Chapter 574 Antarctica

As we all know, the earth has seven continents and four oceans. Each continent has considerable resources and land area, and each ocean has extremely rich marine resources and islands. {What? You don’t know yet|Read COM, read the chapters without mistakes|Hurry up and Google them}

From the Age of Discovery to the present, European powers have developed quite well in various parts of the world. Even many small islands in the vast Pacific Ocean have been colonized. It is no exaggeration to say that there are European colonists all over the world.

But things are not so absolute. Among the seven continents, Europe is the homeland and hosts a large number of great powers. Needless to say, it goes without saying.

Africa and Asia have a large number of indigenous peoples, coupled with the patronage of colonists, the degree of development is quite complete.

The Americas and Australia are basically the same. They were first colonized by colonists and then became independent into one or more countries. This is a typical type of colony transformed into a country.

But it has a special name. Even if it is as powerful as the European powers, it cannot develop it better.

There is only one continent left with a special name, Antarctica.

Antarctica is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the southernmost continent on the earth, with a total area of ​​10,000 square kilometers. According to 4% of the world's total land area, it far exceeds the total area of ​​Australasia.

If you look at the total area alone, no country should reject Antarctica, and the number of colonists it faces should be no less than other continents.

But in fact, because it is located at the southernmost point of the earth, Antarctica has the coldest climate on earth. This is also the biggest problem facing the development of Antarctica.

If it weren't for such a severe cold climate, Antarctica would have been developed into a new colony by European colonists, instead of being like now, with most of the areas in a deserted state.

How exaggerated is the severe cold climate in Antarctica? Only 2% of the entire continent is not covered by ice and snow all year round, so animals and plants can survive.

The extreme minimum temperature in Antarctica has reached -2 ​​degrees Celsius, and the wind speed can reach about 18 meters per second. The maximum has even reached the coldest, stormiest and windiest land in the world per second.

The average annual precipitation in Antarctica is only 55 millimeters. At the off-center point, near the South Pole, there is almost no precipitation. The air is very dry, and it is known as the white desert.

In the Antarctic Circle, there are continuous polar days in the warm season, that is, continuous daytime. In the cold season, there are continuous polar nights, which are continuous nights.

Polar day and polar night are special phenomena in Antarctica. Together with the gorgeous arc-shaped aurora, Antarctica is an extremely special land.

Although there are very few plants in Antarctica, there are still many animals living in Antarctica.

Well-known ones include penguins, walruses, sea lions, albatrosses, etc. Coupled with the abundance of Antarctic snowfish, largemouth fish and krill in the ocean near the Antarctic, the Antarctic land has become an area where various countries are competing to claim it.

As the country closest to Antarctica, with the most coasts across the sea, and the most powerful country in the southern hemisphere, Australasia naturally has more advantages in claiming Antarctica.

Currently, the only areas that countries can reach are those around Antarctica. The cold temperature directly rejects the visit of foreign tourists. Without sufficiently advanced heating facilities and sufficient material support, the exploration of Antarctica has always been a stagnant task.

This has also led to the fact that Antarctica's rich resources have not yet been discovered. What attracts people to Antarctica currently, in addition to the vast world of ice and snow, is the curiosity brought by the unknown.

But Arthur knows that Antarctica is rich in coal, oil, natural gas, gold, silver, nickel, molybdenum, manganese, and uranium ores. Compared with the resources of other continents, it is not inferior to the resources of other continents. It has almost no flaws except for the disadvantages of weather. It is also the land that Australasia, located in the southern hemisphere, must fight for.

How slow is development in Antarctica compared to other continents?

1 Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole, the first person on record to reach the South Pole.

Even now, there are not many recorded people who have reached the Antarctic pole. Even though a large number of internationally renowned explorers have challenged the Antarctic, most of them are still buried in the Antarctic. Those who successfully return can be said to be only one in a hundred.

In order to speed up the exploration of Antarctica, Arthur decided to set up an official Australasian Antarctic expedition team to explore Antarctica with the support of the entire country.

The expedition team has many goals. The first is to reach the Antarctic Pole and conduct a comprehensive investigation of the Antarctic.

Secondly, establishing corresponding inspection points and checking the Australasian flag will be very helpful for Australasia to claim sovereignty over the Antarctic.

Precisely because the population of Antarctica is so small, it means that no force has historical sovereignty over Antarctica.

At present, countries can only claim sovereignty by relying on their own research stations in Antarctica and their strong international status.

As the only one of the great powers in the southern hemisphere, Australasia has a natural advantage in this regard.

As long as we can get help from Britain and join forces with France, we can even monopolize the entire exploration of Antarctica.

This is also what Arthur is quite satisfied with in this era. Although it is a very cruel era of the weak and the strong, as long as he is strong, the benefits he can obtain are definitely much greater than those in a seemingly sanctimonious and peaceful society.

The current competition between countries is actually very simple. It is nothing more than a competition of national strength. The stronger one will naturally occupy more interests.

In the current world, no country can compete with the alliance between Britain, France and Australia, even the seemingly powerful island-US alliance.

If you want to resist Britain, France and Australia, you must at least be an island country plus the United States plus another great power.

But it is a pity that Italy will not help the United States and island countries in vain. They will definitely prefer Britain and France in their choice. After all, Britain and France are closer to Italy and can pose a greater threat to Italy.

Except for Italy, no country has reached the strength of the great powers. This has also frustrated the hope of the United States and the island countries to unite with another country to fight against Britain, France and Australia.

Moreover, there is a world alliance behind Britain, France and Australia. If these three countries really unite to do something, at least in this world, it must be possible.

Arthur's idea to form an Antarctic expedition was quickly conveyed to the government, and officials worked hard to establish an expedition soon.

This is also the benefit of having power. An idea of ​​yours will make many officials work hard for it, and even risk their lives to achieve it.

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