Plato's Dialogues record:

An incredible ditch surrounded the entire island of Atlantis. It was excavated to the depth of a hundred feet, and its breadth was 607 feet. The length of the ditch was 1,150 miles; it carried abundant water, from many rivers to the fertile plain, thence to the city and into the sea.

Navigable canals, 100 feet wide, were connected to the ditch at intervals of 11.5 miles, creating massive transportation system. (canals on map are not shown to scale) There were 60,000 farming lots within the canal system.

The country surrounding the city was a level plain; it was smooth and even, and of an oblong shape. It extended in one direction 343 miles. Across the center it was 230 miles. It was surrounded by mountains beyond which stretched a "boundless continent." The island was sheltered from the cold ice age northern blasts by the strongest magnetic anomaly on Earth.

The Metropolis of Atlantis was constructed on a hill, 5 miles from the sea, on the southern edge of the plain. There were precipitous mountains along the coastline.

This map depicts this area as it existed in 9,600 BC. It conforms in every detail to the description of Atlantis recorded in Plato's Dialogues. In recent times, the construction of the 300 mile long Krim' Kii Kanal revealed strong evidence that the ancient ditch followed the same route. (Shown in red on the map.)

The Atlantis Motherland book contains geography, bathymetry, hydrology and tectonic maps, photos and diagrams depicting the natural geography and layout of Atlantis.