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SUNKEN CITIES AND SUBMERGED HARBORS


Cleopatra's Sunken City

Six-teen centuries after the royal quarters sank beneath the waters of the harbor an underwater explorer, Frank Goddio began exploring the islands that had been little more than legend.

 

Port Royal

The port sank June 7, l692 when an earthquake and three successive tidal waves swallowed up 90% of the town in a matter of minutes.