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For nine months of the year these people are completely cut off from the world. Even from the International Space Station, in case of an emergency, evacuation is possible. From here - no. This is Antarctica, the southernmost continent on Earth. No one filmed the daily life of polar explorers. A journalist cannot spend a year with his hero - it’s too long and too dangerous. Therefore, the polar explorers themselves filmed their everyday life, exclusively for Channel One, from the very departure from the port of St. Petersburg to Antarctica until the return home.

You will learn how hard it is to get drinking water for those who have a kilometer of frozen water under their feet. Why do you need sunscreen at minus 50? Why did the audience wear headphones at Metallica's only Antarctic concert? And what does the cemetery at the South Pole look like? A unique chance to visit icy Antarctica without leaving a warm apartment.

Viktor Vinogradov, the head of the 61st expedition, became our eyes in Antarctica. It shows how and where polar explorers live, what they eat and where they receive treatment. By the way, there must be two doctors at each station. This rule is literally written in blood.

In 1961, Leonid Rogozov took part in the Antarctic expedition. He was the only doctor at the station: at the same time a therapist, a dentist, and in general, as they say, a general specialist. But by first education Leonid was a surgeon. This is what saved him. On April 30, he felt very unwell. Rogozin himself diagnosed himself with acute appendicitis. And he himself prescribed treatment - emergency surgery. There were no other doctors at the station. And he had to perform the operation on himself. The film contains unique photos and a story about the future fate of the surgeon.

It's cold in Antarctica, everyone knows that. But we hardly imagine how cold it is there. The record was recorded in 1983 – minus 89 degrees. But the cold is not the only problem. Add to the severe frosts constant winds of about 50 meters per second. Plus the ozone hole. It was first discovered over Antarctica in 1985. Due to the ozone hole, there is strong ultraviolet radiation here. Reflecting off the snow, the sun's rays become so dangerous that they can literally burn your eyes and skin. So the profession of a polar explorer can be considered one of the most heroic.

Taking part in the film:

Viktor Vinogradov, polar explorer, head of the Antarctic station "Mirny"

Hieromonk Palladius (Bystrov), resident of the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra, polar explorer

Valery Lukin, head of the Russian Antarctic Expedition

Maria Dukalskaya, acting Director of the Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic

Arseniy Martinchik, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Leading Researcher at the Federal Research Center for Nutrition and Biotechnology

Nikolai Kornilov, honorary polar explorer, oceanographer

Alexander Klimenko, polar explorer, electrician

Vladimir Fedotov, honorary polar explorer

Sergey Vinokurov, polar explorer, surgeon

Sergey Grigoriev, polar explorer, anesthesiologist

Director: K. Murashev

Production:"Contrast", 2017

Recent archaeological and cryptographic discoveries at the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Egypt have allowed us to decipher the message sent to us by the ancient builders - the message that the Antarctic continent was the famous Atlantis mentioned by Plato.

12,000 years ago (much less or a little more) this icy continent was located between the Americas and Africa, but as a result of a terrible tectonic cataclysm (possibly caused by the passage of Planet X) it moved to the South Pole.

This evidence is not new in principle and practically repeats the theories of Charles Hapgood about the origin of Antarctica. Although his theories were widely supported, including Albert Einstein, one of his supporters, Hapgood did not have a strong evidence base.

Hapgood in his theories relied on rather meager geological evidence and studies of old navigational maps, and since his theory was truly revolutionary, it met with total opposition from the entire academic world.

An ancient map where Antarctica is placed between the Americas and Africa.

An ancient Chinese map that very clearly shows the animals represented on the Antarctic continent, while North America is empty and appears to be under ice.

The main arguments of the academicians were time and cold. That is, the fact known to science at that time that Antarctica has been covered with an ice shell for millions and millions of years. As a result, on a continent covered with ice for millions of years, not a single plant life, much less civilization, can exist.

Nevertheless, despite the objections, we undertook our own research, which this time was not only cryptographic and mathematical. We tried to find out how deep under the ice in Antarctica traces of vegetation can be found and how much this data will contradict our theory, based on the stone message of the Ancient Builders.

What we found was amazing and exceeded our wildest expectations, completely erasing the false ideas of science about Antarctica and its climate. According to biological remains recovered from drilled holes, Antarctica was very warm. And this was, by historical standards, quite recently. But a monstrous tectonic cataclysm moved the continent, destroying all the vegetation there and the entire developed civilization that it gave birth to.

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What are World Leaders Hiding About Antarctica?

The ban on visiting Antarctica for civilians has been extended for another 35 years, and all polar scientists have been replaced by specialized specialists from the special services.

At the same time, this continent is regularly visited by leaders of major powers, as well as leaders of religious denominations. A logical question arises: what did scientists find there and who are the world leaders meeting there?

Ten high-profile trips to Antarctica.

In the south of the globe there is a practically unexplored giant continent - Antarctica. Under the seemingly impenetrable, many-kilometer layer of ice, endless secrets are hidden that excite the minds of scientists.

So, even today no one can explain the Wilkes Land anomaly - an impact crater that is visible even from space. And of course, the mysteries of Antarctica attract numerous expeditions.

The loudest and most mysterious visits to Antarctica from 1939 to 2017:

Expansion of Antarctica: Operation New Swabia.

In 1939, the Third Reich sent an expedition to Antarctica. Yes, it's true: the Nazis really tried to establish a base on the frozen continent. But no one knows for sure why this is so. It is unclear how Hitler intended to gain scientific or economic benefit from establishing a base in such a cold, lifeless, and resource-poor location.

However, the lack of evidence has not stopped the world from speculating further about the story. After the Nazi surrender in 1945, two German submarines arrived in Argentina with full crews. Although people may never know what their mission was before Hitler's collapse, many wondered what goals the German U-boats in this part of the Southern Hemisphere might have had other than visiting Antarctica.

Expansion of Antarctica: Operation Tabarin.

The Germans were not the only nation to become interested in the icy continent during World War II. In 1943, at the height of the war, the British government sent an expedition to Antarctica called Operation Tabarin.

Why surveillance of the whaling fleets in this region was considered so important as to justify sending a modern warship with a full complement of sailors to a region that was as far removed from the war zones as possible remains a mystery.

One can only assume that the importance of a reinforced British presence in Antarctica may have been justified by rumors of a Nazi base on the frozen continent. All that scientists know for sure today is that the expedition survived two winters and was considered incredibly successful.

An unusual expedition to Antarctica: Operation Highjump.

In 1946, with the psychological horrors of World War II still fresh in the minds of the American people, a U.S. Navy expedition of 13 battleships and 33 aircraft was sent to Antarctica. Operation Highjump was led by Admiral Richard Byrd, already famous for his solo flights over the icy continent.

The official purpose of the mission was to train for work in permanent ice conditions and to establish a more stable American presence in Antarctica. This is not hard to believe given the hypothetical upcoming conflict with the Soviet Union, which was expected to involve a land battle in Siberian conditions.

However, in subsequent years there was no end to speculation that the real purpose of Operation Highjump was to eradicate the legendary Antarctic Nazi base. Also extremely controversial is the fact why the Americans returned home with such heavy losses.

Prince Harry's unusual journey to Antarctica.

Let's move on to modern times. In 2013, Prince Harry, fifth in line to the British throne, led an expedition to the South Pole. The purpose of this adventure in the eternal ice ended in fact with 12 wounded servicemen and women accompanying Harry on an event that was originally planned as a "recreational and competitive" trek across one of the continent's sections.

But upon arrival on the continent, the team decided that the terrain along the 320-kilometer route to the center of Antarctica was too difficult for competition, and they should just try to reach the pole “in high spirits.” Apart from the abandonment of the competitive aspect, there is nothing strange about this expedition. However, it sets a precedent for the permanent presence of high-ranking dignitaries in Antarctica.

An unusual journey to Antarctica by Patriarch Kirill.

In February 2016, the heads of the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches met for the first time since the Great Schism, an event that split the church into east and west nearly 1,000 years ago. The historic meeting in Cuba between Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis was seen by many as the beginning of a new era for Christianity, although no one could say why, in the last 1,000 years, the two most powerful men in Christendom decided to meet then.

Naturally, much speculation arose, especially when a few days after this historic meeting it was announced that Patriarch Kirill would join the crew of the Russian naval vessel Admiral Vladimirsky for a trip to the South Pole. This announcement became especially intriguing when it became known that the Admiral Vladimirsky made an unprecedented stop in the Saudi port of Jeddah on its way to Antarctica.

At the time, Russia and Saudi Arabia were bitter economic rivals in the oil market, so it was difficult to understand what a Russian ship might need in the port closest to Mecca. Patriarch Kirill's only stated reason for going to Antarctica is that he wanted to pray in a tiny Orthodox church that was erected on the icy continent several decades ago.

An unusual journey to Antarctica by Tom Hanks.

Russia's religious leader is not the only famous person to show interest in the remote Trinity Orthodox Church in recent years.

During his brief visit to Antarctica in February 2016, American actor Tom Hanks, who converted to Orthodoxy before marrying Rita Wilson, made a special visit to the tiny temple built of wood.

An unusual expedition to Antarctica by the New Zealand Minister of Defense.

Although New Zealand is not the closest country to Antarctica (Chile and Argentina can rival it in this regard), its government plays an important role in the events taking place in the land of ice and snow. In fact, the New Zealand Defense Force has a permanent presence in Antarctica, where they protect personnel at Scott Base and McMurdo Station (from whom, other than penguins, it is unclear).

In February 2017, Defense Minister Ron Mark made a regular visit to brave New Zealanders patrolling the icy wastes. He subsequently described his journey as having "opened his eyes to many things."

An unusual journey to Antarctica by former US Secretary of State John Kerry.

On November 8, 2016, elections were held in the United States, resulting in Donald Trump becoming president. But there is one US citizen who believed that there was something much more interesting in the world that day than the greatest electoral embarrassment in US history. He was America's highest-ranking diplomat at the time and became the highest-ranking U.S. official ever to visit Antarctica.

We are talking about former Secretary of State John Kerry. Instead of cheering on his favorite candidate, John Kerry spent Election Day in Antarctica. But why did Kerry just go on an extremely expensive taxpayer funded trip instead of being in the White House.

Nobody knows this. Michael Rubin of the conservative think tank AEI notes that, in addition to being wasteful, Kerry's trip to the South Pole also seems pointless because there are no other diplomats in Antarctica to negotiate.

An unusual journey to Antarctica by astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

One of the first people to set foot on the Moon also decided to visit the most deserted place on Earth. Buzz Aldrin went to the South Pole at the end of November 2016. Although 86-year-old Aldrin received special training and medical consultations before the expedition, he eventually became ill along the way (altitude sickness) and Aldrin had to be urgently evacuated to Christchurch, New Zealand.

But the whole story is riddled with questions from beginning to end: if the elderly Aldrin was prone to altitude sickness, why did doctors even allow him onto the Antarctic plateau, located at an altitude of 3,000 meters above sea level. Why NASA's second deputy director visited the South Pole a day before Aldrin and just weeks after John Kerry. There are many questions.

Map of Antarctica drawn in 1513 by Turkish admiral Piri Reis.

Perhaps the reason for all these strange, high-profile visits to Antarctica is hidden in the past. Thanks to the use of satellite imagery, the art of cartography has become almost infallible. But until the early 1900s, inaccuracies in cartography were commonplace.

However, there is one map from over 500 years ago that appears to show part of the Antarctic coastline in extreme detail. There is only one “but”: there is no ice on it. Drawn in 1513 by Turkish admiral Piri Reis, this unique map was discovered in 1929 before modern cartographic sketches of Antarctica were made.

Although Admiral Reis was certainly a great explorer, he admitted that he based his maps on older sources. In any case, only recently, thanks to the advent of seismic instruments and satellites, data on the complete coincidence of the map and the coastline of Antarctica, hidden under kilometers of ice, was confirmed.

Rumor has it that Obama also made a voyage to Antarctica and left there in sadness...

There is also a lot of information about the visit of Patriarch Kirill, mainly in the foreign press. In the comments under my video on YouTube (link to the video below) there are links to these materials.

Antarctica is the focus of attention among geopolitical experts. Some countries are seeking to expand their sphere of influence ahead of a possible renegotiation of an international environmental treaty on the sixth continent. Russia and China are getting ahead.

Antarctica has the best of everything. Not only the temperature, which can drop to 60 degrees below zero. The sixth continent is also the highest on Earth. Mountain peaks exceeding 3 thousand meters alternate with endless icy deserts. Antarctica, by the way, is also the longest desert on the planet. Although it is entirely covered with ice, annual precipitation is minimal.

This mysterious land, a constant source of mysteries and legends, has recently been the focus of attention among geopolitical experts. Some countries are seeking to expand their sphere of influence ahead of a possible revision of the international environmental treaty that has so far applied to the sixth continent. Russia and China have already taken the lead. “Antarctica is a disputed territory,” explains Kaus Dodds, lecturer in geopolitics at the University of London.

The area south of 60 degrees south latitude is protected by the Antarctic Treaty, signed in 1959 by twelve countries (later signed by forty more) and effectively the first international arms control agreement since the Cold War. The signatories decided to ban any military activity on the continent, turning it into a zone of scientific research. But the matter did not end there. In 1991, 28 countries signed the Madrid Protocol, which prohibits commercial mining in Antarctica. But, firstly, its validity is limited to 2048, when it can be revised. And secondly, it can be challenged before this deadline. Some countries are already thinking about how not to fall behind when geological exploration work is given the green light.

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Oil storage room

Why is the depths of Antarctica so attractive? At first glance it is solid ice, but this impression is very deceptive. “The continent has countless mineral reserves,” says geopolitics expert Damian Jacubovich. Their estimates vary greatly, but experts believe that between 36 and 200 billion barrels of oil and gas may lie in the depths of Antarctica. And not only this. The discovery of kimberlite in some areas may indicate the presence of diamond deposits.

“The idea of ​​what might be hiding under the ice has haunted cartographers, science fiction writers, scientists and politicians,” says Dodds. But the most valuable resources are not hydrocarbons or precious stones. “In my opinion, the most pressing and immediate need in many regions of the world is to meet the need for water, and Antarctica has the largest reserves on the planet,” says researcher Alejandro Bertotto, former commander of the Argentine base San Martin. lived for many years on the sixth continent. Scientists estimate that 70% of the fresh water on Earth is concentrated in frozen form in Antarctica.

However, to extract these natural resources, you will have to try. Added to the low temperatures are vast distances. Antarctica is longer than Europe. Still, experts believe climate change (temperatures have risen by more than three degrees in some areas) and new technologies will make mining in Antarctica possible.

Demand in a world still reliant on hydrocarbon-derived energy could increase pressure to get some commercial projects in Antarctica off the ground before 2048, argues The New York Times. “As crises in the world intensify, new countries may emerge interested in declaring their sovereignty over part of the icy continent, citing the principle of “universal management” of Antarctica,” explains Yakubovich.

Seven countries and two "guardians"

Many people lay claim to Antarctica. “The question of who owns this continent is unresolved and still a matter of debate, so all the geopolitics there are based on uncertainty and rumors,” says Dodds.

Seven countries - Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, Norway, New Zealand and Great Britain - have declared their claims to part of the continent, which is enshrined in the Antarctic Treaty, which prohibits claims by other countries. The United States and Russia reserve the right to claim the sovereignty of all of Antarctica due to the fact that, according to both states, they were its discoverers, in the event that other countries lay claim to their part of the continent.

Powerful injections from Moscow

“The issue of mineral resources is inseparable from the issue of sovereignty. Russia and China have been particularly intractable regarding freezing their production,” Dodds believes. Moscow is making large investments in Antarctica. Bases built during the Soviet Union have been modernized. The expansion project for one of them, located on the island of May 25, also known as Sao Jorge, involves the construction of a small Orthodox church with a permanent resident priest. The logs for its construction were brought to Antarctica from Siberia.

Part of Russia's strategy is to use the sixth continent to develop the global navigation satellite system GLONASS, which is planned to compete with the US GPS. Moscow has already built three satellite monitoring systems in Antarctica, with likely plans to increase their number in the future. The fact is that in some areas of the continent the signal from space is received (and intercepted) better, according to experts. This is how intelligence agencies come into play, although military activity is prohibited in Antarctica.

China also has satellite stations on the sixth continent. The strengthening of the position of the Asian colossus was late, but rapid. Beijing only built its first base in 1985, when most developed countries had already established a foothold in Antarctica. Today, the Celestial Empire already has four bases and plans to build a fifth. The US, meanwhile, has only three of these, which operate throughout the year.

China is not a country claiming sovereignty over the icy continent under the 1959 Treaty. Building bases, experts say, could be a strategy to gain some benefits if the documents are revised in 2048.

Bases as a tool of influence

“Research bases have always represented sovereignty and security. Great Britain, Argentina and Chile use their research stations to stake out territory and resources. The US and Soviet Union did the same during the Cold War. China's construction of scientific bases is also seen as an indicator of its power status at the South Pole,” says analyst Dodds. “Science is a way to establish geopolitical power in Antarctica,” the expert adds.

Beijing says its new stations are designed to conduct research projects. But with some reservations. “Until now, our interest has been in the natural sciences, but we know that there is much more interest in studying resource security issues,” Yang Huigen, director general of the Polar Research Institute of the People's Republic of China, said in May 2015.

The Institute recently opened a new division dedicated to the study of resources, legislation and geopolitics at both poles. “Do we need new science stations?” asks analyst Dodds. “I suspect not, and, in addition, the bases could be smaller and more automated when it comes to collecting climate and other environmental information. But the modern system rewards those who invest more in science and logistics,” he adds.

The pace taken by China in the construction of icebreakers and specialized aircraft and helicopters is also impressive. And this is not the only country that is trying to grab a “place in the sun” on the sixth continent. Türkiye, Iran and Colombia are also planning to open new bases.

Consensus in the Ross Sea

Russia and China are trying to spread their influence beyond bases. During the five-year period, both countries blocked the signing of an agreement to declare the Ross Sea, which is considered the last untouched marine ecosystem on the planet, a protected zone. “38% of the world population of Adélie penguins, 30% of the Antarctic petrel and about 6% of the Antarctic pygmy whale are concentrated there,” says scientist Bertotto.

Both Russia and China have significant fishing interests in the region. Fishing is the only commercial activity, along with tourism, permitted on the Antarctic continent. The Russian fishing fleet specializes mainly in Antarctic cod. The Chinese are more interested in krill, a tiny but protein-rich crustacean vital to the Asian giant's aquaculture industry. The problem is that krill is also a necessary link in the food chain in the aquatic world of Antarctica.

The decision to declare a disputed territory a conservation zone must be made by consensus. At first, China agreed, gritting his teeth. It was followed by Russia last October. The Ross Sea is now the largest protected area in the world. Although some experts believe that this was a Pyrrhic victory: only a third of the initially proposed areas were taken under protection, quotas for the extraction of aquatic biological resources are not limited in areas where they can reproduce, and the agreement is valid only until 2051.

Others see the signing of the agreement as a great success, achieved as a result of difficult negotiations: “It was necessary to overcome the resistance of Russia and China, which proposed to shorten the duration of the agreement,” admits Bertotto. “The agreement also covers parts of the ocean that will become ice-free as a result of warming,” says Andrea Kavanagh of The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Latin American sovereignty

Latin American countries are trying to keep up in this race to divide spheres of influence in Antarctica. Argentina was the first country to build a habitable base on the sixth continent. This happened in 1904. A lot has changed since then. “We believe that in the 21st century, sovereignty goes hand in hand with science, which in Antarctica is based primarily on logistics. It is obvious, therefore, that Argentina has seriously lost its influence compared to other countries,” Bertotto regrets.

His country, like Chile, claims part of the sixth continent. But Great Britain claims them. Bertotto believes there is only one solution: “We must promote the Latin American Antarctic project by sending regional research teams to the Pole. All this in order not to be left behind in the battle for the very, very region of the Earth.

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22:02 28.05.2019

Ufologists have discovered an alien portal in Antarctica

Experts in Antarctica, within Lake Vostok, under the ice layer, identified anomalous zones emitting electromagnetic waves. In turn, ufologists suggested that this area is some kind of portal to a parallel world. The equipment of researchers on near-Earth orbital satellites captured in the Antarctic region a certain source of powerful electromagnetic radiation that pulsates in the depths of Lake Vostok under the cover of a thick ice layer. Unidentified flying objects have recently begun to appear frequently within the lake.

14:32 30.04.2019

April 30: in 1961, a unique operation takes place in Antarctica

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16:34 14.12.2018

Two people died at an American station in Antarctica

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17:08 24.10.2018

Knifing out of boredom: Russian polar explorers got into a fight in Antarctica

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20:42 16.07.2018

Battle for Antarctica: Russia is losing ground to China

While our country is closing its Antarctic polar stations, China is opening new ones. Russia will soon celebrate the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the South Pole. There are many treasures in the huge ice storage room - uranium, gold, thorium. And another 80% of the world's fresh water reserves. But do we need Antarctica? We are closing our polar stations. China is opening new ones (pictured). Nadezhda Popova Oil reserves at the South Pole can reach 200 billion barrels! This is confirmed by geologists and glaciologists. But does Russia need Antarctica? Most likely not really needed! From

18:04 08.02.2018

The motor ship "Ivan Papanin" received a hole in Antarctica

The motor ship Ivan Papanin was crossing in Antarctica and received a hole in the hull during a turn in an ice field. The ship's crew was evacuated to the Indian station of Bharati. A message was received from the management of the Indian Antarctic Program that the station's motor ship operating in the area of ​​the Indian station Bharati suffered damage to the hull, which caused sea water to enter the vessel, Interfax said in a statement citing the press service of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. It is noted that there were about 100 participants on board the ship

18:31 06.10.2017

How many people can Antarctica feed?

As everyone knows, Antarctica was discovered by Russian travelers, which means it rightfully belongs to Russia. However, Western countries are terrified of the development of Antarctica by Russia (after all, then Russia will immediately become the greatest power in the world and crush the rotten and pernicious West) and therefore diligently circulate slanderous rumors that Antarctica is supposedly uninhabitable at all. In this article we will refute the Western lie about the unsuitability of Antarctica for development, which, oddly enough, is also supported by Russian scientists (apparently CIA agents on the payroll).

06:31 28.09.2017

What was so shocking that scientists found in Antarctica?

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23:03 11.09.2017

Scientists have admitted that life is boiling under the ice of Antarctica

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23:37 13.08.2017

Antarctica's volcanoes pose the threat of a new global flood

According to the latest geological research conducted by a team at the University of Edinburgh (the report was published in the Geological Society's series), the most volcano-rich region on the planet has been found. To the great surprise of geologists around the world, this region turned out to be Antarctica. It turns out that in addition to the 47 volcanoes already known there, at least 91 more volcanoes are quietly waiting in the wings under a huge ice shell. Thus, Antarctica almost displaced the East African volcanic ridge from first place,

18:53 04.06.2017

Battle for Antarctica: Putin's secret weapon in the fight against the United States

The Spanish publication El Confidencial tells on its pages about the unfolding struggle of world leaders for the sixth continent, Antarctica. According to experts interviewed by the newspaper, the United States, China and Russia are currently investing more and more money and effort into expanding their influence in the region. Moreover, if Washington and Beijing only care about establishing satellite communication systems and pumping out oil and gas resources, Moscow is implementing a comprehensive action plan that will help Russia gain a permanent foothold on the continent. While the battle between three giants

17:52 20.05.2017

Antarctica is rapidly becoming covered in moss

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16:13 20.05.2017

It’s time for us to claim our rights to the sixth continent, because it was the Russians who discovered it

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14:17 20.05.2017

A Russian scientist discovered an alien ship in the snows of Antarctica

A huge alien ship was found in the snow of Antarctica. A scientist from Nizhny Tagil shared information about the location of a starship of extraterrestrial origin. Researcher Valentin Degtyarev spent some time studying photographs of the earth's surface in the area of ​​the South Pole. After careful study, he saw that a gigantic object was sticking out from under the snow, its contours reminiscent of a spaceship. He posted a message about his discovery on the Internet, on the Google Earth website. Degtyarev indicated the coordinates of the object, which modern amateurs

00:29 03.03.2017

Monsters of Antarctica

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08:05 14.01.2017

Monsters of Antarctica - cryons

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Scientists have found a giant crack in the ice cover of Antarctica

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10:54 24.11.2016

Scientists: Antaktis ice cover shrinkage is a natural cycle

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03:51 24.08.2016

Huge crack discovered in Antarctica

British geophysicists have recorded a sharp growth of a crack on the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica. From March to August 2016, its length increased by 22 kilometers. This was reported by Mashable. During 2016, the crack grew faster than during similar periods of past observations. Further spread of deformation will lead to the calving of ten percent of the largest section of the glacier. In this case, a huge iceberg with an area of ​​about six thousand square kilometers, an area comparable to Scotland, will fall into the water. The exact date of this event