Sunken Volcanic Islands Found in the Canary Islands β Possible Prototype of Atlantis
A team discovered islands on an underwater mountain containing three now inactive volcanoes, with a diameter of about 50 kilometers. Its base lies approximately 2.3 kilometers below the ocean surface. The scientists named this new underwater mountain Monte Los Atlantes (Mountain of the Atlanteans) after the legendary civilization described by Plato, which was submerged by the gods due to the immorality of its inhabitants.
The team found Monte Los Atlantes while exploring the seabed off the coast of Lanzarote, the easternmost of the Canary Islands, using a remotely operated vehicle at depths ranging from 100 to 2500 meters. During the Eocene epoch, Monte Los Atlantes consisted of a series of islands. After the volcanoes stopped erupting, the lava solidified and became denser, causing the islands to sink into the ocean.
Some of the beaches are just 60 meters below the ocean surface. During the last Ice Age (26,500 to 19,000 years ago), when sea levels were much lower, the inactive volcanoes once again became islands.
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