Though we do not have direct proof that Atlantis existed, there is a growing body of evidence that Plato's Atlantis may have been real. This evidence is discussed in greater detail at, http://MissionAtlantis.com http://AtlantisQuest.com Some of the most intriguing evidence can be found in the Plato Coincidence Series, http://missionatlantis.com/blog/category/plato-coincidence-series/ Hello, my name is Rod Martin, and this is Cebu Island. I'm standing in the center of the Philippines, an archipelago of over 7,000 islands. Humans have lived in these islands for at least 24,000 years. Each of these islands is the result of millions of years of movement of tectonic plates, one against another — the Philippine Sea plate sliding underneath the Sunda plate. There is a great deal about the Philippines which is similar to the mythical Atlantis. According to the ancient Greek philosopher, Plato, Atlantis sank in a day and a night nearly 12,000 years ago. Was Atlantis a real place? We don't know, yet, but there is mounting evidence in support of that possibility. Thankfully, there are some critical differences between Atlantis and the Philippines. And that's what this film is about. The ancient Greek philosopher, Plato was one of the founders of western philosophy. He is our source for the Atlantis story. Half a world away, the Philippines are a group of islands created by the movement of the Philippine Sea plate underneath the Sunda plate, forming islands in what would otherwise be empty ocean. Part of mountain building comes from the friction between two plates — each made of millions of tons of rock — when the two plates rub against one another. Also, the descending plate heats up as it moves downward into the Earth's mantle. This melts the old crust and gives rise to volcanoes. Today, the Philippines are largely volcanic in origin. Atlantis was created much the same way. Over millions of years, as the Africa plate moved northward to meet the Eurasia, the Africa plate slid underneath the Eurasia, creating mountains and volcanoes. But first, where was Atlantis? Plato was quite specific. The fabled island, if it existed at all, stood outside the Strait of Gibraltar and faced the territory known in Plato's time as the Phoenician Gadira, modern Cádiz, Spain (the oldest European city on the Atlantic coast). The island was the size of ancient Libya and Asia Minor combined. Because of this size, it likely stretched to the Azores volcanic archipelago. Nearly 200 million years ago, as the ancient super-continent Pangaea broke up, Africa moved northward to meet Eurasia. As the Africa continent moved, the periphery of the Africa plate slid underneath the Eurasia, creating mountains in the process. Perhaps 50-60 million years ago, mountain building got a boost. Something happened along the Africa-Eurasia plate boundary in the Atlantic causing the Eurasia to choke on the Africa plate. Perhaps as much as 100% of Africa's northward movement locally was converted into mountain building. Then, when the region of mountainous terrain (a new island) reached its maximum height, Africa was no longer able to move northward at this new island. The result of this impasse set in motion the future demise of Atlantis. But now, what happens when one object collides with another, but the collision is not head-on?... CREDITS Title: Why the Philippines will Not be the Next Atlantis http://MissionAtlantis.com A Tharsis Highlands Production Written and Directed: Rod Martin, Jr. Assistant Director: Juvy Martin Cinematographer: Rey John Quilaton Actress: Lordelegene Baldado Assistant: Rel Algelou Baldado PICTURES First glacier picture: Luca Galuzzi - http://galuzzi.it All other pictures courtesy Wikipedia.org MAPS & DIAGRAMS Maps of tectonic plates: Eric Gaba, Wikimedia Commons user: Sting Map of Ice Age glaciers: Wikipedia.org Other maps courtesy CIA.gov Tectonic diagram and animation: USGS VIDEO Highway crasy courtesy Armuotas, YouTube.com MUSIC Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op.67 Wikipedia.org Strauss Waltz Medley Musopen.com Copyright 2010 Rod Martin, Jr.

• published: 17 Apr 2015
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