What is Happening in Antarctica?
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00:00This is Antarctica, which has been a great mystery for humans for centuries
00:06Whether it is blood waterfalls, mysterious animals, underground lakes or a city hidden under the snow
00:12There are many myths and mysteries about Antarctica that have not been solved even today
00:17Antarctica is the only continent in the world where no human lives
00:22Because the temperature here goes up to minus 90 degrees Celsius
00:26In addition, there are snow storms at a speed of 300 km per hour
00:31Similarly, Antarctica is the driest continent in the world
00:34So dry that you may be surprised to know that it is also called a desert
00:39Because it rains only 51 mm here
00:43Despite all this, for the past 100 years, many countries have been trying to take control of Antarctica
00:49Look at this map of Antarctica
00:50France claims this part
00:52Norway claims this part
00:54Australia claims all this right side
00:56Similarly, Britain, Chile, Argentina and New Zealand also claim some parts of Antarctica
01:02But what is the reason for this?
01:04What is it under this snow that the superpowers of the world want to take control of it?
01:09Today we are going to solve some mysteries of Antarctica
01:13And at the same time, we will also find out who actually discovered Antarctica
01:18And finally, we will also see what secrets are hidden under this snow
01:23that the superpowers of the world know
01:25and that's why they want to take control of Antarctica
01:30Who discovered Antarctica?
01:32Depends on who you are asking
01:33The British say that they discovered Antarctica
01:36While the Russians say that they were the first to step here
01:40But Antarctica was mentioned by the Greek philosopher Aristotle thousands of years ago
01:46when he said that the Earth is round and the North and South Poles are mirror images of each other
01:51In 2021, a study of the Royal Society of New Zealand was published
01:55in which it was said that the Maori people living near Australia on the Polynesian Islands
01:59were probably the first people to reach Antarctica in the 7th century
02:03Because in their old stories, a snowy continent is mentioned
02:08which is on the southern side of the earth
02:10Anyway, in recorded history, British officer James Cook was the first European
02:14who crossed the Antarctic Circle and reached here near Antarctica
02:17But he was still 130 km away from Antarctica that he turned his ship back
02:23Because he did not see Antarctica, but he did see floating icebergs in the water
02:28And the attitude of the sea was such that it was very dangerous to take the ship ahead
02:32That's why James Cook said that it is so dangerous to reach this southern continent
02:36that maybe someone will ever come here
02:39After Captain Cook, many more people tried to discover Antarctica
02:43But they could not succeed
02:45Then, as soon as the 19th century came, a competition began between countries for economic dominance
02:50The world was now moving towards a new world order
02:53Resources and new trade routes were being discovered
02:56Industries were being built
02:57Every country wanted to become a superpower in the coming new century
03:00And that's why explorations were on the rise
03:03In this way, in 1819, the Russian Empire gave the task to the Russian explorer
03:06Fabian von Bellingshausen to travel around the world
03:11and discover new countries and continents
03:14In 1820, Fabian proved Captain Cook's prediction wrong
03:17and reached here in the Southern Ocean and saw Antarctica very closely
03:21Although he had not set foot on Antarctica
03:24But he is called the first person in modern history who had seen Antarctica
03:29Then, between 1900 and 1920, many explorers headed for Antarctica
03:34British explorer Robert Falcon Scott landed on Antarctica with his team in 1911
03:40and went about 400 miles ahead
03:42But then he had to turn back due to bad weather and hunger
03:46But this return journey proved to be very dangerous
03:50Scott and his team got stuck in a severe cold and snow storm
03:53and all of them died
03:55Then, after World War I, many countries sent their teams here
03:59and tried to claim this continent
04:01In 1949, at the behest of Hitler, the German Air Force also dropped Nazi flags here
04:06so that this area could be shown under the control of Nazi Germany
04:09After World War II, many countries set up their research stations here
04:14and this is where mysterious discoveries about Antarctica began
04:18The first and most mysterious discovery is that
04:21at some time there was no snow on Antarctica, but dense forests
04:25According to the scientists of the Imperial College of London, they found fossilized wood here
04:29which tells us that about 90 million years ago Antarctica was a hot continent
04:35where there were dense forests
04:37Apart from this, they also found some fossilized insects here
04:40which are only found in hot areas
04:42The second big and mysterious discovery about Antarctica was that
04:46there are 400 lakes under the snow of these 3 kilometers
04:49which have their own ecosystem
04:51There are such marine animals there that are not found anywhere in the world
04:56Like these big spiders and see-through jellyfish
04:59This is a different world under the snow
05:02Similarly, another thing on Antarctica that has puzzled many explorers for many years
05:08are these blood-soaked springs
05:09This waterfall in the McMurdo Valley is as if blood is coming out of the snow
05:14But recently, scientists have discovered that the red color of this waterfall
05:18is because this spring used to get water from a very salty lake
05:23on which many hundred feet of snow has now fallen
05:26and that lake is completely cut off from the atmosphere
05:29There is a lot of iron in this water
05:31and that's why when this water comes into the spring
05:33the iron in the water is oxidized due to oxygen and sunlight
05:38and its color becomes exactly like zinc
05:41The third biggest mystery and conspiracy about Antarctica is that
05:45there is some ancient civilization under this snow
05:48Many people have claimed that alien spaceships have also been seen here
05:52In 2016, many unusual activities have been recorded on Google Earth in Antarctica
05:58Conspiracy theorists called them alien UFOs
06:01but according to many political experts
06:04these are the secret air operations of America and other countries
06:08which they are doing in Antarctica
06:09And this is where Antarctica's hidden political front comes
06:13from which very few people are aware
06:15Where the rest of the world is entangled in other geopolitical issues
06:19America, China and the Soviet Union are aggressively sending expeditions to Antarctica
06:24In fact, China has set up its multiple research stations there
06:29According to the Antarctic Treaty of 1969
06:31any country can conduct scientific investigations in Antarctica
06:35It just has to share the results of these studies with all the countries
06:39In 1992, this discovery was revealed in the survey of the U.S. Geological Department
06:43that Antarctica has reserves of 500 billion barrels of natural gas and oil
06:49But China and other countries are not interested in Antarctica for this oil and gas
06:54In fact, in a very large quantity in Antarctica
06:57reserves of rare earth minerals such as neodymium, praseodymium, terbium and dysprosium have been discovered
07:03These are the minerals that are used in all electronic devices
07:07And because the focus of the world is now moving away from oil and gas
07:10towards energy resources that power electronic devices
07:14so the demand for these minerals is more than oil and gas
07:18Electric cars and iron batteries are the future now
07:21And this race to control the future has brought these superpowers into the snow and storms of Antarctica
07:28The last mysterious discovery of Antarctica is the Southern Ocean
07:32The name of the Southern Ocean is found in the world's most dangerous seas
07:36Our world's climate and water supply is controlled by the Southern Ocean
07:40because it is also found with the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
07:44According to scientists, the world's 15% carbon emission is absorbed by the Southern Ocean
07:49And with global warming, the importance of this ocean is increasing
07:54Because frozen snow is melting here and many treasures are coming out of the melting of the snow
08:00In the seas where humans could never even think of going, they are going to become important trade routes very soon
08:07There are still many studies going on in Antarctica
08:09And who knows what mysterious things will be discovered about Antarctica in the coming time
08:15These are all the sources from which we have consulted for this video
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