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German and French scientists which investigate the mysterious island of the Atlantic ocean found probable cause of it’s death. “Culprit” of the incident could be the volcano on the Santorini archipelago.
The archipelago of Santorini, near Greece, was a single island, but that all changed, according to scientists, after the eruption of a volcano on the island in the XVI century BC. Fs a result, the middle of Santorini was destroyed and the entire island was instantly covered with volcanic sediments and debris of destroyed buildings, damaged mountains and trees. The eruption caused a tsunami, which affected Crete. Both Islands were inhabited by representatives of the Minoan civilization, the development of which is still considered as very high.
Scientists from France the study found that the eruption of the volcano occurred instantly. Such blazing speed was the cause of global changes of the island, namely its complete rupture. Only a hundred years of emptiness under the island of Santorini, was filled with magma. This magma began to expand, causing the island and began to deform, gradually turning into an archipelago. After analyzing the breed, the scientists were able to establish that the magma that formed the volcano in the middle of the island, reached the coastal zone and mixed with the water of the Mediterranean, and why was the explosion, from-for which the island was instantly flooded. Also the wave formed greater than 30 meters, which have reached Crete and damaged it.
Many believe that the island of Santorini is the Atlantis which fate in the III century BC was told by the famous ancient Greek philosopher Plato. According to him, a prosperous island with a prominent population suddenly disappeared in the depths of the sea without leaving a single trace.
Despite the fact that the theory of disappeared due to the explosion of the volcano island is very plausible, it has opponents. The fact is that in the works of Plato’s destruction of Atlantis is dated by about 9400 BC, that is over eight thousand years before the eruption in Santorini. This discrepancy is very confusing for many scientists, so this version still has decent support among researchers.
By author Sofiya Kuralenya