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The Lost City

What is the lost city?

· Emily Grant

Key facts

Definition An urban settlement that fell into terminal decline and became extensively or completely uninhabited[2]
Hydrothermal field Lost City Hydrothermal Field, located at Atlantis Massif, Atlantic Ocean[1]
Film The Lost City, a 2022 American action-adventure comedy[4]

The Lost City can refer to a forgotten urban settlement, the Lost City Hydrothermal Field in the Atlantic Ocean, or the 2022 American film.

Context

The Lost City can mean different things depending on context. In archaeology, it refers to an urban settlement that fell into terminal decline and became uninhabited, its former significance no longer known to the wider world [2]. Such cities are grouped into two categories: those whose existence was forgotten, and those remembered in myth or legend but whose location was lost [2]. In oceanography, the name points to the Lost City Hydrothermal Field at Atlantis Massif in the Atlantic Ocean, a long-lived site of active and inactive ultramafic-hosted serpentinization producing methane and hydrogen [1]. In entertainment, it is the 2022 American action-adventure comedy The Lost City, which follows a romance novelist and her cover model on a wild adventure [4]. The term is often confused with Atlantis, but the hydrothermal site is explicitly not that Atlantis [3]. For fans of adventure films, The Lost City shares a playful tone with Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Lost Boys, though it stands on its own as a modern comedy.

Documented claims

  • Lost cities are grouped into two categories: those whose existence was forgotten, and those remembered in myth, legend, or historical records but whose location was lost or not widely recognized. [2]
  • The Lost City Hydrothermal Field is an area of marine alkaline hydrothermal vents, often referred to simply as Lost City. [1]
  • The 2022 film The Lost City follows a romance novelist and her cover model. [4]

Related

Paradise LostA famous literary work whose title shares the word 'lost' and is often referenced in entertainment contexts.The Lost DaughterA film with a similar title structure and thematic focus on loss.

Questions and answers

Is The Lost City a good movie?

The 2022 film received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the chemistry between the leads and the comedic tone [4].

What is the Lost City Hydrothermal Field?

It is an area of marine alkaline hydrothermal vents in the Atlantic Ocean, known for long-lived serpentinization producing methane and hydrogen [1].

What does 'lost city' mean in archaeology?

It refers to an urban settlement that became uninhabited and whose former significance was no longer known to the wider world [2].

Sources

  1. Lost City - Marine Science Institute. The University of Texas at Austin. — utmsi.utexas.edu (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Everything you need to know about the Lost City - Colombia — colombia.co (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. This 'Lost City' Deep Beneath The Ocean Is Unlike Anything Seen ... — sciencealert.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. The Lost City movie review & film summary (2022) — rogerebert.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Entertainment