Antarctica: The Edge of the Earth

Check my other channel Biographics! / @biographics
It’s the land at the edge of the world. A howling emptiness of jagged mountains, broken icebergs, and endless snow. It’s a song of ice and, well, more ice. A land that’s the coldest, driest, windiest, and most uninhabitable of anywhere on Earth. Those who went there knew it as the Great White Silence, the Southern Land, the end of the world. But you know it by its far more ancient name: Antarctica.
→ Subscribe for new videos two times per week.
/ @geographicstravel
Our sister channels:
Biographics - / @biographics
TopTenz - / @toptenznettop10
Credits:
Host - Simon Whistler
Author - Morris M.
Producer - Jennifer Da Silva
Executive Producer - Shell Harris
Business inquiries to [e-mail]
Source/Further reading:
(In our Time): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s...
www.britannica.com/place/Anta...
Gondwana: www.britannica.com/place/Gond...
Scott of the Arctic: www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic...
mashable.com/2017/01/29/terra...
Discovery expedition: www.rrsdiscovery.com/explorat...
Glossopteris indica discovery: www.bbc.com/news/magazine-153...
Antarctic Treaty: www.ats.aq/e/ats.htm
www.antarctica.gov.au/law-and-...
Operation Highjump: www.airspacemag.com/history-o...
Carsten Borchgrevink: www.south-pole.com/p0000087.htm
Extracts from his book: archive.org/stream/FirstonAnt...
Alexander von Tunzelmann: nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo...
(Rime of the Ancient Mariner): discoveringantarctica.org.uk/...

[@geographicstravel]

Have you checked out my latest channel Business Blaze? It's interesting business stories with a dose of ridiculousness thrown in. Check it out here: kzbin.info/door/YY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw

[@heyhonpuds]

Geographics - one of the best channels on KZbin

[@edengardenlabs7773]

A great flood would also put bones on Antarctica

[@young321bookie]

Treason.

[@just-give-me-a-handle-you]

Business blaze a horrible place for business content a awesome place for entertainment

[@ksturmer5388]

Brilliant channel!! I bought the merch!!! :)

[@dirgecry2047]

Gotta love that the closest we've got to world peace was, "Hey, let's all calm down and do some science together in snow." And everyone agreed. Maybe Antarctica does have some magic to it.

[@morskojvolk]

Funny, but true!

[@rayzorrayzor9000]

Realistically waging war whilst freezing yr nuts off is probably to much to ask of any soldier , no matter how "hard" that soldier may be , in such harsh conditions man tends to "band together" for mutual survival seeing as just staying alive would take up most of yr energy , people bond NOT bomb under harsh conditions lol .

[@noth606]

RaYzOr rAyZoR doubtful, look at what went on in the winter war, and Greenland plus Antarctica during falklands

[@rayzorrayzor9000]

You are right of course, sadly. Man's pention to kill seems to overcome any borders, be they physical or natural ones. Take Care . R .

[@vonfaustien3957]

@Farmer Larry got to loot that sweet elder thing technology from there buried frozen cities shogoths be dammed

[@tagootuesday6521]

“R. Scott, Last Entry” it’s crazy to imagine him laying there writing that with his last bits of energy

[@lauriem5751]

He was an English officer. It was incumbent on him to write his own epitaph. 😏

[@AnyoneCanSee]

In the UK they are heroes. Was it clear in the video that the one Captain Oates knew he was slowing them down so walked out to die to give them a chance. Every schoolboy used to learn the "I am just going outside and may be some time" quote. To teach us we must be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for country and that's the British way. 'Stiff upper lip,' shuffle off and die without a fuss. I used to like to say it when I went to take a crap "I am just going outside and may be some time."

[@sisaktamas]

His diary has been published as “Scott’s last expedition”, it’s a bone chilling and fascinating read. For example the temperature swings in 1912 could be from -20 to +3C in 24 hours. But most fascinating is on the way back they knew pretty clear none of them would make it alive, still they rode on because what else could they do?

[@IrishMike22]

@@sisaktamas "bone chilling" 😉

[@seanmccarty1176]

@@AnyoneCanSee I think they are heroes for all mankind. Their contributions to our collective knowledge can not be understated.

[@ReverendShmun]

A pilot engaging in the first ever flight over Antarctica just to drop a flag on it and go home is the most American thing I've ever heard.

[@seanmccarty1176]

You damn right lol. Why trek over some bullshit ice? I'll just fly over it and drop a flag. MERICA, FUCK YEAH!

[@deityofchoice173]

Only if he shot at it as well.

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

Better than a bomb.

[@user-rn3rn6nl3h]

@@McMUDDY-BUDDY I think we went, Footage was probably faked. I think we found a time capsule from ancient high tech civilization. Maybe when pyramids we're really built. Been reverse engineering the tech we found since then i.e cell phones, circuit boards, processors, etc. Just a crazy thought.

[@TheRilluma]

ot chinese when they claim rocks to be lands owned by them to enlarge their controlled ocean area..

[@mavenous22]

Loved the quick penguin snippet, lol

[@WhiteRabbit1209]

I had to rewind that a few times 😆

[@M0053yfate]

All the quick-shout cuts they've been doing lately got me in stitches.

[@tedthesailor172]

Yes, wicked...

[@oozorakyou]

2:32 for the description lol hahh

[@Ron4885]

It was nice. But man. . . I had no idea they were that tall. They're over my head.

[@LtColShingSides]

I really enjoy these and the biographics videos. They're good for listening to while I drive around for work all day.

[@ddsjgvk]

So do you use data???

[@LtColShingSides]

@@ddsjgvk I have unlimited data

[@ddsjgvk]

@@LtColShingSides Nice. Do I mind how much is your contract worth?

[@LtColShingSides]

@@ddsjgvk $98 a month and then with insurance and I'm still paying off the actual phone I pay about $120 a month.

[@LtColShingSides]

@Boco Corwin I could probably save money if I switched from Verizon but I have unlimited everything with my current plan, even in high traffic areas my data won't get throttled.

[@amb163]

I just finished reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Jules Verne's depiction of what he thought Antarctica would be like at its center is AMAZING. Inaccurate AF, but AMAZING.

[@Arcvde]

My Sons 8th grade geography teacher here in Idaho USA told us to use your videos while we are all staying home for good, informational videos for their school work. SO Glad she recommended. Now subscribing to all your channels. Thank you for your videos and the time that goes into them.

[@AcydDrop]

I've been there! I spent just over two months there at Rothera Research Station. The first week or two was pretty exciting, then I settled into just working and participating in the research we were doing. But by about the 6th week of being there, I was going a bit mental because of the lack of anything green. I did enjoy the social aspect of eating/playing/etc together at Bransfield House with everyone. But if I'm honest, I'm in no rush to return. I am grateful for my experience there, but I learned I need at least a modicum of green and growing things in my life. I also like a Day/Night cycle and while I was there the sun never set and that took getting used to.

[@virginiatyree6705]

10 8 19 Hey AcydDrop, Sounds pretty interesting, lucky you! Those 24 hour days-nights would seem to be rough. Be well. v

[@AcydDrop]

@@virginiatyree6705 I believe the constant daylight is easier to adjust to than the winter's constant night. But I can tell you that a lot of (if not all of) the room you're assigned to for sleeping have the light blocked out as best they can to help you get to sleep. You can of course remove this but I don't think I ever bothered to do that.

[@virginiatyree6705]

10 9 19 Hey@@AcydDrop, Thanks for your post. Yeah, forgot about those 24 hour nights. For me, I wait for the winter solstice, because I know the days will become longer after that day. Did you have some type of light therapy (I've read It's used in Scandinavian/high-latitude countries) to help with depression & reset the brain? Anyway, I hope you achieved goals & have wonderful memories. Be well. v

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

+AcydDrop What's the nightlife/disco scene like down there?

[@AcydDrop]

@@theultimatereductionist7592 In the summer there is no night, so no nightlife. However in the winter time the aurora borealis is amazing so at least you got your lights for hot (or rather cold minus 49C or minus 56F) nighttime dancing.

[@mitchellneu]

Simon: mentions "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Me: *initiate 13 and a half epic minutes of Iron Maiden*

[@DeputatKaktus]

Same 🤘🏻😃

[@SeanHH1986]

Yes

[@Russo-Delenda-Est]

Damn straight!

[@antti-jussikemppainen305]

I dare to assume that outside of English speaking nations, Iron Maiden's track has made the poem familiar to many, many, many more people that the written work has ever made.

[@stuartspence3613]

@@Russo-Delenda-Est ☺😊😇😇😈🙏🙌😼😼👩👧👶👦💏👥👮👷👱👲🎅👸👤👵💏👱👱🎅👸👸💃💃💃💆💆💇💇💅💅💅👻👻👹👺👺👂💪👽👽👿💀💪👂😗😗😙😘😘😚😏🙍😙😙🙌🙍🙅😋😋😌😭😖😙😘😚👽👾👿👿💀💀💆👼👹💙💕👻💀👿👅👌✊✌✋👊☝👊☝👊☝👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

[@johnopalko5223]

Public: What wonders could be concealed in Antarctica? Lovecraft: Shoggoths. There are shoggoths.

[@littlebear5129]

While searching for oil the fallen angels are said to have been discovered in a cell in Antartica.

[@middletonrei2308]

@@littlebear5129 I heard a few reporters found an ancient alien city, far advanced from anything else on Earth. One reporter left to tell the News, but her plane cashed into the ocean killing her. Meanwhile, her crew under 2 miles of ice disappeared and are still missing. The world may never know.

[@littlebear5129]

@@middletonrei2308...Our world will never know !

[@roryfriththetraveller4982]

[unexplored place exists] [horror and sci fi writers simultaneously crack their knuckles]

[@ransakreject5221]

Theirs a pyramid with a predator in it too! And he fights an alien. Predator is as good at lovecraft right??

[@1998TDM]

This is a stunning broadcast Simon. Not a word wasted and an enthralling history told. Thank you.

[@geographicstravel]

You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@UnchainedAmerica]

@@geographicstravel The penguin you mentioned was actually 6'8. It was found in 2020, a year after this broadcast (and the same time when the world went to Hell). Antarctica was never devoid of life. Penguins had evolved to its current sizes. They are the last remnants of ancient Antarctica.

[@mirabellaignat6533]

The introduction to the Sealing era had me alternately laughing and crying for hours 😂 Simon, you are a fantastic host 👏👏👏

[@ModeratelyTrumpet]

You're high

[@theangryaustralian7624]

Really high

[@infinitejack2115]

6ft tall penguins sold to you. this guy is fos

[@kurniawanwidisusanto3619]

Too much whisky

[@tomharris9570]

Had a deep fascination with Antarctica ever since watching John Carpenter's The Thing, and this was a welcome sight on my notifications today. Excellent work as always, Geographics crew!

[@jamesharmer9293]

Good movie!

[@io8993]

The dog scene tho... O.O

[@mastick5106]

Fun fact: it's become an annual tradition for the winter-over crew at the South Pole's Amundsen-Scott station to watch "The Thing From Another World", John Carpenter's "The Thing", and the 2011 film "The Thing" back-to-back right after the last flight has left for the winter.

[@NathanSletner]

@@mastick5106 That’s properly masochistic. I love it.

[@owencampbell4951]

Well I be damned. You learn something new everyday. To believe Antarctica had lush life. Thank you Simon

[@jackmurphy609]

@Mr McGoo Do you seriously believe this shit?

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

1:57, captions 'Seriously, we're talking so big even yo momma's waistline would have trouble competing' I love the the guys who do the video captions.

[@johng7410]

Went to Antarctica a few years back. Was the most breathtaking thing I've ever done in my life.

[@UNDERGROUNDOG]

Yeah the cold does that.

[@--enyo--]

My great grandfather went on the Mawson expedition (Australasian Antarctic Expedition in 1911-1913) as a biologist before recommencing medical studies in Sydney. And yeah, like the people mentioned here then got sent to WWI. To be honest I'm a bit surprised that the Mawson Expedition wasn't even mentioned in the video, as it made a lot of scientific discoveries and the expedition laid the groundwork for Australia's later territorial claims in Antarctica. Mawson got a knighthood for it, among other awards. It's actually even mentioned by name in 'At the Mountains of Madness' by Lovecraft. On a slightly downbeat note one of the party developed schizophrenia while there over Winter, and they had a job controlling him. If you read some of Mawson's diary entries they genuinely sound like something out of Lovecraft. But still, I really should know more about the continent and its history. Thank you for the video.

[@SoundShinobiYuki]

Douglas Mawson himself is my personal #1 on "HOW THE F DID HE SURVIVE?!?!?!?" stories. And considering how many survival stories came out of the Antarctic, that's not an easy position to top. (The Far Eastern Party as part of that expedition, for reference. He was the only living thing to survive, no other people and not even one sled dog made it...)

[@NeithHecateAddams]

I'm actually reading "Alone on the Ice" about Mawson and the AAE right now. I am far more in awe of Mawson and his crew because Mawson went for the science and sake of discovery for its own sake instead of the race for the poles that seemed to be everyone else's priority. I am in awe of Mawson and will deff be reading more about him.

[@norml.hugh-mann]

All the territory claims in Antarctica have been void by the Antarctic Treaty

[@FloozieOne]

That is very interesting. Thank you for posting your grandfather's accomplishments in such a clear and comprehensive way.

[@morskojvolk]

I _really_ wish you hadn't titled this "Antarctica: The Edge of the Earth". Now, every flat earther on the globe will point to this and say "see, Simon agrees!"

[@geographicstravel]

Antartica: The Location of the Giant Ice Wall that NASA are Hiding From You (and also the location of the Roswell aliens and/or the plans for the 9/11 inside job)

[@morskojvolk]

_And_ the armed penguins...

[@valiroime]

I support the right to arm bears (and penguins)

[@Bethgael]

@@valiroime Especially since penguins currently only have those little flappers. They need some arms.

[@atlvquisdiudohiyo7115]

You mean the earth is not flat

[@izzojoseph2]

Shackleton’s trek was remarkable. At one point, they decided to make a sled out of rope. A storm was approaching and their choices were to walk down the mountain, get caught in the storm and freeze to death, or risk a cliff sledding down. To move slow was guaranteed death so they rode the sled and made it safely.

[@arianafox365]

My mom is going to Antartica right now! It’s her second time. She stopped at a penguin reserve in South America on her way there lol. She’s in her 60s and has been to every single continent, and over 20 countries! 😊✌🏽

[@mattfk_kbraapratata8996]

@Sylvia Morgan wtf

[@iammrgeekboy]

@Sylvia Morgan wtf

[@AprilsgettingcraftyinTexas]

@Sylvia Morgan stop with the conspiracies

[@sibire8284]

"No-one could have predicted that it would end in tragedy." Sorry, what?

[@camkind6952]

Siún Coogan ?

[@jasonharkin2209]

I'm sure plenty of people warned them of the obvious dangers.

[@arnepianocanada]

Such endeavours were known to be highly dangerous - e.g. the mid-1800s Franklin Expedition to seek an ocean passage in Canada's north had ended tragically. Danger did not stop brave men from embracing adventure.

[@arnepianocanada]

Such endeavours were known to be highly dangerous - e.g. the mid-1800s Franklin Expedition to seek an ocean passage in Canada's north had ended tragically. Danger did not stop brave men from embracing adventure.

[@Llewellyn2844]

It was entirely predictable. Scott was a poor leader and his expedition was poorly organized.

[@wtfRyantater]

"Farting around the coast eating any penguins he could get his hands on" 😂😂🤣🤣

[@rachelb4398]

I never thought I'd hear Simon use the phrase "farting around"; it was so delightful to hear!

[@captainweird8731]

Simon paid me $300 to fart in my mouth at a London hotel 2years ago

[@Claytone-Records]

Captain Weird, How much?

[@Useaname]

@@captainweird8731 how did you manage to fart in your own mouth?

[@TheMattc999]

@@Useaname I was wondering the same thing. Seems kinda difficult. I guess I could see someone paying $300 to watch somebody do that just to verify that it really is possible to fart in your own mouth....(and using a funnel, a hose and a gas-mask {a-la Family Guy} does NOT count).

[@perfectlypurepinkpompompan3467]

"His body was never found".... that's because the Penguin Mafia tied him to the underside of an ice sheet, then cracked it and set it adrift in the World Ocean.

[@tibfulv]

Ah, poor Robert F. Scott, about to go down in history. Literally. And while I appreciate the sacrifice for science, I'd rather have dug the things down to be retrieved at a later date and have his team return safely. Rest well, Captain Scott.

[@TheGuruStud]

You would never find it, again.

[@tibfulv]

@@TheGuruStud Lol, don't say that. While the ability to locate things at the time was limited, they could have found things then too. They did manage to find Amundsen's marker without realising it (though that one was recent,) and they did find Scott's final tent. Building an igloo marker for science would likely have been easy if they truly needed to find things. Sad they didn't do it. And our ability to find things has only increased since.

[@resileaf9501]

Sometimes you think you know a bunch about something or some place. And then you realize that there was a whole new dimension about this thing you never knew before. What a fantastic story this place has. I never knew how hotly contested it had been and how a peaceful resolution was reached almost by luck. Great video.

[@scottk3034]

My father was stationed at McMurdo Station with VXE-6. I got to spend a year in Christchurch as a kid.

[@mariakelly5]

How cool is that!

[@virginiatyree6705]

10 8 19 Hey Maria Kelly, Very! Be well. v

[@stuartspence3613]

.

[@LegoTux]

My father was stationed at McMurdo as part of TF43 in the late 60s, spent just over a year on the ice.

[@NukelearFallout]

@Adolf Stallin Humans love to lie. It's why religion still fools many today.

[@PureFPSPwnage]

As always I sincerely appreciate each and every one of your videos. BUT I was really hoping that you would go into the science and actual geography of the continent. Learning the history was of course fantastic and enlightening, but I was hoping that you would be speaking more about the volcanoes/wildlife/mountains/ etc of Antarctica. Nevertheless, this vid twas a very good show old chap.

[@elissajaguar]

@Fps Doug -yes!! Anyone up for Part 2? @Geographics this ^^

[@paulryan2128]

I'll bet you can google search for that now.

[@PureFPSPwnage]

@@paulryan2128 ...just like everything else in this video captain obvious

[@M0053yfate]

Doug, whatever happened to Jeremy and Kyle? Y'all had that show on Canadian showtime too :(

[@AnyoneCanSee]

The channel usually picks a manmade place as small as Stonehenge or no larger than a city and gives you the history. So the human biography of a place. He doesn't cover natural history. The approach makes more sense if you watch other videos which I'm sure you did long ago so I guess I just wasted both of our time by writing this.

[@tacklecentralfishing1051]

I've heard it's cold.

[@theangryaustralian7624]

Nah bud lies Australia's hot as fuck ain't that much more south

[@tacklecentralfishing1051]

I live in a town in North Central Minnesota called Hutchinson MN that is consistently colder than parts of Antarctica.

[@eld460]

Who told you that Allegedly Dave? :p

[@theangryaustralian7624]

@@eld460 it probably was Dave

[@YusufGinnah]

@Tacklecentral Fishing True dat... Especially in the summer..

[@drenrin2120]

It seems you forgot to mention one of major factor's that doomed Scott's party. Not only were there hundreds of miles of barren to cross in the middle of an Antarctic winter, but the south pole itself sits at an elevation of nearly 10,000 feet. A small factor, maybe, but one that further compounds an already hopeless situation.

[@RoniForeva]

You and all your channels are youtube's national treasure. I am a smarter human being thanks to you!

[@tome57a]

Couldn't agree more. I've learned so much from Simon and his team! They're not just a national treasure; they're an international treasure!

[@Reicha]

"Oh, cool, a fellow countryman. WOOP! Kick his ass Amund-" "-ate their dogs" "I DENY ANY AFFILIATION WITH THIS MAN."

[@Reicha]

"Scott was lugging back- See, *this man* I relate to on a personal level. I'd die for my shit, too. Especially if it was exciting science rocks. Amundsen was clearly Danish. >.>

[@CriticalRoleHighlights]

That penguin made me laugh.

[@vitarius2465]

Please do a video on Roald Amundsen! The first man to reach both the North and South poles!

[@jcprov9481]

I’m really enjoying this channel! I learned a lot about the history of this place, I had no idea it was only really discovered in the late 1800s.

[@vernicethompson4825]

What Simon left out was the voyage of the French explorer, Captain Kerguelen, after whom the Kerguelen Islands were named, since he was their discoverer. He also was probably the first to sight Antarctica's shore. Captain Cook knew about Kerguelen's voyage and was trying to follow his course when he himself came close to Antarctica and also located the Kerguelen Islands, thus confirming their existence. The voyages of these men are quite fascinating to read about, as is that of Abel Tasman of the Netherlands, who encountered New Zealand and Australia.

[@NukelearFallout]

You're a fool, then. The classification of discovering something is NOT writing textbooks about it, but merely spotting or observing Antarctica. It has been discovered way before that.

[@vernicethompson4825]

@@NukelearFallout While your insult was not necessary, you are otherwise correct. It is thought that Kerguelen was the first European to discover Antarctica in the late 1700s. Cook's later voyage confirmed his discovery.

[@TheOSagui]

2:32 Probably making this sound "Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!"

[@primotef8863]

Imagine coming home after being the first person to walk on a mysterious continent: "What was it like? Are there trees? Are there animals? Other people? What was the sky like? Was it nice weather?" "It's just ice. And gravel." "And penguin shit."

[@user-nb6zu3rk4f]

Well, there are plants. In most of the coast, it's just microscopic lichen and maybe some sort of miserable moss, but the Antarctic Peninsula has some grass and flower patches, especially near penguin and bird shit.

[@seonaelizabethcoster8465]

No mention of Douglas Mawson and his (also tragic) expedition. Yet again, the heroic Australian team gets overlooked. I mean, he used to be on our $100 note!

[@julieortega5255]

Seona Elizabeth Coster Hear hear!!! I read "Mawson's Will" years ago. It was EPIC in the truest sense of the word, and so godamn tragic. It is my absolute favorite book ever. And, forgive my shallowness, but he was a damn fine looking man as well.

[@--enyo--]

Yeah, I was disappointed as well. It was actually a really significant expedition (hell, it's even name dropped in Lovecraft's 'Mountains of Madness'). I guess because it was Australian and no one thinks we're significant?

[@dats3]

I didn't think I was going to like this channel, but I was wrong. I've watched at least half in the last few days and I think this is just as good as Biographics, maybe even better. Great work Simon and crew.

[@MrRJC1991]

Title "Antartica: The edge of the world" *Enters Flat eathers*

[@dats3]

Was thinking the same thing. I'm scrolling the comments to see if flat earthers are losing their shit over this video. LOL!

[@PANZERFAUST90]

Earther* smh

[@tantoismailgoldstein6279]

Same here

[@jameslyddall]

@@dats3 want to be sad I've just watched Apollo 2019 documentary. Go to the comments of the first video that pops up and its full of people saying NASAHOLES and Neil Armstrong lied which is why he died an alcoholic. What nasty little pricks these people are.

[@ironcross6719]

@@krisj5540 yeah the Aladdin movie is where the truth is 🙄 And yes you can and do have north and south on a sphere. That's just a stupid statement.

[@ragael1024]

That "chasing the penguins for fun" clip was absolutely hilarious. Great video, as always

[@kega090]

So we not gonna talk about the "AH!" during the 6 foot tall penguins segment?

[@slondawg]

2:32 if you were looking for a time stamp

[@kewgardensstation]

H. P. Lovecraft reference! Thanks, Simon!

[@tasiatyler3137]

Well done!! I believe this one is my favorite! I just LOVE LOVE LOVE this channel!!!

[@stevenutter3614]

Dear Aunt Artica , I'm so sorry to hear about you catching the cold, best wishes. Yours truly, South America.

[@canag0d]

While watching this video Simon uploads 437 new videos from all of his channels.

[@beandaddydoggratt9714]

I really do have to say it’s always the best when Im looking something up and any of Simons channels have a video on it! The man is a great presenter and he always has reliable info and if its not proven claim he always lets you know. He’s also non biased when he’s talking about people and events and I love a good info channel like this….. Thanks!

[@beandaddydoggratt9714]

Damn after rereading this it sounds like Im doing an ad for his channel and thats lame as hell but hey it is what it is

[@regular-joe]

So fascinating and well done, I didn't even notice it was almost half an hour long until it was near done. Great job, guys!

[@boopbleepbloop]

I accidentally discovered this channel & I am in LOVE! I love geography so much and this really is the perfect channel for me

[@Filiolus]

Keep it up you guys are awesome, really loving these geographics.

[@indianalivingwedoitall1825]

Simon I believe a segment on the northern Canadian wilderness would be very interesting ,it is a vast diverse environment. Thank you very much for your hard work it is a great way for us knowledge thirsty individuals to pass time 🙏🏾

[@norml.hugh-mann]

The Canadian Far Norrh while vast and empty barely has the resources to support to sparse population of indigenous first nations,so remote that even when the NW passage is ice free there isn't rescue services of any timely reliability meaning no insurers will underwrite voyages of anything but the supply ships for the arctic bases, as any trouble could be a potential environmental disaster and even something minor needing repaired can lead to an all hands lost event really easy...You can however sail a private yacht through but the proc3ss I am sure is costly as Canada considers it territorial waters even though they don't have the abili5y to patrol it you must abide by Canadian vessel laws which even VHF radio requires a special license.

[@russellrandy99]

You have provided so many ideas for summer reading lessons, research projects, and such for my daughter. This and your other channels are amazing. Great job, keep up the great work.

[@alyssinwilliams4570]

AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS! My fave Lovecraft work!! SO GOOD. Also, very heavy in detail at times, which can make wading through it a pain. Worth it in the end.

[@sydhenderson6753]

I like how the Old Ones become sort of sympathetic, especially when our heroes learn about shoggoths.

[@Grungir2]

Now that you mentioned it I always wanted a biographics episode on Ernest Shackleton ... Please make it happen .

[@--enyo--]

Also Sir Douglas Mawson, who for some reason didn't even get a mention in the video.

[@jamesbrost1367]

I want to know more about this metallica concert tho...

[@ZGearbox_AT]

Well you can watch it here on KZbin

[@stevenwebb3634]

Sadly they didn't play Trapped Under Ice

[@cristinesplinis5815]

I saw it on KZbin. It was pretty awesome. 😎

[@--enyo--]

@@stevenwebb3634 Missed oppertunity

[@stevenwebb3634]

@@--enyo-- I know right

[@BrewersPackers]

This channel is spectacular. I love grography and learning about such a wide range of places is super fun.

[@deirdregibbons5609]

This was really, really interesting and well done. I liked how you covered the formation of Antarctica and made it come full circle with the explanation about how rocks collected by the Terra Nova expedition helped clarify that geological history. It's interesting you mentioned about dogs on both expeditions. Part of Mr. Amundsen's success was using sled dogs to haul the loads. The men did find it hard to kill and eat dogs, but they also had treated the dogs very well up to the end compared to how sled dogs were usually treated in the Arctic. Captain Scott's expedition had sled dogs, but they also used Manchurian ponies (probably Yakut ponies from Siberia). Scott felt the ponies would be more dependable than dogs so he relied on them. Yakuts are very good in harsh winter conditions, but the particular horses purchased were not in good condition, especially for Antarctica. None of the ponies survived and the British team had to rely more on hauling sledges with manpower, which was very exhausting. Author Iain Lawrence wrote a novel for pre-teens called "The Winter Pony" that is about the horses on the Terra Nova expedition. In the style of Black Beauty, it is told from the point of view of one of the ponies. It's beautifully written and sad but worth a read.

[@GravityGrave]

I don't care what sort of conditions that breed is able to withstand, the conditions of the Ice are unmanageable for an animal like that.

[@maskedsonja5722]

Two years late to the party but thank you for this. Being a fan of the Arctic and Antarctica I found this immensely enjoyable. Antarctica really even now has a mystery to it and a spookiness in its desolation. Hearing about the events leading up to the eventual expeditions was quite an interesting learn. Highly Recommend South The Shackleton Expedition and The Last Place on Earth

[@barbarachase5824]

Thank you..absolutely intriguing video!

[@geographicstravel]

Thanks :)

[@heidinolen873]

I cannot sleep without background sound and it's usually Simon. Great dream feeds. Except for the commercials that go one for 3 minutes...

[@maruzencentral]

I watch *The Thing* almost every night to fall asleep to because something about Antarctica and being stuck their makes me tired

[@calebwinfield1403]

These channels are the best on KZbin.

[@SquishySenpai]

"The mystery of Antarctica, it finally dissipated for good." Don't tell the flat earthers that...

[@peterjamesfoote3964]

Well done. A number of years ago my brother-in-law Charles Rentmeesters spent a good deal of time working on the Ice Cube Neutrino Detector Project, hundreds of detectors suspended below the ice in a giant grid. He developed and maintained the drilling software that made the project possible and viable. What an exciting time!

[@firewoodcorangamiteevan2916]

Thank you Simon as always great content.

[@roadtoad7704]

The Scott and Edmonson expeditions mentioned being in the winter months...of the Northern Hemisphere. It was actually in the summer for the Southern Hemisphere.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Like the Summer Olympics in Rio, 2016 :^D

[@wallplug3903]

I wonder if there are frozen dinosaurs trapped under the ice in Antarctica.

[@tibfulv]

Highly likely. It was a lush land bridge at one time, right up until the emergence of the marsupials. Only bones, though.

[@daydreamer8662]

Impossible. They died off at least 20 million years before the ice sheets started to collect

[@Voo504Doo]

Day Dreamer not impossible for megalithic structures though

[@kyledavis4202]

If so that means there would be fossil fuels there, ie oil and natural gas. At which point the US will proclaim that it is promptly invading Antarctica because it needs democracy

[@wyattguilliams9472]

@@kyledavis4202 Antarctic Treaty prevents that

[@bythebeardofmatt]

Another fascinating video about a fascinating topic. Thanks to all involved for the continued hard work!

[@maxpayne2574]

The heroic age of finding new places we could exploit.

[@Pepperminge_Mononoke]

The book called Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing really puts in perspective the region and hardships explorers faced.

[@jwc449]

Simon Whistler is THE MAN

[@zakiranderson722]

Watch enough of him and his voice will do you head in

[@markvarley4557]

Another great video, I've been enjoying this new channel, and still love your others, great work, thank you. 👍

[@bradgillette9253]

Super-cool delivery gang. One of best books I have yet read is "Shakelton's Way." Would be great for a Biographical episode. Thanks, again. Always love your channel! Cheers, mates.

[@Nachos237]

"Farting around the coast" I had to turn on closed captions to make sure I heard it right.

[@AnyoneCanSee]

'Farting around,' is very common;y used in England for wasting time. So 'stop farting around and hurry up,' is said by parents to children and boyfriends to girlfriend every day.

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

Antartica, home to a metal band, and the setting of several Lovecraft horror stories.

[@tylercady3985]

Home to a metal band? Am I missing something? I think Metallica is the only band to ever play in Antarctica if that's what you're referring to.

[@brucebartman4782]

You are my #1 info source on topics I find most interesting!

[@ChristineCAlb1]

One of your better videos. You slowed down and I could hear every word you said. Keep up the good work. These are fun to watch.

[@warmachineuk]

For a minute, I thought KZbin was recommending flat Earth videos.

[@TheSallye33]

It turned cold when it seperated from Australia and the ocean no longer travelled into the tropics to warm up but turned into the southern ocean, just circling around the pole, therefore chilling the ocean right down.

[@Blueboy0316]

You sir, make my morning commutes to work much more enjoyable.

[@crustykells27]

Thanks for your storytelling. Listened and learned.

[@GrievousReborn]

Iorn maiden turned that poem into an epic song

[@BrianSmith-vl7xu]

what a place to have a gig!!

[@GravityGrave]

Fun fact: every summer at McMurdo Station, different bands form throughout the season and play at Ice Stock, the end of the year music festival :)

[@robertwalker-smith2739]

That 'Antarctica' literally means 'the side opposite the side with the bears' is delightful.

[@rogerhwerner6997]

I was 8 during the IGY. It was a huge deal, one that I learned about and never forgot. No mention of the Australian Sir Douglas Mawson. Yet another heroic explorer. His book is 'The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914'. A decent book about his exploits is 'Mawson's Will.' His too is a harrowing tale of survival.

[@hazevthewolf178]

I really enjoyed this as I have all of your Geographics. It's almost as if you knew of all the places in the world that really fascinate me. Have you heard of a chap called Rodney Marks? He was a Australian physicist working at South Pole station and died in May of 2000 . He may be Antarctica's first and only murder victim.

[@michaelhowell2326]

Pretty good stuff. I'd love it you guys covered the Dalai Lama's Potala Palace in Lhasa?

[@archstanton6102]

The documentary Encountets at the End of the World is stunning. That lone penguin scene is heart breaking

[@Havoc_Unlimited]

Geographics!? Heck yes Simon! Keep up the awesome work!

[@giacchina]

I’m really confused how did they just guess they’re was another continent if they never saw it

[@zapfanzapfan]

There was land in the north (as far as they had gone anyway) so there should be land in the south... something like that.

[@sibire8284]

Blind squirrel still finds a nut now and then.

[@Flint-Dibble-the-Don]

Seals and birds usually live on land masses. Where there be bird's and seal's there be land. Best I can guess.

[@sammuelle77]

Zealandia was part of Gondwana too! Be a great video topic.

[@Amethyst_Dragon_]

A excellent video thank you for posting

[@jonkline709]

Really enjoyed this found in very informative. But then again I’ve come to enjoy all of your “films”.

[@dvlry]

I wish you would have been my History teacher.

[@chrisjanuarywilliamson2010]

David Lavery right??? I might have actually learnt something 😂

[@evildead7549]

Next week we look at the Bermuda triangle and try to separate fact from fiction and try to wrap our heads around the strange geomagnetics in the area 😆 lol Do it man

[@NukelearFallout]

@Boco Corwin Yes, but the events of those disappearences relied solely on the strange behaviors that the triangle produces.

[@bobbieratclif9519]

Once again spot on!

[@clucking007mobilebtw6]

You by far my favorite youtuber, the range of topics you cover is great but the way you present the content is so gripping. The ICBM video was a fav. I'm from New Zealand and would love to see a geo graphics video on our volcanos/ tectonics. It would be verry intresting. We do have a super volcano amoungst other intresting things.

[@VictorVonGrooove]

It's titles like this that makes Flat-Earthers scream AH HA! We were right!

[@chrisredfieldjm]

My Exact Thought when I saw it! Simon, you should know better! Edit...Title should have been, Antarctica: The Ice Rimmed Edge of the Earth that not even NASA Can Cross....Without Thus Heading North!

[@serpico1616]

I think at this point, just let them have their cake. A lot of conpiracy theories are bad, but I think this one is harmless. They will eventually die off, it's just another form of natural selection! lol

[@et34t34fdf]

Antarctica is supposed to be an ice wall, surrounding the flat disc, according to flat earthers. Which begs the question, how come you can travel indefinitely in certain directions and never meet this ice wall?

[@jkb2016]

It was recently made public that Simon was a renegade Lizard man. I guess they revived him and made him spread these lies you see in the video!

[@virginiatyree6705]

10 8 19 Hey@@et34t34fdf, Because it doesn't exist! except in the delusional-minds of the con artists that promulgate this nonsense. Be well. v

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

I wouldn't bother going unless I was guaranteed to see armed penguins with laser beams attached to their heads.

[@Tidvel]

This is a new channel for me but same guy doing it. Been watching the videos for year. Keep up the good work. Love the information