What is the Lost Continent?
A lost continent is a continent, island, or large region that existed a long time ago but only lives today through indirect evidence such as myths or scant archaeological evidence. The world’s most famous lost continent, Atlantis, was a fictional example made up by Plato around 360 BC to illustrate his political theories. According to Plato, Atlantis was a naval power lying “in front of the Pillars of Hercules” (Strait of Gibraltar) “9000 years before the time of Solon,” or about 9600 BCE. Even though Plato’s description of the lost continent Atlanta is was clearly fictional, millions of thinkers over the centuries have subsequently held onto the concept and mistakenly consider it real. Though Atlantis never existed, the concept of a lost continent is not entirely fictional. During the last Ice Age, which reached its maximum intensity 20,000 years ago and ended 12,000 years ago, more of the world’s water was locked in massive continental glaciers, which resulted in sea levels about 100
