10 Surreal Underwater Ruins

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10 Surreal underwater ruins

Our oceans, lakes, rivers and reservoirs all hold mysteries that we may never uncover in our lifetime, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop searching! Let’s go underwater to uncover some surreal underwater ruins.
10 - Kekova, Turkey
Sometime in the second century AD a whole town on the island of Kekova vanished. The island was a prominent place in the Byzantine era, so the impact of the island being here today, gone tomorrow must have been surreal. An earthquake was responsible for the disappearance.
If you take a boat tour, you can see Kekova’s ruins through the clear blue waters of the Med. However, it is a protected area, so snorkelling isn’t permitted. But from the boat you will easily spot stone staircases and complete buildings.


9 - Pavlopetri, Greece
Pavlopetri is thought to be one of the oldest submerged cities in the world. It dates to around 5,000 years ago but ended its time on dry land around 1000 BCE. Three earthquakes hit the area in close succession and sent Pavlopetri into the Mediterranean Sea. It settled around 4 meters deep, just off the coast of southern Laconia in Greece.
Pavlopetri is thought to have been a thriving harbour town, and there is plenty of evidence that its well protected bay would have been ideal for welcoming Bronze Age ships. It was first mapped in 1968 by underwater archaeologist, Dr Jon Henderson. But since then no work has been carried out on it, and it remains a sunken mystery, with many unanswered questions.

7 - The Pyramids of Yonaguni-Jima, Japan
The Pyramids of Yonaguni are the only entry on our list that is shrouded in mystery of whether or not it is actually a sunken city or not. We know for sure it is sunken, because the giant rock formations were part of a land bridge when Yonaguni was connected to Taiwan. However, if this was a man-made structure it would date back to during the last ice age which was around 10,000 years ago.
Since the Yonaguni Pyramids were discovered in 1986, they have perplexed scientists.
Masaaki Kimura, a marine geologist is convinced that they were carved by human hands.
He owes his theory to the right angles of the blocks of rock, strategically placed holes and aesthetic triangles, all signs of human alteration according to him. He has also identified pyramid, castles, roads, monuments and a stadium structures in the rock mass. He believes that Yonaguni is the Lost Continent of Mu, the Japanese story of Atlantis. He further backs this up with evidence of carvings on the rocks that he proposes resemble ancient Kaida script.
On the other side of the debate is Robert Schoch, a professor at Boston University, who believes the rock formations are the result of “basic geology and classic stratigraphy for sandstones, which tend to break along planes and give you these very straight edges, particularly in an area with lots of faults and tectonic activity.” Because sandstone does erode in straight lines, it is entirely possible the exact lines of the structure are just natural erosion. He considers that if there was an element of carving, it was into an already existing structure, because the rocks are connected to a hidden rock mass which could not have been moved.
The real red herring is the discovery of pottery, stone tools and fireplaces found at the site. These have been dated back to 2500 BCE. What this indicates is that the area was inhabited, but it doesn’t uncover if the rock formations were man-made or a natural phenomenon.


8 - Villa Epecuén, Argentina
Since 1921 Villa Epecuén was on the tourist map among Argentina’s wealthiest. It was a favourite getaway built around the salty waters of Epecuén Lake. The waters were thought to have a therapeutic effect, like the dead sea. They were known to improve skin and rheumatic conditions, and their mineral waters were considered a miracle cure. During the summer months between November and March each year the town of 1,500 expanded to accommodate 5,000 tourists.
Hotels, spa’s, lodges and restaurants served the busy tourist season and business was booming.
But the growing Villa Epecuén community forgot one detail, they hadn’t maintained the containment dam that held the healing waters from submerging the town. On November 10, 1985 after a series of stormy days, the dam wall gave way and the locals had to be evacuated, and homes and businesses were abandoned as the water covered the town.
25 years later the water began to subside, but even today several blocks of the village remain submerged. The area has attracted a whole different tourist now. It is a tourist paradise for those looking for interesting photo locations.