Google Maps has helped shed light on the tragic story of the Titanic. The exact coordinates of the ill-fated liner’s ruins have been pinpointed, ahead of the 117th anniversary of its sinking on April 15, 2019. History lovers are guaranteed to be interested in taking a look at the vessel’s final resting place. The Titanic sunk after colliding with an iceberg on her route from Southampton to New York, in 1912.
It was the White Star Line ship’s maiden voyage.
More than 1,500 passengers lost their lives, during what is the seventh largest maritime disaster in history.
The Google cameras have pinpointed the remains at coordinates 41.7325° N, 49.9469° W.
For those looking at the scenes, the wreckage can be seen south of the island of Newfoundland.
It is also close to Nova Scotia, Maine and Vermont off the Northumberland Straight.
The Google Maps images show how, unfortunately, the liner came very close to its destination of New York City.
Despite not being visible to the naked eye, the strength of the Google Maps cameras have managed to locate it.
The wreckage of the largest moving object ever built at that time lies 12,000 ft below the surface of the sea.
Those not familiar with the historical disaster initially were made aware by the Hollywood blockbuster, Titanic, starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet which was released in 1998.
It remains the world’s second highest grossing film of all time.
Meanwhile, theorists have claimed to pinpoint the lost city of Atlantis on Google Maps.
Atlantis is a strong naval power, a counterweight to the land-based ancient city of Athens.
The underwater state is said to be submerged in the Atlantic Ocean, the exact place where Google’s latest images were taken.
This dramatic fall of the empire is said to have happened in 6,000BC after its residents failed to conquer Greek city, Athens.
Yet, as it is a fictional creation by philosopher Plato, the scenes instead could be explained by something a little more ordinary.
Website bt.com reports the deep lines were, in fact, “a tech glitch caused by data gathering techniques, which involve tracking the path of boats.”
