A team of US scientists will launch an expedition for the search of the lost island of Atlantis.
After nearly a decade of researches, scientist Robert Sarmast, who heads the team, said that the fabled ancient island is located on the sea floor between Cyprus and Syria, and that the present Cyprus is merely what remains of the mountainous region of Atlantis.
He said that he believes he may find the remains of a city, containing buildings, roads and tunnels. The search will go on for two months and will cost USD 250,000.
The discovery could mean a tourism bonanza for Cyprus once word gets out, says Sarmast.
He says the site he has been investigating matches Plato's account of Atlantis with astonishing accuracy. Plato based his description on an account by Solon, who is said to have got his information directly from the Egyptians.