Antarctica is so large, why wasn t it discovered until 1820?

In the past, when technology was not developed, no one would come to such a cold place to find guilt. It was not discovered until 1820 by people from several developed countries.

Because the climate in Antarctica is very harsh. Metropolises were inaccessible to ancient humans. Only with the scientific and technological progress of society. It was only then that people had the external strength to go to Antarctica.

Because the transportation was not convenient before, and there was no satellite navigation. The vast expanse of the sea, from one continent to another, often requires a long voyage and carries great risks. In short, the technology was underdeveloped in the past, and it was very difficult.

1. The time of the discovery of Antarctica.

The earliest confirmed sighting of Antarctica occurred in 1820 by Fabian Gottlieb von Belinsgauzin (Captain of the Russian Empire), Edward Bransfeld (Captain of the Royal Sea) and Nathaniel Palmer (Sealer of the United States).

Von Bellingsgauch's discovery of Antarctica on January 27, 1820, was ten days ahead of Bransfeld and ten months ahead of Palmer. On that day, an expedition led by von Bellingsgauzin and Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev arrived 32 kilometers (20 miles) from the Antarctic continent on two ships and discovered the ice sheet. The first confirmed person to set foot on the Antarctic continent was American sealer John Davis, who landed in West Antarctica on February 7, 1821.

2. Time of discovery in Australia.

In 1606, the ships of the Spanish navigator Torres sailed through the strait between Australia and the island of New Guinea; In the same year, the Duefgan of the Dutchman William Janes set foot in Australia and was the first recorded actual landing of outsiders in Australia, naming it "New Holland".

In 1770, the English navigator Captain Cook discovered the east coast of Australia, named it "New South Wales", and declared the land to belong to the United Kingdom.

Discover a brief history.

1738 In 1739, the Frenchman Bouvet discovered an island near the South Pole (present-day Bouvet Island) while sailing

1772 In 1775, the Englishman Captain Cook arrived in the South Shetland Islands near Antarctica.

1820 In 1821, the American Palmer, the Russians Belinsgauzin and Lazarev, and the Englishman Bransfield discovered the Antarctic continent successively.

1838 In 1842, the Englishman Ross, the Frenchman Dearville, and the American Wilkes visited the Antarctic continent.

In December 1911, Amundsen and four other Norwegians reached the South Pole for the first time.

The question does not seem to have been as unanimously recognized as the Italian explorer Columbus "discovered" the American continent, and the pen-and-ink lawsuit over the honor of the earliest discovery of Antarctica has not ended, or even will.

It may seem like a very common question in the history of geographical discovery, but through this debate in the history of science, it is not difficult to see that some countries have in fact unabashedly revealed their territorial claims to the land of Antarctica.

Antarctica is located at the southernmost point of the earth, also known as the seventh continent, and is the last continent that humans reached, the only continent that is not inhabited by indigenous people. Britain's Captain James Cook (one of the world's greatest explorers) was tasked with finding the "unknown southern continent" of the Southern Hemisphere, which was said to be richer than the Americas. Cook sailed across the Southern Ocean, at a time when there was only one undiscovered continent on Earth – the Antarctic continent, which Cook unfortunately missed on his voyage to find the Southern Continent.

Although Cook had suspected that there might be a sizable amount of land beneath the ice at Antarctica, the British did not feel the need to venture into the ice-covered seas to find it, and it was not worth the risk. European explorers have discovered a number of islands around the Antarctic continent. At the beginning of the 19th century, the Antarctic continent was discovered.

But because of the cold climate of Antarctica, there are no permanent inhabitants, and there are no immigrants from other places, so there are no settlers and no ** or state is established.

Representatives of 13 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union, signed the Antarctic Treaty in Washington. The treaty stipulates that Antarctica shall be used only for peaceful purposes, guarantees freedom of scientific exploration in the Antarctic region, promotes international cooperation in scientific exploration, prohibits all activities of a military nature and the nuclear and processing of radioactive materials in the Antarctic region, freezes claims to territorial ownership, and promotes international cooperation in science.

Under the Antarctic Treaty, Antarctica is used only for peaceful purposes. It can be said that Antarctica does not belong to any one country, it belongs to all mankind. Therefore, there is no "dare" or "dare" only to say, this is a symbol of the peaceful coexistence of all mankind!

But getting into the interior of Antarctica and the South Pole is no easy feat. The extreme cold of up to -90 degrees Celsius, the polar day and night weather that lasts for half a year at a time, the white wasteland with hidden murderous opportunities, and extremely difficult transportation and logistics have brought many obstacles to the exploration of the deep Antarctic expedition

Because the environment in Antarctica is very harsh, it is difficult for humans to survive in Antarctica, so no country has ever occupied Antarctica.

Because the South Pole and the North Pole are both public territories, no one country is allowed to occupy them, and they are shared.

I think it's because Antarctica is too cold, the natural environment is too harsh, and with the current conditions of our human beings, there is no way to settle and live in **, even if it can, it is very laborious, so no country wants to do such an unworthy thing.