A prehistoric “Atlantis” in the North Sea may have been abandoned after being hit by a 5m tsunami 8,200 years ago.<\/p>\n
The wave was generated by a catastrophic subsea landslide off the coast of Norway.<\/p>\n
Analysis suggests the tsunami over-ran Doggerland, a low-lying landmass that has since vanished beneath the waves.<\/p>\n
“It was abandoned by Mesolithic tribes about 8,000 years ago, which is when the Storegga slide happened,” said Dr Jon Hill from Imperial College London.<\/p>\n
The wave could have wiped out the last people to occupy this island.<\/p>\n
The research has been submitted to the journal Ocean Modelling and is being presented at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna this week.<\/p>\n
Dr Hill and his Imperial-based colleagues Gareth Collins, Alexandros Avdis, Stephan Kramer and Matthew Piggott used computer simulations to explore the likely effects of the Norwegian landslide.<\/p>\n
He told BBC News: “We were the first ever group to model the Storegga tsunami with Doggerland in place. Previous studies have used the modern bathymetry (ocean depth).”<\/p>\n
As such, the study gives the most detailed insight yet into the likely impacts of the huge landslip and its associated tsunami wave on this lost landmass.<\/p>\n
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