1. Where was Atlantis located then, and where is it now?
Plato describes it as an advanced kingdom that sank into the ocean around 9,600 B.C. The ancient Greeks were divided as to whether or was history or a metaphor. The most commonly discussed location was off the Greek island of Santorini, which was destroyed by a volcanic eruption around 1,600 B.C.
2. What caused it to go down?
The most commonly discussed location was off the Greek island of Santorini, which was destroyed by a volcanic eruption around 1,600 B.C. This could have caused an earthquake that could have been detrimental to Atlantis.
3. What historical facts prove its existence?
“Countless Atlantis "experts" have located the lost continent all around the world based on the same set of facts. Some possible locations include the Atlantic Ocean, Antarctica, Bolivia, Turkey, Germany, Malta and the Caribbean.”
4. What culture were the inhabitants from, and what happened to them?
“The Atlanteans had knowledge of building and agriculture and they developed a system of hieroglyphics for dates and astronomical events. The Atlantean form of writing did not seem to be in any way even a remote ancestor of writing as we know it, which was evolved by the Phoenicians as an adaptation of Assyrian cuneiform. Sykes speculated that the dominant race of the Atlanteans were reddish in color, medium height, and had slightly egg shaped heads with sloping foreheads.”
5. Could Atlantis still be here today?
Essentially, there is no way to tell. A lot of it is still up in the air.