Cities That Have Gone Underwater

Most of them were submerged due to flood, others were the result of waterways and reservious constructions.

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Port Royal, Jamaica A massive earthquake, followed by a tsunami submerged the city of Port Royal and killed 2000 people.

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Dwarka, India Also known as the Gateway to Heaven, the city of Dwarka was, reportedly, discovered in 1988, submerged around 100 ft below the Gulf of Cambay.

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Baia, Italy This submerged underwater city is believed to be the city where not pirates, but hedonistic Romans used to flock to Baia.

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Pavlopetri, Greece Believed to be the oldest underwater city, Pavopetri was discovered in 1967, which seemed like ancient ruins.

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The Lost Villages of Ontario, Canada These regions were submerged after the construction of a waterway that was built in the 1950s.

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Atlit-Yam, Israel The city was discovered in 1984, and that too in 30-ft underwater, where graves, buildings, and odd skeletons were found.

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