Atlantis Found

Atlantis Found is a 1999 novel by Clive Cussler, part of the Dirk Pitt series. In 7120 BC, a comet slams into North America, creating Hudson Bay, abruptly ending the last Ice Age and causing global geological and environmental upheaval. In 1858 AD, a whaling vessel discovers a 1770s merchant ship frozen in Antarctic ice. As with most of the novels in this series, these oddly juxtaposed opening scenes become key elements to the plot as it develops... more

Atlantis Found is a 1999 novel by Clive Cussler, part of the Dirk Pitt series. In 7120 BC, a comet slams into North America, creating Hudson Bay, abruptly ending the last Ice Age and causing global geological and environmental upheaval. In 1858 AD, a whaling vessel discovers a 1770s merchant ship frozen in Antarctic ice. As with most of the novels in this series, these oddly juxtaposed opening scenes become key elements to the plot as it develops. U.S. National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) Special Projects Director Dirk Pitt, who happens to be nearby, arrives at the site just in time to stop a group of 'tomb raiders' working for the Fourth Empire from destroying the chamber and stealing its curious artifacts. He also takes photos of the mysterious inscriptions covering the surfaces of the room. He also manages to save the lives of numerous people in danger of drowning in the chamber, which had been flooded with water. One of the artifacts in question is an exquisitely carved... less