Google denies the discovery of the lost city of Atlantis
February 23, 2009 by
Filed under Technology
WASHINGTON – The images from Google Earth of what streets could be on the ocean floor and created an uproar over the possible discovery of the lost city of Atlantis, were finally sonar brands of boats.
The British newspaper The Daily Telegraph caused a brief flurry of excitement among the seekers of Atlantis on Friday when posting images of Google Earth inexplicably a grid on the sea floor to 1,000 km from the northwest coast of Africa.
An expert on Atlantis andalusia newspaper reported that the grid was one of the possible sites of the legendary city described by the Greek philosopher Plato. However, Google was another explanation.
“It is true that many other discoveries made through Google Earth: an unspoiled forest in Mozambique birthplace unknown species, a strip of coral reef off the coast of Australia, and the remains of an ancient Roman villa, to name a few “, said in a statement.
“However, in this case, what users see is an artifact of data collection,” he adds. The map “is obtained by bathymetric sonar boats that measure the seabed. The lines show the path of a boat while the data collected,” explains Google.
