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This study aims to use geodetic methods to pinpoint Atlantis based on a proposed 75° axial shift of the Earth.

June 21, 2026Open Access

The Geodetic Reconstruction of Atlantis: The 75∘ Shift of the Earth's Axis

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This study aims to use geodetic methods to pinpoint Atlantis based on a proposed 75° axial shift of the Earth.
Utilized geodetic techniques to analyze Atlantic seafloor morphology in the Canary Basin.
Aligned morphological features with Plato's historical accounts of Atlantis.
Reevaluated the geographical positioning of the Fortunate Islands using Ptolemy's descriptions.
Proposed a 75° clockwise axial rotation as a major factor for the Great Deluge.
Demonstrated that the Azores are autonomous islands and not submerged remains of Atlantis.
Found that the original alignment of the Fortunate Islands was vertical, shifted to horizontal due to the axial displacement.

Abstract

This study presents a novel geodetic approach to locating Atlantis by aligning Atlantic seafloor morphology (Canary Basin) with Plato’s accounts through a 75∘ clockwise axial rotation. This shift is proposed as the primary cause of the Great Deluge. Additionally, the study reevaluates the Fortunate Islands (Azores), demonstrating they were autonomous islands of the Atlantean realm rather than submerged remnants. Their original, vertical alignment (North-South)—faithfully preserved in Ptolemy's Geographia—was shifted into today's horizontal orientation (East-West) as a direct consequence of this 75∘ axial displacement

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