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Artyom Luchko
Most people tend to think that if modern technologies allowed us to start exploring the Moon and Mars, sending spacecraft to Jupiter, Saturn and other planets, then there is nothing special to study on Earth. Actually this is not true. Even today there are quite a few areas on the globe that remain little-studied for one reason or another.
Namibia
Namibia is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. (only 2.3 million people live on an area of 824 thousand square kilometers). It is located in the south of the African continent and got its name from the Namib desert, which is home to a quarter of all cheetahs in the world. (there are about 2.5 thousand of them). The desert land is known for giant dunes, ancient rock paintings, meteorite craters and waterfalls, and the landscape of Namibia is one of the most untouched in Africa. This place is an ideal haven for poachers, so the country's constitution spells out a program to protect the unique nature reserve, which includes many thousands of kilometers of unexplored desert (including the famous Kalahari).
Greenland Ice Sheet
Greenland has the second largest ice sheet in the world (after Antarctic), and the island is used as a testing ground for fundamental research on glaciers: glaciologists study the dynamics of the glacier here, microbiologists - ancient life bound in ice. However, the most significant aspect remains the study of the paleoclimatic aspects of research, since the ice has air inclusions that can provide information about the atmosphere of the past. A total of six drilled in Greenland deep wells, and most little explored place- This northern edge Greenland, the Lincoln Sea and other arctic waters surrounding it. In their entire history, only a few ships have visited here, among them were our nuclear-powered icebreakers. But this whole icy desert is gradually melting, and at current rates, the shield will disappear in 2,000 years.
Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha is an archipelago of four islands in the southern part Atlantic Ocean, which is part of the British overseas territory islands of Saint Helena. Along with Easter Island and the Pitcairn Islands, it is one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth. To the nearest coast of the mainland - that is, to South Africa - to swim 2,816 km, and to South America - as much as 3,360 km. There are no mammals on the islands (with the exception of seals on the shore and mice introduced by humans), reptiles, butterflies, but many endemic plants. The main property of the island is the smallest flightless bird on Earth - the "Shepherd of the Impregnable Island" or "Tristan Shepherd". According to the 2008 census, the population of the largest island, Tristan da Cunha, is 264 people. Three other islands - Gough, Nightingale and Unapproachable are reserves.
Mariana Trench
Almost the entire bottom of the World Ocean can be called the least explored space on our planet. However, the most mysterious point known is the oceanic deep sea trench in the West Pacific Ocean. The depression is named after nearby Mariana Islands, and her most deep point"Challenger Deep" is located in the southwestern part. According to measurements in 2011, its depth is 10,994 ± 40 m below sea level. Only 3 people have visited this place: Jacques Picard and Donald Walsh in the Trieste bathyscaphe in 1960 and James Cameron in the bathyscaphe Deepsea Challenger in 2012. The pressure at this depth is 1,106 times the pressure at sea level, but 20,000 microorganisms have been found at the bottom of the Challenger Deep. The fauna collected included isopods and six species of shrimp-like amphipods. Further exploration of the trough, scientists say, could tell us more about how organisms adapt to high pressure, and perhaps even unravel the mystery of the origin of life.
Antarctica
The continent of Antarctica, covered with a thick layer of ice, is also one of the least explored parts of our planet. Research is hindered by the harsh climate, but in the future, with warming, its development is quite possible. There are many abandoned settlements, military and whaling bases in Antarctica and on the adjacent islands. Currently, there is no permanent population in Antarctica, but there are about 45 year-round scientific stations, where, depending on the season, from 1 thousand people live in winter and up to 4 thousand people in summer. The study of the ice sheet, which "records" data on the climate and composition of the atmosphere over hundreds of thousands of years, sheds light on the past and future of the Earth. The least explored part of the mainland adjoins the Weddell Sea (West Antarctica). Recently it turned out that there is a hidden pool the size of a small European country (with an area of about 20 thousand square kilometers), and its depth in some places is up to two kilometers.
Gangkhar Puensum
Gangkhar Puensum is the highest unclimbed peak in the world. The mountain is located on disputed territory between Bhutan and China and reaches a height of 7570 meters. The mountain was first described in 1922, but the first attempts to conquer it began only after 1983, when mountaineering was allowed in Bhutan. Four unsuccessful attempts were made in 1985 and 1986, but in 1994 Bhutan again banned climbing mountains higher than 6,000 meters out of respect for the local faith, and in 2003 mountaineering was completely banned. The Japanese expedition in 1998 decided to climb the summit from the Chinese side, but in the end, the climbers were only able to climb the neighboring Liankang Kangri.
Amazon rainforests
Northern Andes
It's hard to say how well researched northern region Colombian Andes because guerrillas and drug lords don't keep official records. This area is known for hiding criminals of all stripes. After all, uncharted mountain ranges, overgrown with forests and shrouded in fog, are best suited for this. Most of civilians in nearby areas - local tribes. Every time a scientific expedition goes to the northern mountains of Colombia, it discovers previously unknown plants and animals there. In 2006 it was discovered the new kind the Yariga atlapet, and in 2010 a new subspecies of the Lachrymose Mountain-Tanager bird was discovered.
Jungle of New Guinea
New Guinea - the last of the little-studied major islands. It is home to over a thousand different ethnic groups and hundreds of different tribes, some of which are completely isolated from the influence modern world. On the slopes of the Foja Mountains in western New Guinea, in 2005, a group of American researchers discovered a place they called the Garden of Eden. The territory of about 300 thousand hectares was isolated from the impact of the outside world, and more than 20 previously unknown species of frogs, several species of butterflies, tree kangaroos, six-feathered "paradise" birds were found there. (which were previously thought to be extinct), as well as species of palm trees unknown to science and many other plants. At the same time, many animals were not afraid of humans and even allowed scientists to pull themselves together.
Northeastern Siberia
The northeastern part of Siberia, located northeast of the Lena River, is known for its harsh nature and climate. The winters here are long, with severe frosts, and the summers are very, very cool. It is here that the "pole of cold" - Oymyakon - is located. North-Eastern Siberia has a complex relief of fold-block areas and ridges. There is also permafrost in the area. Farming in this region in the open field is impossible, and the development natural resources difficult due to climatic conditions, remoteness of the area, lack of a wide network transport routes (first of all railways) . This territory is the most sparsely populated part of Eurasia, and most of the human presence here is associated with the constant search for minerals.
Getting to any of the places on this list will be extremely difficult, even with modern development technology will have to do quite a bit hard way. Are you ready to conquer Mother Nature? We present to your attention a selection of the 10 least explored places on Earth, where nature has been preserved in its original form, and all processes go on as usual, without human intervention.
Greenland ice sheet
First discovered by Eric the Red, this land is covered in 80% ice. The ice sheet, which is 600 square miles in size, is believed to melt in about 2,000 years at current rates, so you still have a few millennia to visit. You can admire the beauties of these places in the article about the ice canyons of Greenland, or in other articles on LifeGlobe.
Northern mountains of Colombia
Northern Mountains The Colombians were mostly explored only by guerrilla fighters and criminals. Because of this, it is difficult to say exactly how many mountains have actually been discovered and explored. Most of the local local tribes are peaceful here, and scientists discover new representatives of flora and fauna with each new expedition.
Rainforests Amazons
Namibia
With 2.1 million people spread over 300,000 square miles, it's no surprise that Namibia is known as the world's least populated country in Africa. For animals like the Cheetah and Rhino, Namibia is the perfect haven for poachers. This is due to the program for the protection of the natural world, spelled out in the Namibian government constitution. This the only country in the world that did so.
Tristan da Cunha
Close to the mainland South Africa, Tristan da Cunha is one of the most isolated islands in the world, only 7 miles long. This island has a temperate climate which makes it perfect for giant elephant seals, shorebirds and waterfowl. Tristan hotspot - area with volcanic activity, which forms the islands of an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Northeastern Siberia
Siberia is one of the most parts of Russia, which covers about 70% of the territory of the Country. However, only 30% of its population lives here. In fact, most of the population in Siberia is somehow connected with oil production.
Gankar Punsum
The Gankar Punsum Mountains are at the top of the list of the highest mountains in the world. On the borders of Tibet, China and Bhutan, these great heights little explored, both due to removal and political, social, and spiritual problems between the three countries.
Antarctica
Antarctica is often noted as the world's largest ice mass, hard to reach for scientists. IN Lately Antarctic exploration has intensified as global warming has made it possible to stay here for longer periods.
Mariana Trench
This area is the most unexplored in the world. Deep sea trench The Mariana Trench is located near Guam and the Mariana Islands. It wasn't until 2011 that the US Navy imaged the topography of the Mariana Trench from a hydrographic ship using a multibeam echo sounder.
Many people think that since modern technology has allowed us to start exploring the Moon and Mars, launching spacecraft to Jupiter, Saturn and other planets, there are no more secret and unexplored corners on Earth. In fact, this is completely true.
But even today there are quite a few areas on the globe that remain poorly understood for one reason or another, where a human foot has stepped a couple of times at most. We have collected 10 of the most unexplored corners and places on our planet.
1. Northern Columbian Mountains
Tiered mountain ranges with a system of caves, picturesque sites and dense vegetation are hardly suitable for your privacy, as they serve as privacy for other people - namely, Colombian drug dealers. Having captured this completely unexplored territory, they keep it in complete submission, thanks to the fact that the mountains are very difficult to storm, and the lush, year-round green vegetation provides excellent cover.
However, selfless scientists who, at their own peril and risk, conduct scientific expeditions there, talk about new unique discoveries in the animal and flora, especially in intermountain isolated valleys.
2. Angel Falls
Also known as Kerepakupai vena, which means "Waterfall deepest place". This is the highest continuous waterfall in the world. It is located in the tropical forests of Venezuela, on the territory national park Canaima. Water overthrows from the top of Auyantepui, the largest of the Venezuelan tepui - its name in Russian means "mountain of the devil."
The water falls from a stunning height of 979 m. The waterfall gets its name from Jimmy Angel, the US pilot who first flew over this waterfall. This place is still one of the most inaccessible on Earth due to the dense jungle and the lack of vehicles.
3. Papua New Guinea
open but unexplored land, which impresses with its landscapes, diversity of fauna and other natural beauties, also pleases researchers with discoveries in the world of people. The thing is that more and more new tribes and cultures are found there, most often cannibalistic, which, by the way, interfere with the study of this territory.
If you still decide to admire the pristine beauty of nature without smoking chimneys, admire the rivers without waste merging into it and still go to Papua New Guinea, then remember that you will have to be extremely careful in this little explored area - the population is unfriendly, and If help comes, it will be extremely untimely.
4. Greenland Ice Sheet
Greenland has the second largest ice sheet in the world (after the Antarctic), and the island is used as a testing ground for fundamental research on glaciers: glaciologists study glacier dynamics here, microbiologists study ancient life trapped in ice. However, the most significant aspect remains the study of the paleoclimatic aspects of research, since the ice has air inclusions that can provide information about the atmosphere of the past. In total, six deep wells have been drilled in Greenland, and the least explored place is the Northern Edge of Greenland, the Lincoln Sea and other arctic waters surrounding it. In their entire history, only a few ships have visited here, among them were our nuclear-powered icebreakers. But this whole icy desert is gradually melting, and at current rates, the shield will disappear in 2,000 years.
5. Tristan da Cunha
A temperate warm climate, rich fauna and flora, the south of the Atlantic Ocean - what could be better than solitude and quiet old age? In addition, it is extremely difficult to get here, there is no way by air - only by sea, and even then on certain days, when the sea is calm and there is no danger of flying onto a rocky ridge.
However, there is Internet on the island, there is radio communication, so everything you need for happiness modern man can be found there. Cons - about 300 more people have chosen such a paradise place, you will have to put up with this company, as well as the fact that you will have to produce food yourself - catch fish with homemade nets or plow on plantations like those same 300 people.
6. rain forests Amazonia
7. Tibetan Plateau
Traveling 20 days on foot, walking 81 days and not seeing a single person, do you think this is possible only on the surface of the moon? No, this is the Tibetan Plateau - one of the most mysterious places on Earth. With the exception of a handful of monks in certain areas, you run the risk of not running into anyone here at all, even if you move permanently to a small village.
Cartographers still don't have common card terrain, and if we talk somewhere about white spots, then only about Tibet. The championship is held by the border mountains of Gankar Punsum, having chosen these heights, you will have to get to the nearest locality about a month and a half without the possibility of using any transport.
8. Mariana Trench
Almost the entire bottom of the World Ocean can be called the least explored space on our planet. However, the most mysterious point known is the oceanic deep sea trench in the western Pacific Ocean. The depression is named after the nearby Mariana Islands, and its deepest point, the Challenger Abyss, is located in the southwestern part. According to measurements in 2011, its depth is 10,994 ± 40 m below sea level. Only 3 people have visited this place: Jacques Picard and Donald Walsh in the Trieste submersible in 1960 and James Cameron in the Deepsea Challenger submersible in 2012. The pressure at this depth is 1,106 times the pressure at sea level, but 20,000 microorganisms have been found at the bottom of the Challenger Deep. The fauna collected included isopods and six species of shrimp-like amphipods. Further exploration of the trough, scientists say, could tell us more about how organisms adapt to high pressure, and perhaps even unravel the mystery of the origin of life.
9. Cape York Peninsula
The natural reserve on the northern peninsula of Australia is also famous for being extremely difficult to reach, only by air. Large flat areas, where absolutely no one lives, are interspersed with small settlements of aborigines, who are extremely unfriendly to tourists trying to penetrate their protected area.
It is not called a reserve in vain - only there you can meet up to 150 various kinds animals and plants that on Earth are found only on Cape York and nowhere else. Beautiful hilly landscapes and ocean bays still attract extreme tourists, according to whom the trip to Cape York is very expensive, due to the absolutely undeveloped infrastructure of this part of the mainland.
10 Naica Crystal Cave
This giant cave natural crystals, including the largest ever found. It is located next to the city of Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. Miners discovered the cave during excavations of a new tunnel in 2000. It has the shape of a horseshoe. The air temperature reaches up to 58 °C (136 °F) and the humidity is between 90 and 99 percent. Without proper protective equipment, people are only able to stay inside for about ten minutes due to the high temperature. Notably, access to the cave is provided by the mining company's pumping activities. If it stops, the cave will sink again under water.
IN South America there are still many tribes cut off from the outside world. In the Vale do Yavari reservation alone, or the Javari Valley, there are more than a dozen of them. Their way of life and way of life is not yet fully understood.
This area, comparable in area to Portugal, is generally one of the most isolated places not only in South America, but also in the world.
It's hard to imagine what else can be found in these rain forests on the border with Peru. The Javari Valley is guarded by a special government agency, so getting there is not easy.
Man conquered the mountains, landed on the moon. But the resources of the world's oceans have not yet been studied. Therefore, it is the expanses of water that attract researchers from all over the world.
One such unexplored area is the Mariana Trench. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, between the islands of Japan and Australia. According to recent estimates, it has a depth of almost 11 kilometers, so it is at least difficult to explore it. This does not mean that people have not tried. For example, director James Cameron became the third person to hit the bottom of the Challenger Abyss. He took rock samples and made surveys using modern cameras.
Created by nature itself millions of years ago, it still keeps secrets. Perhaps it is there that we will find not only new forms of life, but also a whole undersea world cut off from civilization.
Caves are another hard-to-reach place for research. They are often difficult to access, sometimes even dangerous, and are located in remote mountain ranges and regions across the planet.
The Yucatan Cenotes are one such example of unexplored caves. It's pretty big cave network in Mexico, which combines eight of the most famous original wells (cenotes). Their stunning snow and ice caves too dangerous even for experienced craftsmen.
Interestingly, cenotes were once used by the ancient Mayans for sacrifices.
There are mysterious and unexplored places on the territory of our vast Motherland.
The Republic of Sakha is a huge piece of Russia, accounting for about a fifth of our territory. For comparison, this is the size of India. But due to severe weather conditions, most of the traffic is carried water view transport.
It is in consequence extreme climate much of this area remains unexplored. For example, in January the temperature can drop to -43 degrees Celsius. It is so cold here in places that most of the land is covered with permafrost.
Since much of this area is untouched by man, you will find wonderful natural places such as the Lena River Delta.
If there is a place on Earth where it will definitely be difficult to establish a civilization, then this is Antarctica.
The cold, barren and mostly uninhabited continent is literally the coldest place on the planet. The lowest recorded temperature on the planet (-89 degrees Celsius) was recorded in Antarctica. Heavy snow, dangerous cracks and glaciers also complicate colonization. Until now, on the territory of this frosty continent, the main reasons for the appearance of man are scientific research and fishing.
Given the dangerous climate and unsafe natural features of its landscape, Antarctica remains and is likely to remain one of the least explored places on the planet. At least in the coming decades.
Although Greenland is the most big island on the planet, it is still largely unexplored.
Many do not even realize how big Greenland is. This is over 2 million square kilometers. Of these, approximately 80 percent are covered with ice. The ice is incredibly thick, reaching up to 3,000 m in some areas. The ice sheets that cover most of the island are also very old - between 400,000 and 800,000 years old.
The population here is mainly engaged in hunting and fishing in those areas that can be reached.
It's no surprise that such a sparsely populated region is filled with pristine natural wonders - hot springs, northern lights, and even ice-filled rivers.
Patagonia is geographic region in South America, referring to Argentina and Chile. But it is the Northern part that is the least populated and unexplored.
There is a wild landscape all around, there are places where there is still no way to get by transport. Here nature is largely untouched - there is a massive rainforest, many peaks, steppes, lakes, rivers, glaciers and other natural wonders. And the huge ice mass called the Northern Patagonian Icefield is one of the largest outside the polar regions.
Only the most daring travelers go to this region. But if you dare to venture into this unexplored area, the scenery and nature will blow your mind.
These forests, like many others, still conceal not only wild world flora and fauna, but also the dangers lurking at every turn.
The area of this territory is estimated at 5.5 million km2 and contains almost half of the entire tropical forest in the world. Due to their size, many of them have not yet been studied. In the Amazon, it rains all year round, leading to flooding. This in turn makes it difficult to cross the river. The impenetrable jungle also played a role in the development of the area.
It may be a good thing that the Amazon rainforest is largely undeveloped - there are a number of deadly animals, from poisonous frogs and piranhas to anacondas.
People in general have never sought to explore the deserts because of their remoteness and extreme climate. But precisely namib desert, located in the southern part of Namibia, is one of the most unexplored deserts in the world.
In small areas with total area diamond deposits have been found in 100,000 km2, which attracts the population. Most of it lives in the northern part of the country, leaving southern part completely empty.
Scientists believe that the Namib is the oldest desert in the world. The absence of civilization can be guessed from the name, because in the Nama language "Namib" means "a place where there is nothing."
IN papua new guinea you can find "Star Mountains" - mountain range, stretching from the Indonesian border to the Hindenberg Range. This natural wonder light is rich in its ecosystems and natural species.
The rain here is plentiful, over 10,000 mm per year, and is considered to be one of the wettest places on the planet.
Unconquered today, this place, for sure, will be of interest to researchers in the near future. After all, one of the biological surveys showed the presence of at least 100 species of plants and animals that have not yet been discovered.
With progressive science, many of the secrets of the Earth have already been discovered. We have already reached the surface of the Moon and explored other planets. But, there are still the most mysterious places on Earth that are yet to be explored. Here is a list of the best unexplored places on Earth.
Unfavorable conditions and destructive natural forces make some places the least explored. On the other hand, it is protection. Because, it will help to keep even a few places in their original form.
The most mysterious places on earth
Endless island of Greenland
Greenland is the largest island in the world. It is also the most north country in the world. 80 percent of Greenland is covered in ice. This is the exact reason why Greenland remains the least explored and sparsely populated. By 2016, living on this big island only 56250 people.
Some ice sheets of this island have a thickness of 3200 meters. There are also glaciers on the island, deep rivers, ice, sun, hot springs and Northern lights. In the case of transportation in Greenland, there are no roads or railway networks, and to get through you can choose a snowmobile, boat, plane or helicopter.
Mariana Trench in the Western Pacific
The Mariana Trench is the deepest part on Earth, located in the Western Pacific Ocean. This deep, crescent-shaped trench formed in the ocean millions of years ago. Given the depth and high pressure in the Mariana Trench, this dangerous place to explore it.
So far, there have been only two successful manned descents into the depression. The first descent was made by Swiss oceanographer Jacques Picard and Lieutenant Don Walsh in 1960. The second mission was carried out by famed Hollywood director James Cameroon in 2012.
The Mariana Trench is home to many rare minerals and ocean creatures. Bottom Mariana Trench contains fossils.
The unclimbed peak of Kankar Punsum in Bhutan
Kankar Punsum is the most high mountain not traversed in the world. It is located in Bhutan. Even at the very high peak, Mount Everest has already successfully climbed many people. But no one has yet managed to reach the top of Kankar-Punsum.
In total, four expeditions took place on it. In 1983, 1985, 1986 and 1994 respectively. But all these expeditions were unsuccessful due to heavy snowfall and unstable conditions. in 2004, the government of Bhutan restricted mountaineering in Kankar Punsum due to spiritual beliefs. Thus, the mountain became untraveled and unknown. 
Lifeless Deserts
This known fact that deserts are the least explored due to bad weather conditions. Sahara is the most big desert in the world. It covers over 200 million square miles. Sahara is located in Africa, is the largest and hottest desert in the world.
Deserts receive very little precipitation per year. Extreme temperature fluctuations are also very common in deserts. Days can be quite hot. But the nights are very cold. This makes for a very harsh environment for animals, plants and humans. Although, some animals and plants can be found in the deserts. Such animals are highly adaptable to live in harsh conditions. 
Unknown Deep Caverns
There are a large number of unexplored caves located all over the world. Too difficult to explore many caves due to unbearable weather conditions and sharp stones
Also unexplored are some underwater caves in the world, not even there marine life due to lethal conditions. Flooded, Yucatan Cenotes, the network caves in Mexico is the best example for this. The Crystal Caverns and Snow Caves have become too dangerous for expeditions due to unprecedented changes. 
Endless Amazon, South America
With a total area of 2.5 million square kilometers, the Amazon contains half of the rainforests on Earth. The rich biological diversity and the presence of a large number of rare species make the Amazon popular for scientific expeditions. But the mysterious Amazon is a dangerous habitat.
There is no dry season in the Amazon rainforest, it rains throughout the year. Heavy rain in the Amazon rainforest starts from February. This leads to a sharp rise in the water level in the river and to severe flood. Under such conditions, transportation across rivers also became too dangerous due to the extreme river currents.
Also, the Amazon is dangerous due to deadly animals such as jaguars, rattlesnakes, Brazilian wandering spiders, mosquitoes, poisonous frogs, piranhas, black caimans and anacondas, which can harm even humans. In addition, lack of access to healthy food and clean water makes an expedition to the Amazon rainforest too dangerous. 
Ice Antarctica
Antarctica is the coldest place on the Earth's surface. It is a dry, cold, windy continent. The climate in Antarctica changes dramatically from -10 degrees Celsius to -30 degrees Celsius under normal conditions. The lowest recorded temperature in Antarctica is -89 degrees. By itself, this harsh climate of Antarctica makes it a dangerous environment to explore.
The maximum wind speed recorded in Antarctica was 200 mph in 1972. The ice in Antarctica is 2 miles thick. It reflects the unbearable climate conditions on the continent. Heavy snow, glaciers, cracks and other potential hazards in Antarctica. Therefore, this place is very difficult to explore. 
