Plato's Lost Continent Of Atlantis

Plato, a well known ancient Greek philosopher wrote two works, the Timelaus and Critias, referring to the lost continent of Atlantis. Plato acquired the record of Atlantis from his ancestor Solon. He described Atlantis' size as bigger than Libya and Asia; Plato's "Libya" and "Asia" is approximately the size of the modern day United States. He also refers to Atlantis being near the bay, and having a narrow entrance (Flem-Ath). He may be referring to what is, today, known as the Strait of Gibraltar, the opening to the Mediterranean Sea. Plato's theory is that the lost continent was somewhere just west of the Strait of Gibraltar. Plato also describes the continent of Atlantis as having many mountains and as being very green and plentiful (Flem-Ath).