Tiny island survived tsunami that helped separate Britain and Europe | New Scientist

A tsunami swept across the North Sea 8150 years ago – but the Dogger archipelago that existed in the area at the time survived the disaster

Tiny island survived tsunami that helped separate Britain and Europe

Michael Marshall

Humans 1 December 2020

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By 8200 years ago (8200 calibrated years before the present), Doggerland existed as a small archipelago, which had drowned by 7000 years ago

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The Atlantis of northern Europe sank under the seas slowly, rather than being obliterated by a tsunami. A little over 8000 years ago, a devastating tsunami swept across the North Sea, striking a small island that existed there at the time. But new evidence suggests the wave didn’t permanently swamp Dogger Island and its surrounding archipelago. People may have lived on the remaining land for centuries afterwards.

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