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Atlantis Rising

What existed on this islandbefore the eruption was amountain that was up to about a mile...

What existed on this island
before the eruption was a
mountain that was up to about a mile high, it's all gone

Full Transcript

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What existed on this island before the eruption was a mountain that was up to about
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a mile high, it's all gone.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:42
Uploaded
Jul 12, 2025
Genres
documentary, adventure, mystery
Production
National Geographic

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Movie Summary

James Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici go on an adventure to find the lost city of Atlantis by using Greek philosopher Plato as a virtual treasure map.
In the experience of human history, this would have been the largest volcanic - Atlantis Rising 00:17
In the experience of human history, this would have been the...
A mass of rock, almost equivalent to Mount Everest, was blown into the atmosphere. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
A mass of rock, almost equivalent to Mount Everest, was blow...
The sky was darkened for days and vast areas of the planet experienced winter, - Atlantis Rising 00:10
The sky was darkened for days and vast areas of the planet e...
The eruption and the earthquakes that accompanied it created a mega tsunami, - Atlantis Rising 00:13
The eruption and the earthquakes that accompanied it created...
At the north coast of Crete, the tsunami destroyed Minoan coastal towns and obliterated - Atlantis Rising 00:10
At the north coast of Crete, the tsunami destroyed Minoan co...
The cloud of ash that spread from the explosion was so hot that people who stood on the - Atlantis Rising 00:09
The cloud of ash that spread from the explosion was so hot t...
Egyptian writings from that time describe a huge shockwave that destroyed houses, - Atlantis Rising 00:10
Egyptian writings from that time describe a huge shockwave t...
-This event was so huge that there is no way that the civilizations of the time, - Atlantis Rising 00:15
-This event was so huge that there is no way that the civili...
SIMCHA: So was the eruption of Santorini the cataclysmic event in Plato's story? - Atlantis Rising 00:06
SIMCHA: So was the eruption of Santorini the cataclysmic eve...
Are the Minoans the long lost Atlanteans? - Atlantis Rising 00:04
Are the Minoans the long lost Atlanteans?
I travel with Charlie to the only Minoan archaeological site still standing - Atlantis Rising 00:09
I travel with Charlie to the only Minoan archaeological site...
It seems to match Plato's description of a very advanced Bronze Age civilization. - Atlantis Rising 00:07
It seems to match Plato's description of a very advance...
I'm amazed that we're walking next to buildings that are three-story high. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
I'm amazed that we're walking next to buildings th...
-The streets are not that narrow, you've got openness, open windows. - Atlantis Rising 00:04
-The streets are not that narrow, you've got openness, ...
I can see people's homes, they're more or less the same so, - Atlantis Rising 00:06
I can see people's homes, they're more or less the...
-These buildings are built with a certain degree of earthquake resistance in mind. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
-These buildings are built with a certain degree of earthqua...
You're saying that these people are building earthquake resistant buildings? - Atlantis Rising 00:04
You're saying that these people are building earthquake...
-Very similar to some of the designs that we're developing in Japan - Atlantis Rising 00:07
-Very similar to some of the designs that we're develop...
-As amazing as these multi-story buildings are, it's what's underneath them. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
-As amazing as these multi-story buildings are, it's wh...
-Toilets, the plumbing that runs through these buildings is of a sort that we didn't - Atlantis Rising 00:13
-Toilets, the plumbing that runs through these buildings is ...