Plato (427-347 BC) claimed that tens of thousands of years ago there was a variety of simultaneous volcanic eruption, cause earthquakes, melting ice, and flooding. The incident resulted in the majority of the earth's surface to sink. That part is called the lost continent or Atlantis.
Recent research conducted by Aryso Santos, asserted that Atlantis was the region now called Indonesia. After doing research for 30 years, he produced a book Atlantis, The Lost Continent Finally Found, The Definitifve Localization of Plato's Lost Civilization (2005). Santos featuring 33 comparisons, as an area, the weather, natural resources, volcanoes, and farming methods, which ultimately concluded that Atlantis is Indonesia. System terasisasi typical Indonesian rice fields, according to him, is the form adopted by the Borobudur, the Pyramids in Egypt, and ancient buildings Aztecs in Mexico.
It's no coincidence when Indonesia in 1958, on the idea of Prof. Dr Mochtar Kusumaatmadja through UU no. 4 Perpu tahun 1960, sparked the Declaration Djoeanda. Stating that the inland waters of Indonesia with a unified archipelago. The fact was later recognized by the Law of the Sea Convention, 1982. Referring to the study Santos, in the tens of thousands of years ago the territory of Indonesia is a unified continent. Not fragmented in tens of thousands of islands as it does now.
Santos established that in the past that Atlantis was a continent that stretches from southern India, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, continue eastward to Indonesia (now) as its center. In that area there are dozens of active volcanoes and surrounded by the ocean that blends named Orientale, consisting of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Plato's theory explains that The Lost Continent of Atlantis is the result of a volcanic eruption which simultaneously erupted. At that time most of the rest of the world is covered by layers of ice (Pleistocene). With the outbreak of dozens of volcanoes simultaneously, mostly located in the region of Indonesia (used) it, then sank the continent and also partly covered by water from melting ice origin. Among the eruption of Mount Meru in South India and Mount Semeru in East Java. Then a volcanic eruption in Sumatra which formed Danau Toba with Somasir island, which is the peak of the mountain that erupted at the time. The most powerful eruption in the future is Krakatau (Krakatoa) which breaks part of Sumatra and Java, and others as well as forming the Sunda strait plains.
Atlantis is derived from the Sanskrit Atala, meaning heaven or observation tower (watch tower), Atalaia (Potugis), Atalaya (Spain). Plato asserts that the Atlantic at that time was the center of world civilization in the form of culture, natural resources, science / technology, and others. Plato was determined that the location of Atlantis in the Atlantic Ocean now. At the time, he insisted that the earth is flat and surrounded by the ocean (ocean) thoroughly. Ocean derived from the Sanskrit word meaning ashayana surrounds thoroughly. The opinion was later challenged by experts at a later date as Copernicus, Galileo Galilei-Einstein, and Stephen Hawking.
Santos differ from Plato about the location of Atlantis. Brazilian scientists argue it, that at the time of the eruption of various volcanoes, causing the ice to melt and flow into the ocean so that the extent of increase. Water and mud derived from volcanic ash is weighed on the ocean and basically, resulting in tremendous pressure on the earth's crust beneath the oceans, especially in the coast of the continent. This pressure resulted in an earthquake. This earthquake was reinforced by the mountains in a row then erupted and caused devastating tsunami waves. Santos named Heinrich Events.
In an effort to express opinions based on the history of the world, looks Plato has conducted two oversight, first about the shape / position of the earth which he said flatly. Secondly, regarding the location of the continent of Atlantis in the Atlantic Ocean he was opposed by Santos. US military research in the Atlantic region proved unable to find traces of the lost continent. Therefore it is not arbitrary no proverb that says, "Amicus Plato, sed magical amica veritas." That is, "I'm happy to Plato, but I prefer the truth." However, there are circumstances present that between Plato and Santos agree . That first, that the location of the sunken continent of Atlantis and by Santos confirmed as the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. Second, the number or length of the chain of volcanoes in Indonesia. Among them is the Kerinci, Gutters, Krakatoa, Malabar, Galunggung Pangrango, Merapi, Merbabu, Semeru, Bromo, Supreme, Rinjani. Most of the mountain has been or is being active again.
Third, the issue of mud from the eruption of the volcano ashes mixed with sea water into mud. Silt in the sea and then sink into the ground on the mainland. The hot mud is mixed with natural gas which is impossible barrier of mud (mud barriers that can not be passed), or in navigable (impassable), can not be penetrated or entered. In the case in Sidoarjo, never done remote sensing, remote sensing, which showed a canalization system in the region. There is a possibility that the former distribution canalization mudflow from past.
That Indonesia is an area which is regarded as the heir of Atlantis, certainly should make us grateful. Make us not lower ourselves in the international arena, because Atlantis in his time was the center of world civilization. But as the disaster-prone areas, as has been experienced by Atlantis, it is time we learn from history and take advantage of the latest developments in science to be able to cope
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