Frost suggested that instead of being west of the
Lewis Spence, a Scottish writer, published several books on Atlantis in the early 20th century. Spence wondered if the creation of pyramids in diverse areas such as South America and
Crete is now a part of modern
Then, seemingly in a blink of an eye, the Minoan Civilization disappeared. Geological studies have shown that on an island we now know as Santorinas, located just ten miles to the north of
The tsunami that hit
Many of the details of the Atlantis continent story fit with what is now known about
If the fall of the Minoans is the story of Atlantis, how did Plato get the location and time wrong? Not everyone accepts the Minoan Crete theory of the story of Atlantis, but until a convincing case can be made for some other place, it, perhaps, remains science's best guess.