Antarctica: The Edge of the Earth

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@geographicstravel
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
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@heyhonpuds
@heyhonpuds 4 жыл бұрын
Geographics - one of the best channels on KZbin
@edengardenlabs7773
@edengardenlabs7773 4 жыл бұрын
A great flood would also put bones on Antarctica
@young321bookie
@young321bookie 4 жыл бұрын
Treason.
@just-give-me-a-handle-you
@just-give-me-a-handle-you 4 жыл бұрын
Business blaze a horrible place for business content a awesome place for entertainment
@ksturmer5388
@ksturmer5388 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant channel!! I bought the merch!!! :)
@dirgecry2047
@dirgecry2047 5 жыл бұрын
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
@morskojvolk 5 жыл бұрын
Funny, but true!
@rayzorrayzor9000
@rayzorrayzor9000 4 жыл бұрын
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
@noth606 4 жыл бұрын
RaYzOr rAyZoR doubtful, look at what went on in the winter war, and Greenland plus Antarctica during falklands
@rayzorrayzor9000
@rayzorrayzor9000 4 жыл бұрын
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
@vonfaustien3957 4 жыл бұрын
@Farmer Larry got to loot that sweet elder thing technology from there buried frozen cities shogoths be dammed
@tagootuesday6521
@tagootuesday6521 4 жыл бұрын
“R. Scott, Last Entry” it’s crazy to imagine him laying there writing that with his last bits of energy
@lauriem5751
@lauriem5751 4 жыл бұрын
He was an English officer. It was incumbent on him to write his own epitaph. 😏
@AnyoneCanSee
@AnyoneCanSee 4 жыл бұрын
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
@sisaktamas 3 жыл бұрын
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
@IrishMike22 3 жыл бұрын
@@sisaktamas "bone chilling" 😉
@seanmccarty1176
@seanmccarty1176 3 жыл бұрын
@@AnyoneCanSee I think they are heroes for all mankind. Their contributions to our collective knowledge can not be understated.
@ReverendShmun
@ReverendShmun 4 жыл бұрын
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
@seanmccarty1176 3 жыл бұрын
You damn right lol. Why trek over some bullshit ice? I'll just fly over it and drop a flag. MERICA, FUCK YEAH!
@deityofchoice173
@deityofchoice173 2 жыл бұрын
Only if he shot at it as well.
@jean-lucpicard5510
@jean-lucpicard5510 2 жыл бұрын
Better than a bomb.
@user-rn3rn6nl3h
@user-rn3rn6nl3h 2 жыл бұрын
@@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
@TheRilluma 2 жыл бұрын
ot chinese when they claim rocks to be lands owned by them to enlarge their controlled ocean area..
@AcydDrop
@AcydDrop 5 жыл бұрын
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
@virginiatyree6705 5 жыл бұрын
10 8 19 Hey AcydDrop, Sounds pretty interesting, lucky you! Those 24 hour days-nights would seem to be rough. Be well. v
@AcydDrop
@AcydDrop 5 жыл бұрын
@@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
@virginiatyree6705 5 жыл бұрын
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
@theultimatereductionist7592 5 жыл бұрын
+AcydDrop What's the nightlife/disco scene like down there?
@AcydDrop
@AcydDrop 5 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@mavenous22
@mavenous22 5 жыл бұрын
Loved the quick penguin snippet, lol
@WhiteRabbit1209
@WhiteRabbit1209 4 жыл бұрын
I had to rewind that a few times 😆
@M0053yfate
@M0053yfate 4 жыл бұрын
All the quick-shout cuts they've been doing lately got me in stitches.
@tedthesailor172
@tedthesailor172 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, wicked...
@oozorakyou
@oozorakyou 4 жыл бұрын
2:32 for the description lol hahh
@Ron4885
@Ron4885 4 жыл бұрын
It was nice. But man. . . I had no idea they were that tall. They're over my head.
@morskojvolk
@morskojvolk 5 жыл бұрын
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
@geographicstravel 5 жыл бұрын
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
@morskojvolk 5 жыл бұрын
_And_ the armed penguins...
@valiroime
@valiroime 4 жыл бұрын
I support the right to arm bears (and penguins)
@Bethgael
@Bethgael 4 жыл бұрын
@@valiroime Especially since penguins currently only have those little flappers. They need some arms.
@atlvquisdiudohiyo7115
@atlvquisdiudohiyo7115 4 жыл бұрын
You mean the earth is not flat
@1998TDM
@1998TDM 5 жыл бұрын
This is a stunning broadcast Simon. Not a word wasted and an enthralling history told. Thank you.
@geographicstravel
@geographicstravel 5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
@UnchainedAmerica
@UnchainedAmerica Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@mitchellneu
@mitchellneu 5 жыл бұрын
Simon: mentions "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Me: *initiate 13 and a half epic minutes of Iron Maiden*
@DeputatKaktus
@DeputatKaktus 5 жыл бұрын
Same 🤘🏻😃
@SeanHH1986
@SeanHH1986 5 жыл бұрын
Yes
@Russo-Delenda-Est
@Russo-Delenda-Est 5 жыл бұрын
Damn straight!
@antti-jussikemppainen305
@antti-jussikemppainen305 5 жыл бұрын
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
@stuartspence3613 5 жыл бұрын
@@Russo-Delenda-Est ☺😊😇😇😈🙏🙌😼😼👩👧👶👦💏👥👮👷👱👲🎅👸👤👵💏👱👱🎅👸👸💃💃💃💆💆💇💇💅💅💅👻👻👹👺👺👂💪👽👽👿💀💪👂😗😗😙😘😘😚😏🙍😙😙🙌🙍🙅😋😋😌😭😖😙😘😚👽👾👿👿💀💀💆👼👹💙💕👻💀👿👅👌✊✌✋👊☝👊☝👊☝👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
@johnopalko5223
@johnopalko5223 5 жыл бұрын
Public: What wonders could be concealed in Antarctica? Lovecraft: Shoggoths. There are shoggoths.
@littlebear5129
@littlebear5129 4 жыл бұрын
While searching for oil the fallen angels are said to have been discovered in a cell in Antartica.
@middletonrei2308
@middletonrei2308 4 жыл бұрын
@@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
@littlebear5129 4 жыл бұрын
@@middletonrei2308...Our world will never know !
@roryfriththetraveller4982
@roryfriththetraveller4982 4 жыл бұрын
[unexplored place exists] [horror and sci fi writers simultaneously crack their knuckles]
@ransakreject5221
@ransakreject5221 3 жыл бұрын
Theirs a pyramid with a predator in it too! And he fights an alien. Predator is as good at lovecraft right??
@johng7410
@johng7410 4 жыл бұрын
Went to Antarctica a few years back. Was the most breathtaking thing I've ever done in my life.
@UNDERGROUNDOG
@UNDERGROUNDOG Жыл бұрын
Yeah the cold does that.
@sibire8284
@sibire8284 5 жыл бұрын
"No-one could have predicted that it would end in tragedy." Sorry, what?
@camkind6952
@camkind6952 4 жыл бұрын
Siún Coogan ?
@jasonharkin2209
@jasonharkin2209 4 жыл бұрын
I'm sure plenty of people warned them of the obvious dangers.
@arnepianocanada
@arnepianocanada 4 жыл бұрын
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
@arnepianocanada 4 жыл бұрын
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
@Llewellyn2844 3 жыл бұрын
It was entirely predictable. Scott was a poor leader and his expedition was poorly organized.
@owencampbell4951
@owencampbell4951 5 жыл бұрын
Well I be damned. You learn something new everyday. To believe Antarctica had lush life. Thank you Simon
@jackmurphy609
@jackmurphy609 3 жыл бұрын
@Mr McGoo Do you seriously believe this shit?
@tomharris9570
@tomharris9570 5 жыл бұрын
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
@jamesharmer9293 5 жыл бұрын
Good movie!
@io8993
@io8993 5 жыл бұрын
The dog scene tho... O.O
@mastick5106
@mastick5106 4 жыл бұрын
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
@NathanSletner 3 жыл бұрын
@@mastick5106 That’s properly masochistic. I love it.
@izzojoseph2
@izzojoseph2 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@--enyo--
@--enyo-- 3 жыл бұрын
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
@SoundShinobiYuki Жыл бұрын
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
@NeithHecateAddams Жыл бұрын
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
@norml.hugh-mann Жыл бұрын
All the territory claims in Antarctica have been void by the Antarctic Treaty
@FloozieOne
@FloozieOne Жыл бұрын
That is very interesting. Thank you for posting your grandfather's accomplishments in such a clear and comprehensive way.
@tacklecentralfishing1051
@tacklecentralfishing1051 5 жыл бұрын
I've heard it's cold.
@theangryaustralian7624
@theangryaustralian7624 5 жыл бұрын
Nah bud lies Australia's hot as fuck ain't that much more south
@tacklecentralfishing1051
@tacklecentralfishing1051 5 жыл бұрын
I live in a town in North Central Minnesota called Hutchinson MN that is consistently colder than parts of Antarctica.
@eld460
@eld460 5 жыл бұрын
Who told you that Allegedly Dave? :p
@theangryaustralian7624
@theangryaustralian7624 5 жыл бұрын
@@eld460 it probably was Dave
@YusufGinnah
@YusufGinnah 5 жыл бұрын
@Tacklecentral Fishing True dat... Especially in the summer..
@LtColShingSides
@LtColShingSides 5 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy these and the biographics videos. They're good for listening to while I drive around for work all day.
@ddsjgvk
@ddsjgvk 5 жыл бұрын
So do you use data???
@LtColShingSides
@LtColShingSides 5 жыл бұрын
@@ddsjgvk I have unlimited data
@ddsjgvk
@ddsjgvk 5 жыл бұрын
@@LtColShingSides Nice. Do I mind how much is your contract worth?
@LtColShingSides
@LtColShingSides 5 жыл бұрын
@@ddsjgvk $98 a month and then with insurance and I'm still paying off the actual phone I pay about $120 a month.
@LtColShingSides
@LtColShingSides 5 жыл бұрын
@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.
@arianafox365
@arianafox365 4 жыл бұрын
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
@mattfk_kbraapratata8996 3 жыл бұрын
@Sylvia Morgan wtf
@iammrgeekboy
@iammrgeekboy 3 жыл бұрын
@Sylvia Morgan wtf
@AprilsgettingcraftyinTexas
@AprilsgettingcraftyinTexas 3 жыл бұрын
@Sylvia Morgan stop with the conspiracies
@mirabellaignat6533
@mirabellaignat6533 5 жыл бұрын
The introduction to the Sealing era had me alternately laughing and crying for hours 😂 Simon, you are a fantastic host 👏👏👏
@ModeratelyTrumpet
@ModeratelyTrumpet 5 жыл бұрын
You're high
@theangryaustralian7624
@theangryaustralian7624 5 жыл бұрын
Really high
@infinitejack2115
@infinitejack2115 5 жыл бұрын
6ft tall penguins sold to you. this guy is fos
@kurniawanwidisusanto3619
@kurniawanwidisusanto3619 4 жыл бұрын
Too much whisky
@perfectlypurepinkpompompan3467
@perfectlypurepinkpompompan3467 4 жыл бұрын
"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.
@scottk3034
@scottk3034 5 жыл бұрын
My father was stationed at McMurdo Station with VXE-6. I got to spend a year in Christchurch as a kid.
@mariakelly5
@mariakelly5 5 жыл бұрын
How cool is that!
@virginiatyree6705
@virginiatyree6705 5 жыл бұрын
10 8 19 Hey Maria Kelly, Very! Be well. v
@stuartspence3613
@stuartspence3613 5 жыл бұрын
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@LegoTux
@LegoTux 5 жыл бұрын
My father was stationed at McMurdo as part of TF43 in the late 60s, spent just over a year on the ice.
@NukelearFallout
@NukelearFallout 4 жыл бұрын
@Adolf Stallin Humans love to lie. It's why religion still fools many today.
@tibfulv
@tibfulv 5 жыл бұрын
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
@TheGuruStud 3 жыл бұрын
You would never find it, again.
@tibfulv
@tibfulv 3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@RoniForeva
@RoniForeva 5 жыл бұрын
You and all your channels are youtube's national treasure. I am a smarter human being thanks to you!
@tome57a
@tome57a 5 жыл бұрын
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!
@jcprov9481
@jcprov9481 5 жыл бұрын
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
@vernicethompson4825 4 жыл бұрын
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
@NukelearFallout 4 жыл бұрын
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
@vernicethompson4825 4 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@vitarius2465
@vitarius2465 5 жыл бұрын
Please do a video on Roald Amundsen! The first man to reach both the North and South poles!
@seonaelizabethcoster8465
@seonaelizabethcoster8465 5 жыл бұрын
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
@julieortega5255 4 жыл бұрын
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--
@--enyo-- 3 жыл бұрын
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?
@PureFPSPwnage
@PureFPSPwnage 5 жыл бұрын
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
@elissajaguar 5 жыл бұрын
@Fps Doug -yes!! Anyone up for Part 2? @Geographics this ^^
@paulryan2128
@paulryan2128 5 жыл бұрын
I'll bet you can google search for that now.
@PureFPSPwnage
@PureFPSPwnage 5 жыл бұрын
@@paulryan2128 ...just like everything else in this video captain obvious
@M0053yfate
@M0053yfate 4 жыл бұрын
Doug, whatever happened to Jeremy and Kyle? Y'all had that show on Canadian showtime too :(
@AnyoneCanSee
@AnyoneCanSee 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@dats3
@dats3 5 жыл бұрын
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
@MrRJC1991 5 жыл бұрын
Title "Antartica: The edge of the world" *Enters Flat eathers*
@dats3
@dats3 5 жыл бұрын
Was thinking the same thing. I'm scrolling the comments to see if flat earthers are losing their shit over this video. LOL!
@PANZERFAUST90
@PANZERFAUST90 5 жыл бұрын
Earther* smh
@tantoismailgoldstein6279
@tantoismailgoldstein6279 4 жыл бұрын
Same here
@jameslyddall
@jameslyddall 4 жыл бұрын
@@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
@ironcross6719 4 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@primotef8863
@primotef8863 4 жыл бұрын
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
@user-nb6zu3rk4f 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@Reicha
@Reicha 4 жыл бұрын
"Oh, cool, a fellow countryman. WOOP! Kick his ass Amund-" "-ate their dogs" "I DENY ANY AFFILIATION WITH THIS MAN."
@Reicha
@Reicha 4 жыл бұрын
"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
@CriticalRoleHighlights 5 жыл бұрын
That penguin made me laugh.
@boopbleepbloop
@boopbleepbloop 3 жыл бұрын
I accidentally discovered this channel & I am in LOVE! I love geography so much and this really is the perfect channel for me
@jamesbrost1367
@jamesbrost1367 5 жыл бұрын
I want to know more about this metallica concert tho...
@ZGearbox_AT
@ZGearbox_AT 4 жыл бұрын
Well you can watch it here on KZbin
@stevenwebb3634
@stevenwebb3634 4 жыл бұрын
Sadly they didn't play Trapped Under Ice
@cristinesplinis5815
@cristinesplinis5815 3 жыл бұрын
I saw it on KZbin. It was pretty awesome. 😎
@--enyo--
@--enyo-- 3 жыл бұрын
@@stevenwebb3634 Missed oppertunity
@stevenwebb3634
@stevenwebb3634 3 жыл бұрын
@@--enyo-- I know right
@alyssinwilliams4570
@alyssinwilliams4570 3 жыл бұрын
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
@sydhenderson6753 Жыл бұрын
I like how the Old Ones become sort of sympathetic, especially when our heroes learn about shoggoths.
@beandaddydoggratt9714
@beandaddydoggratt9714 2 жыл бұрын
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
@beandaddydoggratt9714 2 жыл бұрын
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
@kewgardensstation
@kewgardensstation 5 жыл бұрын
H. P. Lovecraft reference! Thanks, Simon!
@maruzencentral
@maruzencentral 4 жыл бұрын
I watch *The Thing* almost every night to fall asleep to because something about Antarctica and being stuck their makes me tired
@calebwinfield1403
@calebwinfield1403 5 жыл бұрын
These channels are the best on KZbin.
@stevenutter3614
@stevenutter3614 5 жыл бұрын
Dear Aunt Artica , I'm so sorry to hear about you catching the cold, best wishes. Yours truly, South America.
@Grungir2
@Grungir2 5 жыл бұрын
Now that you mentioned it I always wanted a biographics episode on Ernest Shackleton ... Please make it happen .
@--enyo--
@--enyo-- 3 жыл бұрын
Also Sir Douglas Mawson, who for some reason didn't even get a mention in the video.
@kega090
@kega090 5 жыл бұрын
So we not gonna talk about the "AH!" during the 6 foot tall penguins segment?
@slondawg
@slondawg 3 жыл бұрын
2:32 if you were looking for a time stamp
@ragael1024
@ragael1024 4 жыл бұрын
That "chasing the penguins for fun" clip was absolutely hilarious. Great video, as always
@russellrandy99
@russellrandy99 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@indianalivingwedoitall1825
@indianalivingwedoitall1825 4 жыл бұрын
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
@norml.hugh-mann Жыл бұрын
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.
@Oxtocoatl13
@Oxtocoatl13 3 жыл бұрын
The men of Shackleton's expedition may have been sent to the meatgrinder of WWI, but Shackleton was sent to North Russia as an expert to teach the British troops there how to survive, plan and eventually fight in brutal winter conditions. He also designed some special gear foe the army there. So, I guess I'm saying the meatgrinder put him to a good use?
@SquishySenpai
@SquishySenpai 4 жыл бұрын
"The mystery of Antarctica, it finally dissipated for good." Don't tell the flat earthers that...
@heidinolen873
@heidinolen873 4 жыл бұрын
I cannot sleep without background sound and it's usually Simon. Great dream feeds. Except for the commercials that go one for 3 minutes...
@Filiolus
@Filiolus 5 жыл бұрын
Keep it up you guys are awesome, really loving these geographics.
@maxpayne2574
@maxpayne2574 2 жыл бұрын
The heroic age of finding new places we could exploit.
@warmachineuk
@warmachineuk 5 жыл бұрын
For a minute, I thought KZbin was recommending flat Earth videos.
@peterjamesfoote3964
@peterjamesfoote3964 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@wallplug3903
@wallplug3903 5 жыл бұрын
I wonder if there are frozen dinosaurs trapped under the ice in Antarctica.
@tibfulv
@tibfulv 5 жыл бұрын
Highly likely. It was a lush land bridge at one time, right up until the emergence of the marsupials. Only bones, though.
@daydreamer8662
@daydreamer8662 4 жыл бұрын
Impossible. They died off at least 20 million years before the ice sheets started to collect
@Voo504Doo
@Voo504Doo 4 жыл бұрын
Day Dreamer not impossible for megalithic structures though
@kyledavis4202
@kyledavis4202 4 жыл бұрын
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
@wyattguilliams9472 4 жыл бұрын
@@kyledavis4202 Antarctic Treaty prevents that
@roadtoad7704
@roadtoad7704 3 жыл бұрын
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
@RideAcrossTheRiver 3 жыл бұрын
Like the Summer Olympics in Rio, 2016 :^D
@maskedsonja5722
@maskedsonja5722 2 жыл бұрын
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
@jwc449
@jwc449 5 жыл бұрын
Simon Whistler is THE MAN
@zakiranderson722
@zakiranderson722 4 жыл бұрын
Watch enough of him and his voice will do you head in
@robertwalker-smith2739
@robertwalker-smith2739 3 жыл бұрын
That 'Antarctica' literally means 'the side opposite the side with the bears' is delightful.
@rionthemagnificent2971
@rionthemagnificent2971 3 жыл бұрын
Antartica, home to a metal band, and the setting of several Lovecraft horror stories.
@tylercady3985
@tylercady3985 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@Pepperminge_Mononoke
@Pepperminge_Mononoke 4 жыл бұрын
The book called Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing really puts in perspective the region and hardships explorers faced.
@peacefuleverlastingserenity
@peacefuleverlastingserenity 4 жыл бұрын
I plan on watching all your videos. I feel smarter after each one. Thank you. I believe we should all learn something new every day. Never retire your brain.
@geographicstravel
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@deirdregibbons5609
@deirdregibbons5609 5 жыл бұрын
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
@GravityGrave 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@tasiatyler3137
@tasiatyler3137 5 жыл бұрын
Well done!! I believe this one is my favorite! I just LOVE LOVE LOVE this channel!!!
@barbarachase5824
@barbarachase5824 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you..absolutely intriguing video!
@geographicstravel
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@zebrastrong9291
@zebrastrong9291 4 жыл бұрын
To go with this.. Would love to see an episode on Biographics about Jill Heinerth. She led an expedition to Antarctica and was the first person to cave dive inside of a glacier! She’s one of the greatest underwater explorers of our time!
@TheSallye33
@TheSallye33 5 жыл бұрын
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.
@regular-joe
@regular-joe 5 жыл бұрын
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!
@LemonJackRazer
@LemonJackRazer 5 жыл бұрын
I’m really confused how did they just guess they’re was another continent if they never saw it
@zapfanzapfan
@zapfanzapfan 5 жыл бұрын
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
@sibire8284 5 жыл бұрын
Blind squirrel still finds a nut now and then.
@Flint-Dibble-the-Don
@Flint-Dibble-the-Don 5 жыл бұрын
Seals and birds usually live on land masses. Where there be bird's and seal's there be land. Best I can guess.
@rogerhwerner6997
@rogerhwerner6997 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@dvlry
@dvlry 5 жыл бұрын
I wish you would have been my History teacher.
@chrisjanuarywilliamson2010
@chrisjanuarywilliamson2010 5 жыл бұрын
David Lavery right??? I might have actually learnt something 😂
@PatronusGaming83
@PatronusGaming83 3 жыл бұрын
I am very pleased with the Bill and Ted references. Well done Sir. Be Excellent to Everyone.
@Nachos237
@Nachos237 5 жыл бұрын
"Farting around the coast" I had to turn on closed captions to make sure I heard it right.
@AnyoneCanSee
@AnyoneCanSee 4 жыл бұрын
'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.
@kathyannunzio3294
@kathyannunzio3294 5 жыл бұрын
Did I hear that right ? Metallica did a gig there in 2013 ? Who was in attendance ? The penguins ? I can picture a bunch of penguin passing a blunt and bobbing their heads to "Enter Sandman". The seals boycotted for fear of being jumped.
@dallaskelley2760
@dallaskelley2760 5 жыл бұрын
But spheres don't have edges. Did you just confirm the earth is flat and that Antarctica IS the wall keeping us from all falling off?
@BrianKelsay
@BrianKelsay 3 жыл бұрын
Wish you had mentioned the HP Lovecraft connection along with the Poe story. Another point is the experience gained in Antarctica that applies to space. The remoteness, cold, harsh conditions, lack of food, diffiulty of travel is all related to probes and manned spacetravel to the moon and other planets.
@--enyo--
@--enyo-- 3 жыл бұрын
He mentioned Lovecraft a fair few times.
@GrievousReborn
@GrievousReborn 5 жыл бұрын
Iorn maiden turned that poem into an epic song
@karenballard7470
@karenballard7470 4 жыл бұрын
Ice mast high came floating by as green as emerald. I was given the book when I was a kid and still have it. I've always had a fascination with Antarctica. If I could go anywhere in the world, but it could only be 1 place, it would be Antarctica. I don't want to go as a tourist, but as a student on a research team to study the geology and wild life. Would also like to do a lot of photography. I WISH. "And if wishes were horses, then beggars would ride 😑"
@BrianSmith-vl7xu
@BrianSmith-vl7xu 5 жыл бұрын
what a place to have a gig!!
@GravityGrave
@GravityGrave 3 жыл бұрын
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 :)
@MrYashka12
@MrYashka12 4 жыл бұрын
Been there...56 ANARE year 2000...Mawson Station for 13 months...unbelievable experience.
@bradgillette9253
@bradgillette9253 5 жыл бұрын
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.
@hazevthewolf178
@hazevthewolf178 5 жыл бұрын
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.
@crustykells27
@crustykells27 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your storytelling. Listened and learned.
@maverick2161
@maverick2161 5 жыл бұрын
Antarctica, or as it's scientifically known, "those large insurmountable walls of ice which hold in the Earth's oceans and keep ships from falling off the edge."
@brybyrne397
@brybyrne397 4 жыл бұрын
Something wrong with you
@admiralsnackbar69
@admiralsnackbar69 4 жыл бұрын
Think you and your type need help.
@garcemac
@garcemac 5 жыл бұрын
Today I Found Out... Oops! Wrong channel ;) I'm loving Geographics Simon. Yet another fantastic video!
@69TheGG
@69TheGG 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a blast
@clucking007mobilebtw6
@clucking007mobilebtw6 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@se7inhand
@se7inhand 4 жыл бұрын
Who else watches these videos for the sometimes hilarious variances in what he says and what the captioning reads?
@ChristineCAlb1
@ChristineCAlb1 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@tedthesailor172
@tedthesailor172 4 жыл бұрын
I notice you've glossed over the disaster at Norwegian ice-station, Thule, where a 100,000 year old shape-shifting alien was discovered...
@--enyo--
@--enyo-- 3 жыл бұрын
Also Shoggoths and the ill-fated Pabodie Expedition.
@camf7522
@camf7522 3 жыл бұрын
Most beautiful place I have visited.
@michaelhowell2326
@michaelhowell2326 5 жыл бұрын
Pretty good stuff. I'd love it you guys covered the Dalai Lama's Potala Palace in Lhasa?
@samirsaddik6078
@samirsaddik6078 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video saved me a trip to Antarctica and made me feel cooler because where I live in California it’s a 110 degrees right now. Thank you
@DutchBane
@DutchBane 5 жыл бұрын
Iv been to antartica, it was pretty cool 😂
@stevoplex
@stevoplex Жыл бұрын
Surrounding the North Pole is a round frozen ocean ringed by land. Around the South Pole is a round frozen continent surrounded by ocean. This is exceptionally fair (in a world where life in general is not fair). I'm sure the ancient Greeks would appreciate this.
@samanjj
@samanjj 5 жыл бұрын
1:15 marinus of Tyre thought there was an undiscovered continent in the Southern Hemisphere and named it Antarctica Australia: am I a joke to you?
@MrBiggles53
@MrBiggles53 4 жыл бұрын
samanjj Just be glad we don’t have another continent to exile you to!
@samanjj
@samanjj 4 жыл бұрын
MrBiggles53 assuming you’re English - we can’t keep you chaps out if we try!
@--enyo--
@--enyo-- 3 жыл бұрын
Saying this as an Australia, but yes. Although disappointed the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911 - 1913 wasn't even mentioned. It was actually a pretty big deal.
@lauriem5751
@lauriem5751 5 жыл бұрын
Have you done a biography on Shackleton? You kind of brushed over his accomplishment.
@evildead7549
@evildead7549 5 жыл бұрын
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
@NukelearFallout 4 жыл бұрын
@Boco Corwin Yes, but the events of those disappearences relied solely on the strange behaviors that the triangle produces.
@archstanton6102
@archstanton6102 5 жыл бұрын
The documentary Encountets at the End of the World is stunning. That lone penguin scene is heart breaking
@VictorVonGrooove
@VictorVonGrooove 5 жыл бұрын
It's titles like this that makes Flat-Earthers scream AH HA! We were right!
@chrisredfieldjm
@chrisredfieldjm 5 жыл бұрын
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
@serpico1616 5 жыл бұрын
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
@et34t34fdf 5 жыл бұрын
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
@jkb2016 5 жыл бұрын
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
@virginiatyree6705 5 жыл бұрын
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
@avenuestx2211
@avenuestx2211 Жыл бұрын
I suddenly had the urge to look up information about Antarctica lol and sure enough my boy Simon always comes through
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