Mu (mythical lost continent)
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Mu is a lost continent introduced by Augustus Le Plongeon (1825–1908), who identified the "Land of Mu" with Atlantis. The name was subsequently identified with the hypothetical land of Lemuria by James Churchward (1851–1936), who asserted that it was located in the Pacific Ocean before its destruction.[1] The place of Mu in both pseudoscience and fantasy fiction is discussed in detail in Lost Continents (1954, 1970) by L. Sprague de Camp.
Mu | |
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'Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Men' location | |
Created by | Augustus Le Plongeon |
Genre | Pseudoscience |
In-universe information | |
Type | Hypothetical lost continent |
Location | Pacific Ocean |
Geologists dismiss the existence of Mu and the lost continent of Atlantis as physically impossible, as a continent can neither sink nor be destroyed in the short period of time asserted in legends and folklore and literature about these places.[2][3] Mu's existence has no factual basis.[4][5]