered from the north. This area was haven during the ice age. Humans and numerous other species migragated here to escape the cold.

 

The coastal mountains are precipitous on the side of the sea. The Crimean Mountains have long been famous for their breathtaking whimsical mountains with precipitous cliffs along the seashore.

The Island of Atlantis was surrounded by mountains. The Atlantis Motherland plain is surrounded by a massive water drainage system, including over one third of Europe. The Crimean Mountains, Carpathian Mountains, the northern Caucasus Mountains, Donetsk Range, and the Priazovska height surround the ancient location of the Island of Atlantis.

A massive canal system was excavated in the Plain.  The Atlantis Motherland Plain presently contains a vast canal system that is one of the world’s most remarkable irrigation systems. The water to supply this vast canal system is provided by its enormous water drainage area, which receives the water from over one third of Europe.

 

Crops were harvested twice per year. The Atlantis Motherland Plain produces two crops per year.

 

There were many horses in Atlantis. The earliest evidence of the domestication of the horse was discovered in Ukraine, dating around 4000 BC. It is generally accepted that horseback riding originated north of the Black Sea. Huge herds of tarpans, the direct ancestor of the European domesticated horse breeds, lived in this area. The date of the domestication of the horse is highly debated. There are artifacts dating from 28,000 BC which show evidence of horses wearing bridles; and horse teeth, which show signs of Crib-biting, which are at least 30,000 years old.

 

There were many elephants in Atlantis. Mammoth bone huts were constructed in Ukraine from about 42,000 BC. Mammoth bone drums and carved Mammoth ivory jewelry has been found in Ukraine dating from 20,000 BC. Recent studies reveal that mammoths from this area have only slight differences from the modern Indian elephant.

 

Primitive Man lived in Atlantis. There are numerous Neanderthal sites in and near Atlantis Motherland.

 

The Island of Atlantis had vast marshlands. There are numerous marshes in both Crimea and Krasnodar Kray. In recent times, large marshes in Krasnodar Kray have been drained to create more farmland.

 

The Island of Atlantis many had lakes. There are thirty famous curative lakes in Crimea. Over 140 species of birds, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of birds, use these lakes on their migrations or for nesting sites.

 

The Island of Atlantis had numerous rivers.  Herodotus states regarding Scythia,their land being suitable and its rivers being their allies; for that land, being level, is grassy and well-watered and rivers flow through it not a great deal fewer in number than the canals in Egypt.” There are also numerous rivers in Krasnodar Kray, the largest being the Kuban River, and others are the Belaya, Chokhrak, Dakh, Fars, Knodz, Kisha, Laba, Psekups, Pshish and Sakhray.

 

The Island of Atlantis and surrounding area contained a wide variety of resources, solid as well as fusile, in many parts of the island. The Atlantis Motherland plain contains vast reserves of oil, coal and natural gas; gold, uranium, silver, copper, tin, aluminum, iron and mercury ore deposits; table salt; deposits of anapaite, calcite, gypsum, Kertschenite, Mitridatite, opal, agate, amethyst, carnelian, jasper and many other minerals.

 

Atlantis was devastated by an earthquake. The Atlantis Motherland plain has a long history of devastating earthquakes. The path of the notorious Kopet-Dagh Tectonic Thrust Fault runs just north of the City of Atlantis along the southern shore of the Sea of Azov. Rupture zones run along the northern coast of the Kerch peninsula, and also transverse to it in the Kerch Strait and the Kazantip peninsula. Evidence reveals that an earthquake, estimated at magnitude 8.9, hit Crimea circa 9,600 BC and another earthquake, estimated at magnitude 9, hit Crimea in 1471. Panticapaeum was destroyed by an earthquake in 70 BC. Yalta was destroyed by an earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.8, in 1927. The maximal expected earthquake intensity in the Kazantip area of Crimea, was re-estimated from 6 to 9. This re-estimation resulted in cancellation of Crimean nuclear power plant project, after 10 years of construction.

 

Atlantis disappeared into the sea. The earthquake tremors caused the alluvial deposits of a major portion of the farmlands, to sink. Geomorphologic data indicated a sharp scarp north of the coast of the Kerch peninsula, almost for its entire length. At the northernmost termination of Cape Kazantip, an outcrop up to 8 meters high extends in a west-north-west direction along the sea shore. The earthquake also generated a tidal wave (tsunami) that inundated the city and swept inland over the sunken farmlands. In the 2nd century AD, a tsunami occurred along the Sevastopol Bay, the sea first receded up to 0.5 km then returned. In the present century, the tsunami related to the earthquake of September 11, 1927, affected southern Crimea.

 

 

References for this article and additional articles of interest:

 

GEOTECTONICS, English Translation, VOL. 28, NO. 5, APRIL 1995,Russian Edition: SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1994, Manifestations of young tectonic activity in the southern Azov and Kerch fault zones (Crimea) http://eos.wdcb.rssi.ru/transl/geot/9405/pap02.ps

 

Ukrainian Gateway, Land Resources, compiled and edited by Olga Kochubeinyk, Valery Ryabenko : http://www.ukraine-gateway.org.ua/gateway/gateway.nsf/webcontent/01010600

 

The Histories, by Herodotus, The forth Book, Entitled Melpomene, translated by George Rawlinson

 

Cities seeking Cities, Melitopol, (Stone Grave and Petroglyphs.)

 

Domestication of the Horse by T.R.Holme

 

 See also: The Great Atlantis Floodarticles regarding the hydrology and tectonics of this area.

 

 View, copy or print;  Critias and portions of Timaeus, by Plato, with easy reference notes by Eagle/Wind.

 

 

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