The most unexplored places on earth. The Giant's Causeway, Ireland. Lost City of Machu Picchu

Today, science has reached its highest development; scientists can explain almost everything that happens on our earth. At the same time, there are places on the planet that still keep their little secrets.

Some corners of our globe so imbued with mystery that it is almost impossible to find a reasonable explanation for the processes occurring there. We invite you to get acquainted with some of the most mysterious, in our opinion, places on the planet.

Caño Cristales is a river located in the Sierra de la Macarena mountains in Colombia. This unusual river. She is called the most beautiful river in the world. Most of the time of the year it looks like an ordinary river, but in the short period of time between September and November, when the transition from wet to dry climate occurs, it becomes colorful. The red, pink, blue and green colors mainly come from the unique species of flora growing in the river bed.

This mountain is a Taoist shrine. It is often referred to as the "Garden of the Gods." It consists of many interesting, unusually shaped forest granite columns and ledges. Against the backdrop of frequently changing weather conditions and constant fog (about 200 days a year), Mount Sanquingshan has a truly unearthly appearance. Visitors to this place note the emergence of a feeling of calm and tranquility in this area.

The geyser, located in the Nevada desert, consists of three large colorful bumps that constantly shoot up 5 feet of water. This miracle was created by chance in 1916 during the regular drilling of wells. It worked fine until the 1960s, when heated geothermal water began flowing through the well. Dissolved minerals began to accumulate and eventually became the large colorful mounds you can see in the photo. The flying geyser is a very secret place. Tourists and excursionists are not allowed here.

Situated at the foot of Mount Fuji, Aokigahara is Japan's most famous forest. The forest extends over 3500 hectares. It consists of twisted coniferous trees. There are legends about this place that supposedly there are ghosts, phantoms, spirits, and demons here. Unfortunately, for a number of unknown reasons, this forest is the second most popular place where suicides have occurred. Since the 1950s, 500 people have committed suicide here.

It's impossible to imagine the list mysterious places no mention of the Bermuda Triangle. For those who do not yet know, we remind you that the Bermuda Triangle is a triangular-shaped area in the waters Atlantic Ocean between Miami, Bermuda and San Juan. Over the years, many unexplained phenomena have occurred in this place related to the disappearance of planes, ships and people. No one could explain exactly what happened in those cases on the territory Bermuda Triangle. Some attribute such events to the appearance of a mysterious sea monster, others talk about alien abduction, and some claim that the cause is weather conditions.

Moguicheng is a desert located in the Xinjiang Uyghur region of China. The literal translation of the name is “City of Satan” or “City of the Devil.” Traveling through the desert to the old abandoned city, people often reported strange unexplained phenomena. Many visitors to this place have reported hearing mysterious sounds and melodies, for example, a guitar solo or a child crying or the roar of a tiger. From a scientific point of view, no explanation has yet been found for these sounds.

This structure is often called the Eye of the Sahara. It looks like a circle geographical feature in the Sahara Desert. Its width is about 30 miles. You won't even notice anything once you're inside it. Only from a bird's eye view can you see the picture as in the photograph. Initially it was believed that this structure was created as a result of an asteroid impact, and later they began to think that the cause could be a volcanic eruption. The appearance of this object is shrouded in mystery. After all, they still cannot explain why the structure is a perfect circle, and its rings are equidistant from each other.

This miracle of nature is a pleasure to the eye. This creation took many years to create. Water, saturated with white travertine, flowed down the slopes of the mountains, forming the purest natural pools.

The valleys are one of the most mysterious places on the planet. This little-studied area belongs to the desert with the most extreme conditions and, perhaps, the driest place on Earth. It receives only 4 inches of rain annually. These valleys are located very strangely - in the middle regular ice and snow of Antarctica. They have nothing on, they are completely naked. There is even no vegetation. Scientists have proven that dry valleys are very similar to the surface on Mars.

This mountain is unusual because at its top, instead of a peak, a huge plateau has formed. It is believed that such a plateau was created as a result of geological formations under the influence of rain and wind. The plateau is often shrouded in clouds and contains unique flora and fauna found nowhere else on Earth. There are no explanations yet for why such a plateau of enormous size was formed.

IN South America There are still many tribes cut off from the outside world. In the Vale do Javari reservation alone, or the Javari Valley, there are more than a dozen of them. Their way of life and way of life have not yet been fully studied.

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 protected by a special government agency, so getting there is not easy.


Man conquered mountains and landed on the moon. But the resources of the world's oceans have not yet been studied. Therefore, it is the water spaces that attract researchers from all over the world.

One such unexplored area is the Mariana Trench. It is located in the west Pacific Ocean, between the islands of Japan and Australia. According to the latest estimates, it has a depth of almost 11 kilometers, so exploring it is difficult to say the least. That doesn't mean people haven't tried. For example, director James Cameron became the third to reach the lowest point of the Challenger Deep. He took rock samples and surveyed them using modern cameras.

Created by nature itself millions of years ago, it still holds secrets to this day. Perhaps it is there that we will find not only new forms of life, but also an entire underwater world, cut off from civilization.


Another place that is difficult to access for research is caves. They are often difficult to access, sometimes even dangerous, and are located in remote mountain ranges and regions around the planet.

The Yucatan Cenotes are one such example of unexplored caves. It's quite big cave network in Mexico, combining eight of the most famous peculiar wells (cenotes). Their stunning snow and ice caves are too dangerous even for experienced experts.

Interestingly, cenotes were once used by the ancient Mayans for sacrifices.


Mysterious and unexplored places exists on the territory of our vast Motherland.

The Republic of Sakha is a huge part of Russia, making up about a fifth of our territory. In comparison, this is the size of India. But due to harsh weather conditions, most of the cargo flow is carried out water view transport.

Precisely as a 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 in places that much of the land is covered in permafrost.

Since much of it is untouched by man, you will find wonderful natural places, such as the Lena River Delta.


If there is one place on Earth where it will definitely be difficult to establish a civilization, it is Antarctica.

Cold, barren and largely uninhabited, the continent is literally the coldest place on the planet. The lowest recorded temperature on the planet (-89 degrees Celsius) was recorded in Antarctica. Colonization is also complicated by heavy snow, dangerous crevasses and glaciers. Until now, the main reasons for the appearance of humans on the territory of this frosty continent are scientific research and fishing.

Given the dangerous climate and unsafe natural features its landscape, Antarctica remains and will likely remain one of the least explored places on the planet. At least in the coming decades.


Despite the fact that Greenland is the most big island on the planet, it is still largely unexplored.

Many people don't even realize how big Greenland is. This is more than 2 million square kilometers. Of these, approximately 80 percent are covered with ice. The ice is incredibly thick, reaching 3,000 m in some areas. The ice sheets covering 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 inhabited region is filled with pristine natural wonders - hot springs, northern lights and even ice-water rivers.


Patagonia is geographical region in South America, related 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 it is still impossible to reach 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 Ice Field, is one of the largest outside the polar regions.

Only the bravest travelers venture into this region. But if you venture into this unexplored area, the landscapes and nature will blow your mind.


These forests, like many others, still conceal not only wild world flora and fauna, but also dangers lurking at every turn.

The area of ​​this territory is estimated at 5.5 million km2 and contains almost half of all tropical forest in the world. Due to their size, many of them have not yet been studied. In the Amazon, it rains all year long, leading to flooding. This in turn makes crossing the river difficult. The impenetrable jungle also played a role in the development of the area.

It may be a good thing that the Amazon rainforest is still largely undeveloped - it contains a range of deadly animals, from poisonous frogs and piranhas to anacondas.


People have never sought to explore deserts because of their remoteness and extreme climate. But exactly Namib Desert, located in southern 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. You can guess the absence of civilization from the name, because in the Nama language “Namib” means “a place where there is nothing.”


IN Papua New Guinea you can find the "Star Mountains" - a mountain range stretching from the Indonesian border to the Hindenberg Range. This natural miracle The world is rich in its ecosystems and natural species.

Rainfall here is plentiful, over 10,000 mm per year, and it is said to be one of the wettest places on the planet.

Unconquered today, this place will certainly 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.

Not many people manage to travel most countries in their lifetime, visit most peaks, see different seas and oceans. But even those who are lucky enough to devote their lives to travel cannot get to such mysterious corners. Even for scientists, these mysterious places on the planet remain mostly a mystery!

Mulu, Borneo

This place is famous for the world's largest cave system, of which only 10% has been explored by humans. They are easy to reach and you can easily take the train to Mulu. But it’s difficult not to get lost at the beginning of the journey. The caves located in the jungle are shrouded in secrets, and therefore even the bravest travelers do not want to risk their lives.

This shield covers 80% of Greenland's territory and is about 3 kilometers thick. It is because of this that 80% of the country remains a complete mystery to all humanity. In 2014, scientists managed to make a little progress and find out that there is something under the ice: the irregularities hidden under the shield indicate that there is something to study there, and the secrets that are hidden under the glacier may surprise us.

They are accessible to human study and expeditions of scientists are constantly carried out in these forests, but still this is one of the most unexplored territories due to its enormous size. The Amazon tropics is the largest forest in the world. And the studied part of it is only the tip of the iceberg, and more than one unexpected discovery may await in the depths!

This area was studied for a long time by partisans and bandit groups who were hiding here from the authorities, so it is difficult to say what they managed to see there. Robbers do not keep logbooks with records of surrounding nature. Why did they choose the Northern Andes? Causes - Mountain landscape, dense forests and fogs, routes unknown to other people.

Nevertheless, expeditions of scientists also began to go to the Andes. But not in order to find out the secrets of the bandits, but to study the nature of this area. Over the past 12 years, it has been possible to identify at least several previously unknown species of animals, birds and plants.

The Mariana Trench remains the most mysterious and unexplored place in underwater world of our planet. Its deepest place is called the Challenger Deep. Its depth is more than 11 thousand meters! It is in this depression that the monkfish lives, as well as a lot of other amazing creatures that are accustomed to enormous pressure and temperature changes. This is the most unexplored place on Earth, because absolutely no one knows what and who is at the very bottom.

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Tepui is the only place on Earth where no human has set foot. What animals live on Tepuis, what plants grow on Tepuis - all this is a dark forest for us, since people have visited only some Tepuis. And most of Tepui is absolutely unexplored!
They become not only a source of legends and scary stories, but also a subject of creativity for science fiction artists.


Tepui, or tepui, are table mountains located in the Guiana Highlands in South America. for the most part on the territory of Venezuela. Among the most famous tepuis are Autana, Auyantepui and Mount Roraima. Many tepuis are located in Venezuela national park Kanaima, which has the status of an object World Heritage UNESCO.

The word "tepui" in the language of the Pemon Indians inhabiting the Gran Sabana region means "house of the gods." Tepuis for the most part stand isolated from each other, rising above the jungle with inaccessible cliffs, which makes them carriers of unique sets of endemic plants and animals.


Tepuis are the remnants of a vast plateau that once stretched from the Atlantic coast to the borders of the Amazon, Orinoco and Rio Negro river basins.

The plateau formed on the site of the lake about 200 million years ago, when South America and Africa still formed a single continent. The plateau consisted of sandstone and was located on a granite base; Over time, erosion turned the plateau into several monadnocks, from which tepuis were formed, covered with erosion-resistant rocks.


Typically, tepuis consist of a single block of Precambrian sandstone or quartzite that rises sharply above the surrounding jungle to heights of over 2000 m. Many tepuis contain water-washed caves, such as the 671 m deep Abismo Gai Collet cave, as well as sinkholes with a diameter of up to 300 m, formed when the arches of underground river tunnels collapsed.



German explorer Robert Schomburgk visited the area in 1835. He was amazed by the table mountains, but attempts to climb one of them were unsuccessful. Only almost half a century later, in 1884, a British expedition led by Everard Im Thurn managed to climb to the top of Mount Roraima.

However, it was the report of Robert Schomburgk's expedition to the tepui region that inspired the writer Arthur Conan Doyle to write the novel The Lost World about the discovery of a plateau inhabited by prehistoric species of animals and plants.



As in the lowland areas of the llanos savannas, the tepui have rainy and dry seasons. From 2 to 4 thousand mm of rain falls per year. The climate is also influenced by altitude - at the highest elevations the temperature can drop to 0 °C, however, as a rule, the average thermometer reading at the peaks is from 8 to 20 °C, depending on the altitude. The soils are predominantly oligotrophic (low in nutrients).


The plateau of the mountains is completely isolated from the forest at the foot, which makes them “ecological islands”, on which now endemic species of flora and fauna have been preserved, developing for millennia in isolation. The wooded high plateaus support a wide variety of representatives of the orchid and bromeliad families, and carnivorous plants are also common.




The highest tepui, Pico de Neblina (3,014 m), is located in Brazil. The next three in height are Pico Phelps (2,992 m), Roraima (2,810 m), located at the meeting point of the borders of Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana, and Cerro Marahuaca (2,800 m).


View of Roraima from the Venezuelan plateau.

Roraima is the highest tepui in Venezuela. Its height is 2810 meters, and the top - a plateau with an area of ​​34 km² - is completely covered with dense vegetation, fancy stones, steep depressions, caves, small lakes and swamps. Local Indians call Mount Roraima “the navel of the earth” and believe that the ancestor of the human race, the goddess Quinn, lives on its top.


Cerro Ichun, located near the Brazilian-Venezuelan border, has largest area plateau (3,260 km²) and altitude 1,400 m.
Auyantepui is the largest of the tepuis, with a plateau surface area of ​​700 km². From this mountain falls Angel - the most high waterfall in the world.




Tepui Matavi, also known as Kukenan due to the fact that the source of the Kukenan River is located on the plateau.


Autana rises 1300 m above the forest and is pierced by a cave that runs from one side to the other.
Tepui Sarisarinyama, famous for its almost circular sinkholes with a depth and diameter of about 350 m, at the bottom of which unique plants grow.



Kukenan tepui

The biggest nature reserve Venezuela, national park Canaima was founded in 1962 and is considered the oldest part of the Earth, more than 2 million years old. This lost World, as if accidentally preserved as it was many millions of years ago, is visited by thousands of tourists every day.


Also, many other lesser-known, but no less beautiful tepuis, are located in the Canaima National Park, which lies in the southeastern part of Venezuela, at the junction of Brazil and Guyana. The reserve, which stores priceless natural resources on its territory, is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.


The nature of Canaima National Park is extremely diverse and unique. In addition to the majestic mesas, hung with beautiful waterfalls, in the park you can see rare species of flora and fauna that are found exclusively in this area. For example, carnivorous plants lure insects into their beautiful fragrant traps and eat them. The foothills and slopes of the mountains are surrounded by cloud-covered forests, in which exquisite bromeliads and orchids stand out as bright spots.


On the tops of the tepui, grasses and shrubs grow lushly. No less rich animal world Venezuelan park - here you can find monkeys of various sizes and types, jaguars, giant ants and many small animals. But greatest variety species the world of birds boasts, which in large quantities live on this rich land.



Canaima National Park offers vacationers exciting excursions canoe on a lagoon into which four waterfalls flow. Two of them - Golondrina and Ukaima - can be seen by canoeing, and under the other two - Acha and Sapo - there is a path along which you can walk inside the waterfall between the raging stream of water and the rock.

You can go to one of the most spectacular attractions of the park - Angel Falls, excursions to which are carried out either by boat or by plane. If you go on a boat excursion, you can see along the way picturesque island Orchids.


Those wishing to get a closer look at the life of the aborigines of these lands can go to northern part Canaima, where the Pemon Indian settlement is located. Here you have a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in an unknown culture, communicate with the aborigines, get acquainted with their rituals, traditions, legends and way of life, which has been preserved since ancient times.



Among other things, this area is shrouded in an aura of secrets and mysteries, which are told not only by ancient legends and myths, but also by reports of several expeditions organized by brave researchers. The last major official expedition to these hard to reach places, namely on Mount Roraima, was formed in 1965 by the son of the famous Juan Angel, the discoverer of the world's highest waterfall.


The expedition diary describes an amazing world in which the flat surface of the mountain top is covered with bizarre hills shaped like mushrooms, unusual depressions filled with water are scattered everywhere, and in addition known to science animals, an unusual creature was discovered, which was named Cadborosaurus.

The previously unseen beast had the head of a horse and the body of a snake with humps on its back. Frogs hatching eggs, bloodsucking insects that were not affected by any chemical means of protection, and giant ants more than 5 cm long, capable of biting small tree branches with their steel teeth, were also found here.


The biggest discovery for scientists was the discovery of the remains of ancient animals that until recently lived in these places. There is an assumption that they died as a result of alien experiments. Scientists were prompted to this guess by a large round area discovered by the expedition, devoid of vegetation and completely strewn with silvery powder of unknown origin. Later laboratory studies showed that this is an alloy of rare metals, which is simply impossible to create under earthly conditions.


When examining the caves, researchers found a large number rock paintings, depicting fantastic animals and creatures vaguely similar to humans. The expedition members also discovered several crypts, inside of which there was thick fog and a sweet smell. Some members of the team, having inhaled this strange aroma, fell into a coma for several days, and when they woke up, they told their colleagues about incredible visions and trips to other worlds.




After this incident, the decision was made to return, but then a new surprise awaited the travelers: they could not find a way out of this enchanted world, as if some mysterious forces were preventing this in every possible way.

Only a few months later, exhausted by the search for a way out, people managed to return home. They claim that they were helped by some unknown force that picked them up and slowly lowered them to central square one of the Indian settlements.








When the scientists finally reached civilization, it was discovered that the families had long ago given up hope of their return: after all, the expedition, which was scheduled to return after several months of work, had been absent for four years.



For a long time in this region no expeditions were organized, but today this lost world, which previously instilled fear in people, is visited daily by several dozen adventurers. For safety reasons, it is advisable to climb accompanied by an experienced guide.




























Angel Falls is considered the HIGHEST IN THE WORLD, its height is 1054 m (according to other sources - 979 m). Angel Falls (in English - Angel, local name - Churum-meru) is located on the river. Churumi - a tributary of the river. Carrao (Orinoco River basin) in South America, in Venezuela.


Angel translated into Russian means “angel”. Although the names of waterfalls are usually very figurative and poetic, this waterfall is called an angel not in honor of the biblical angels and not because of its “proximity to heaven.”

The 1st magnitude giant bears the name of its discoverer, the Venezuelan pilot Juan Angel, and the Indians called the waterfall Apemey or Maiden's Eyebrow. Angel Falls, more than a kilometer high, was discovered relatively recently - in 1935. This proves how much unknown our country still conceals. beautiful planet Earth.


How could such a phenomenal miracle of nature - a vertical stream of water a mile high - be hidden from humanity throughout history? The fact is that Angel is located in one of the most remote and inaccessible corners of the earth. South-eastern part Venezuela - the Auyan Tepui (Devil's Mountain) mountain range is composed of porous sandstones, has a height of up to 2600 m, and ends abruptly with a sheer rock wall. The approaches to the wall are blocked by the selva - a dense tropical forest.


What was Angel looking for there? In the 1930s, a “diamond fever” broke out in Venezuela. Hundreds of adventurers, businessmen hungry for profit, and simply the poor rushed into the impenetrable jungle. Angel bought a small sports plane and flew to the Auyan Tepui massif. In those places, the tops of the table mountains are often covered with clouds. Angel was flying in clear weather and was the first to see a kilometer-long vertical water line.

It turned out that the waterfall does not fall from the very edge of the highland ledge. The Churumi River has “cut through” the upper edge of the cliff and falls 80-100 m below its edge. Water consumption is 300 sq.m/s.


Juan Angel (Angel) did not discover diamond deposits. Others have done it. He suffered an accident (the plane capitulated) and was saved literally by a miracle. He landed in the very place that Conan Doyle chose to unfold the events of his famous novel"Lost World". Having reached the nearest post office, Angel reported his discovery to the National Geographical Society United States, and his name is now on all maps of the world.

On Latin American maps the waterfall is often designated as Salto Angel, i.e. "angel's jump." Last years The discoverer spent his life in Venezuela, in the state of Ciudad Bolivar, and died in 1956. According to Angel’s will, his ashes were scattered over a waterfall named after him.


The extent to which the term “miracle” in relation to the surviving pilot Angel is not an exaggeration can be judged by the fact that fourteen years later, in 1949, a group of five American and Venezuelan surveyors barely made their way through the jungle to the waterfall, as the wild forest was completely intertwined with vines and lush shrubby vegetation.

They had to continuously cut the road with machetes and axes. The expedition spent... nineteen days to cover the last 36 km! But the game was worth the candle. What the expedition members saw will not be forgotten by any of them until the end of their days.


The most vivid description of the waterfall - perhaps the best in world literature - belongs to the chairman of the Soviet Peace Committee Yu. A. Zhukov, who viewed Angel Falls from an airplane in April 1971. “The pilot is flying his plane close, close to it. In front of us is an incredibly high - a kilometer! - an elastic, foamy-white column of water - a tight stream of flow falls from the plateau into the abyss, at the bottom of which the Churumi River is reborn, whose flow is interrupted by this crazy water jump...
We have already heard and read that the height of the water fall here is so great that the stream, without reaching the bottom of the abyss, turns into water dust, which settles on the stones as rain. But you had to see this in order to imagine all the originality of the spectacle that presented itself: somewhere below, about three hundred meters from the bottom of the abyss, a powerful, elastic, boiling stream suddenly seemed to melt and break off in the fog.

And even lower, as if born out of nothing, the river was seething... How I would like to approach the waterfall not by plane, but on the ground - to stand near it, listen to its roar, inhale the smell of water falling from the sky! But this is impossible...".

Intellectual power helps humanity to uncover many of the Earth's secrets. People reached the surface of the Moon and explored other planets in the solar system. But still, there are a number of mysterious and unknown places. Inhospitable conditions and the destructive forces of nature deter people from exploring some areas of our planet. At the same time, these same natural forces help preserve the original appearance and beauty of such places untouched by civilization.

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Ice caps of Greenland

Greenland is the largest island in the world. In fact, most of the island is covered ice caps– cover glaciers of a smaller area than ice sheets. Therefore, this place is considered the least populated on the planet and is practically unexplored. Ice layers in Greenland are 3,200 meters thick and are about 100 thousand years old.

In Greenland you can also see glaciers, glacial rivers, hot springs, white nights and northern lights. But erratic weather conditions make Greenland one of the least explored places on Earth.

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Mariana Trench, Western Pacific Ocean

The Mariana Trench is the most deep place on Earth, it is located in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. It was formed millions of years ago. Deepest point Mariana Trench known as the Challenger Deep, the maximum known depth of which is just over 11 kilometers. Such great depth and high pressure made the Mariana Trench a very difficult place to study, which is why it remains completely unexplored to this day.

The Mariana Trench is home to deep-sea ocean creatures and is also home to rare minerals. The floor of the Mariana Trench contains fossils dating back millions of years and many other minerals that would help unlock the mysteries of the Earth. But unstable conditions make it difficult for people to explore the place.

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Kankar Punsum, Bhutan

Kankar Punsum - the highest unconquered Mountain peak in the world. It is located in Bhutan. This mountain has a height of 7570 meters and is the 40th most high mountains in the world. There are only four famous expeditions at Kankar Punsum - in 1983, 1985, 1986 and 1994, respectively. But all of them were unsuccessful due to heavy snowfall and unstable weather conditions.

Out of respect for local beliefs, the Bhutanese government banned mountaineering on Kankar Poonsum in 2004. So this mountain peak remained unconquered and unexplored.

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Deserts

Deserts are notoriously difficult to explore due to unsuitable weather conditions. Antarctica is largest desert in a world that has unsuitable conditions for growing plants. The hottest desert in the world, the Sahara, is located in Africa. The amount of annual precipitation in deserts is very low. These areas are also characterized by extreme temperature changes - very hot during the day and very cold at night. This creates very harsh living conditions for plants, animals and people.

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Deep caves

There are a large number of caves in the world. They have become too difficult for scientists to study due to unbearable weather conditions, sharp rocks, heat and slipperiness. Some of the underwater caves are not inhabited by living creatures due to the deadly conditions for survival. The flooded caves of Yucatan in Mexico - the sacred Mayan caves - are the best example of this. Crystal Caves and Snow Caves are also too dangerous for expeditions due to the potential for unprecedented sudden changes in conditions within the caves and their topography.

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Amazon jungle, South America

The Amazon rainforest is half the rainforest on Earth, covering an area of ​​6.47 million square kilometers. The rich biodiversity of this area and the presence of rare species of animals make the Amazon jungle a priority area for study. But the mystery of this place makes it still completely unexplored place on the ground.

IN tropical forests There is no dry season in the Amazon; it rains all year round. Heavy rains between February and May cause a sharp rise in water levels in the Amazon River. It leads to severe floods in her pool. In this condition, transportation across the river becomes too dangerous due to the extreme river currents. It is also home to many dangerous animals, such as jaguars, rattlesnakes, Brazilian wandering spiders, mosquitoes, dart frogs, piranhas, black caiman and anacondas, which can cause harm to humans. Lack of access to healthy food and clean water can cause many diseases.

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Antarctica

It is the coldest place on the Earth's surface, with temperatures fluctuating sharply between -10C and -30C most of the time. The most low temperature, ever recorded in Antarctica, was -89 degrees Celsius. It is the driest, coldest and windiest continent on Earth. Such a harsh climate makes Antarctica the most mysterious and unexplored place on our planet. Antarctica holds many secrets and is therefore of great interest to scientific community. The average thickness of the ice crust on the continent is about 2.5 km, which means that the surface under the ice has many archaeological artifacts the period when the continent was ice-free.

The maximum wind speed recorded in Antarctica in 1972 is 321 km per hour. Antarctica's ice sheets, which are more than 3.2 km thick, reflect the unbearable climate conditions on the continent. Heavy snowfall, glaciers, and ice cracks are other potential hazards in Antarctica.

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Conclusion

These were the most mysterious and unexplored places on Earth. Thank you for your attention.