Scientists have corroborated a widespread myth in Solomon Islands about an island that suddenly sunk into the ocean a few hundred years ago, pinpointing the location and how it likely disappeared.... - eviltoast
Why this sunken island is changing the way we think about myths
www.abc.net.au
Legend has it a jealous husband used a wave curse to sink Teonimenu into the ocean forever. Scientists have worked out what really happened.
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Original Title: Scientists have corroborated a widespread myth in Solomon Islands about an island that suddenly sunk into the ocean a few hundred years ago, pinpointing the location and how it likely disappeared. Their work suggests the myth is an embellished collective memory of a catastrophic event.