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atlantis We Really DID Find Atlantis on Google

Despite Google's repeated claims that Atlantis cannot be found on Google Earth or on Google Maps, we beg to differ.

It's right there in the photo above - The Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas.

In fact, Google has confirmed that the marks seen in this post are actually "ship tracks."

It's quite hard to measure the depth of the ocean. Sunlight, lasers, and other electromagnetic radiation can travel less than 100 feet below the surface, yet the typical depth in the ocean is more than two and a half miles. Sound waves are more effective. By measuring the time it takes for sound to travel from a ship to the sea floor and back, you can get an idea of how far away the sea floor is. Since this process — known as echosounding — only maps a strip of the sea floor under the ship, the maps it produces often show the path the ship took, hence the "ship tracks." In this case, the soundings produced by a ship are also about 1% deeper than the data we have in surrounding areas — likely an error — making the tracks stand out more.

Still no word on Elvis.

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