[rustymonday]

Here's the thing about Atlantis: even if you know exactly where it is, and even if you can prove it, you'll find it's nearly impossible to sell.

The best way to be compensated for its discovery is probably to make a documentary, but this has been done dozens of times already by people who claimed to know where it is. Networks only have so much appetite for it. And even without that hurdle, it's extremely difficult to get a hold of anyone who might be able to help.

And if you went the academic route, you'd essentially be publishing the information for free, running the risk of someone else taking all the credit.

How would you even go about selling Atlantis? I'm seriously asking.

[zem]

you don't sell discoveries like that. historically speaking, the reward was either some explicit prize, or simply the fame of being the discoverer, and the cost of the exploration, as well as the prize if any, was borne by some deep pocketed entity who wanted the discovery made (the crown, the government or some academic body).

[MichaelCollins]

Plenty of wealthy people sail all over the world, looking for interesting things to see and treasure to loot.

And yes, there's a finite appetite for documentaries about "I found a few rocks that kind of look rectangular if you squint real hard, I think it's Atlantis". But if you find something more substantial than that, people will perk up real quick.