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El Dorado
A legendary city of gold, sought after by many explorers in South America.
Troy
An ancient city located in present-day Turkey, known for the Trojan War described in the Iliad by Homer.
Shangri-La
A fictional paradise in the Kunlun Mountains, popularized by James Hilton's novel 'Lost Horizon'.
Atlantis
A mythical island nation mentioned in Plato's works 'Timaeus' and 'Critias'.
Lemuria
A hypothetical 'lost land' located in either the Indian or the Pacific Ocean, as postulated by 19th-century scientists.
Pompeii
An ancient Roman city near modern Naples, famously destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
Avalon
A legendary island featured in Arthurian legend, famous for being the place where Excalibur was forged.
Cibola
One of the legendary Seven Cities of Gold said to be located in the New World.
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