The truth about "the legendary city" Atlantic on Google Maps

  Rumors of traces of the city "missing" legendary Atlantis is seen on the online map Google Earth since 2009 has been verified as not properly retrofitted after Google features Modern for its online maps.In 2009, projects the image of a grid was discovered on the Atlantic Ocean, north-west coast of Africa has caused a furor that this is a sign that the continent's legendary Atlantic was sunk seabed to the legend.
At that time, it is difficult for scientists to be able to verify that there really is a trace on the legendary Atlantic City or not.
However, the truth of this rumor has been clarified recently, scientists have used the method of using ultrasound to measure the topography at the location for the city of Atlantis is seen on Google Earth.
After implementation, measurement results show that the area is believed Atlantis has an area covering more than 2.5 thousand square kilometers, larger than the scope of any ancient city, including Atlantic if the city really existed.
Thus, rumors of the existence of Atlantic City was once again extinguished, and the existence of the continent really is still a question yet to be answered.
Images seen on Google Maps once believed to be traces of Atlantic City
A related information, Google has conducted recently updated database for online maps of their Google Maps, in which the information about the oceans have used the data collected during 3 years Garage, conducted by Scripps Oceanographic Institute (under the University of California), National Institute of Ocean and Atmospheric Administration National as well as many other research organizations.
"The original version of the Google Maps service is the first map was developed with high resolution, but still contains thousands of blunders related to the data on ocean research vessels collected by the gathered "- David Sandwell, a geography of Scripps Institute of Oceanography said.
"However, with the new version, Google Maps has used the information provided by the research community, so that information becomes more accurate, allowing Google Maps to become useful tools , particularly in planning cruises to the region to explore "- Sandwell said.
Sandwell also revealed will continue to work with Google, to the end of this year will release a new version of Google Maps, with the calculator function on the sea depth exactly twice the features are in use now at.