Below left, Atlantis, the inland sea (presently Lake Poopo)
and the level Altiplano.
Below right, The flooded Altiplano.
top figure. Lake Tauca
11,000BC. The Desaguadero is horizontal and parallel to the lake level.
Prior
to the arrival of the lake, water drains from the Salar de Uyuni northwards.
Present day
shore lines. At some time after lake Tauca in 11,000BC, the northern end has
risen and the southern end has sunk given the slanted ancient shore lines. Water
today drains from Lake Titicaca southwards to Lake Poopó and Uyuni. Source:
Bellamy "Built Before the Flood"
Combining the
two drawings shows how the land has sunk at the southern end.
If this happened
suddenly... the water from Lake Titicaca would flow southwards in a giant tidal
wave......
wiping out everything in its path and submerging the island of
Atlantis in Lake Poopo