What Made The Bahamas’ "Atlantis" Rocks?

The Bimini Road is a series of large,   oblong stones half-buried along the  coast of a small island in the Bahamas.

They look like a cobblestone road for giants,  which has led some people to believe that   they’re manmade, and possibly even the  remains of the lost city of Atlantis.

Sadly, we’re pretty sure that’s not the case.

But the scientific explanation for how these  manufactured-looking rocks formed is just as cool!

And while they’re almost certainly  natural, they serve an important purpose.

So scientists are looking into how  to recreate them all over the world.

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Formed from rectangular limestone blocks,   the Bimini Road extends almost 1 kilometer into  the ocean off the coast of North Bimini island.

It does really look manmade, hence  all the speculation about its origin.

People have claimed that the road  was constructed in the 1400s by a   shipwrecked Chinese general, that  it’s evidence of ancient aliens,   and perhaps most persistently, that the  Bimini Road is proof that Atlantis exists.

Now, you’ve probably guessed that the Bimini Road   isn’t actually a hallmark  of Atlantean civilization.