If antarctica supposedly is the edge of a flat earth, how do. Mar 21, 2019 davidson believes that the edge of the earth is somewhere in antarctica, and believes hes got or will have proof. Flatearthers cruise will sail to antarctica ice wall. Earths tilt may exacerbate a melting antarctic live science. Their unfinished trek remained the high watermark of human endurance and endeavour in the toughest climate on earth. Antarctica lives in our dreams as the most remote, the most forbidding continent on planet earth. After seeing what the edge looks like, they would return to climb over the edge and onto the vertical face. The continent is losing ice to the sea, and scientists want to know how much. Its kind of like an ice shore and its very, very large. It is a huge land covered with ice as thick as three miles, seemingly invulnerable, cold and dark for eight months of the year.
When the latest effort at flatearth fantasy was launched in the 1840s by samuel rowbotham, there was that nagging questio. Antarcticas ice generally flows from the middle of the continent toward the edge, dipping toward the sea before lifting back up and floating. Flat earth antarctica cruise will depart in 2020 to sail to. Mar 20, 2019 conspiracy theorists who believe that modern science is wrong and the earth is in fact flat, not spherical, are planning a trip to the antarctic as a way to see the end of the world. Antarctica on the edge earthrise sets off on a monthlong journey around antarctica to study the effects of climate change on the continent.
Mar 20, 2019 the flat earth society explain on their website that along the edge of our local area exists a massive 150 foot ice wall the ice wall is a massive wall of ice that surrounds antarctica. From weddell seals that grind back the ice with their teeth, to colourful starfish carpeting the seabed beneath the ice. Even controversial youtube star logan paul recently expressed his desire to journey to the edge of the earth and released a mockumentary. It may seem somewhat dangerous to embark on a cruise on a flat surface, given the danger of potentially falling off the edge. At present, ice is slipping into the sea from the continents icy edge more quickly than. Flat earthers envision antarctic expedition to find the edge. This image shows the latest estimate of the ice edge around law promontory, which juts out from east antarcticas coastline near stefansson. The imbalance means that antarctic ice loss is contributing to rising sea level. New map of antarcticas icy edge nasa visible earth. To test socalled flatearthers assertion that earth is a flattened disk surrounded at its edge by a towering wall of ice. Flat earthers are going to the antarctic to find the edge of. The megadunes field site is approximately 2,896 meters 9,500 feet above sea level.
That ice holds more than 60 percent of earths fresh water and carries the potential to significantly raise sea level. In the flatearth model, the south pole does not exist at all and antarctica is instead a gigantic icewall extending the circumference of earth holding in the oceans like a giant bowl, or a world cup. The flat earth society primarily concerns itself with the known earth the area which the light from the sun affects. The year of pluto new horizons documentary brings humanity closer to the edge of the solar system duration. An antarctic explorer describes what its like to walk to the edge of. Some proponents believe the earth is stationary in space, rather. If we can get to the coast of antarctica and sail all the way around it, we will get the distance that will prove its the outer edges of flat earth and refute entirely every single argument. Join national geographic explorer jon bowermaster as he and his team travel along the continents frozen coastline in antarctica 3d, on the edge. Flat earthers plan trip to antarctica to reach end of.
If antarctica supposedly is the edge of a flat earth, how. Its as crazy as it sounds, an expedition by the flat earth society to prove the world isnt round. Flat earthers believe that the earth is a disc that is encircled by antarctica, with the arctic circle in the centre of the planet. Nov 06, 2017 the year of pluto new horizons documentary brings humanity closer to the edge of the solar system duration. A nautical mile is the distance, following the supposed curvature of the earth, from one minute of latitude to the next.
The flat earth cruise wants to sail to the edge of the world. Fear not, however, as the flat earth theory proposes that we think of as antarctica is actually a giant ice wall which helps protect us from whatever lies beyond. It is, according to flat earth conspiracy theorists, the place where the. Research at the edge of the earth scientists from nsidc have spent two antarctic field seasons studying one of the littleknown megadunes areas of the continent. The ice wall is a massive wall of ice that surrounds antarctica. New map of antarcticas icy edge this image shows the latest estimate of the ice edge around law promontory, which juts out from east antarcticas coastline near stefansson bay.
The plan is to sail to antarctica, where flat earthers think they would find the frozen barrier that marks the edge of the world. Jan 02, 2019 the edge ice wall antarctica is the edge of our flat motionless earth. Conspiracy theorists who believe that modern science is wrong and the earth is in fact flat, not spherical, are planning a trip to the antarctic as a way to see the end of the world. Flatearthers cruise will sail to antarctica ice wall at. Well, the group that went on the boat were actually government imposters. He even has a documentary about it, called the flat earth. Jan 10, 2019 a common model offered for the exact topography of the earth is that it is a large disk, surrounded by an ice wall barrier antarctica. The author, his wife and two teenage children along with a crew, scientists, media and volunteers, encounter some of the most hostile weather on earth and get stuck in an iceflow for ten. Flat earth society to go to the edge of earth to prove the. It is a place of superlatives the coldest, driest, highest, windiest continent on earth. Mar 22, 2019 believers in a flat earth will have an opportunity to sail to antarctica in 2020 on a cruise organized by the flat earth international conference. Antarctica the coldest, windiest, most hostile continent.
Dec 12, 20 extreme destinations that inspire soulsearching as you stand at earth s outermost reaches. The nsidc research team, which included ted scambos, rob bauer, and terry haran, worked with a team of other researchers and support staff in extreme weather. With a reputation as cold, forbidding and remote, antarctica can also be a fragile place, home to an incredible variety of life along its edges. Mar 20, 2019 flat earthers envision antarctic expedition to find the edge by tim binnall a handful of prominent flat earth advocates are making waves by way of a proposed expedition to antarctica in order to, they hope, end the debate about the controversial conspiracy theory. Mar 20, 2019 the flat earthers plane to sail to antarctica to find the frozen barrier they believe marks the edge of our world. That ice holds more than 60 percent of earth s fresh water and carries the potential to significantly raise sea level. A common model offered for the exact topography of the earth is that it is a large disk, surrounded by an ice wall barrier antarctica. Ice wall barrier in antarctica several theories exist within the flat earth community but the common belief is the earth is flat.
Huge colonies of king penguins crowd any icefree land, and four tonne elephant seals fight for territory on the beach. So they dismiss any image from space, but they have no photos to prove that antarctica encircles the flat earth, or that there is an edge to the supposed dome. The 150 foot ice wall is on the coast of antarctica. A howling emptiness of jagged mountains, broken icebergs, and endless snow. But because of the earths spin, atmospheric pressure in antarctica is lower than elsewhere on the planet, making the field site seem more like 3,353 meters 11,000 feet above sea level. The equatorial circumference of the supposed ballearth is said to be 24,900 statute or 21,600 nautical miles. The flat earth cruise wants to sail to the edge of the. Neko harbour lies on andvord bay, which slices into the western side of the antarctic peninsula at 6450s. Flat earthers plan trip to antarctica in search of the edge. Strange antarctica visit pope, bearer of bad news, flat earth, planet x. Humans have only been able to see the planet from space for the last 50 years.
Antarctica proves the flat earth deception cruises. Yet it is also a fragile place, home to an incredible variety of marine life along its edges. When we look at antarctica, if you take a globe and you squish it down, the antarctic would go all the way around the earth, he explained. The enchanted and sometimes surreal landscapes of earth view have the ability. Flatearthers plan journey to antarctica to see whats. New map of antarcticas icy edge nasa earth observatory. Antarctica, one of the most remote and desolate locations on earth also functions as one of the worlds main cooling systems. Davidson believes that the edge of the earth is somewhere in antarctica, and believes hes got or will have proof. The flat earthers plane to sail to antarctica to find the frozen barrier they believe marks the edge of our world. Here is the edge of the flat earth, the ice wall of antarctica. An excellent question, given that humans have explored almost every inch of the planet. With werner herzog, scott rowland, stefan pashov, doug macayeal.
Antarctica, an expedition to the edge of the earth the adventure. Logic and everyday experience, tells you, that water always finds its level, thats why we say sea level and you cannot bend water around a ball. The first and most widely accepted theory says that antarctica is a portion of ice surrounding the known earth, and that in its end there is a huge wall of ice with different sizes depending on the subtheory which has yet to be fully explored. One of the worlds most controversial youtubers, logan paul, recently decided that he will journey to the edge of the world. The shifting world of antarctica there are pictures of the sastrugi, the hard ridges on the snow and ice, sculpted by strong winds and almost impossible to circumvent. A paper published in january this year discussed wildlife of the southern ocean, the expanse that cradles the ice and land of antarctica itself. When asked for pictures of the edge of the flat earth, they proclaim that antarctica is protected so that nobody can see the edge of the supposed dome. A group of flat earthers are prepared to set sail on a bizarre journey to the antarctic to prove, once and for all, that were living a lie. Jun 27, 2017 antarctica on the edge earthrise sets off on a monthlong journey around antarctica to study the effects of climate change on the continent. The coast of antarctica on the ball earth is no more than 14. Why has no one ever explored the edge of the flat earth. Flat earth supporters now plan an antarctica expedition to the.
This image originally appeared in the nasa earth observatory story new map of antarcticas icy edge. Flat earthers are going to the antarctic to find the edge. Yet antarctica is also a fragile place, home to an incredible variety of life along its edges, arguably the most stunning. This, in turn, alters wind and current patterns which are largely driven by this temperature difference ultimately increasing the flow of warm ocean water to antarcticas edge. You cant sail a boat to the edge dummies everyone knows antarctica. Jan 16, 2019 this, in turn, alters wind and current patterns which are largely driven by this temperature difference ultimately increasing the flow of warm ocean water to antarcticas edge. Yet something encoded in us long ago reacts when we see the world at this unprecedented scale.
Chilling pictures of antarctica expeditions, past and. It contains the geographic south pole and is situated in the antarctic region of the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the antarctic circle, and is surrounded by the southern ocean. Flat earthers plan trip to antarctica in search of the. The group, spearheaded by the intellectuals over at. The cruise, organized by the flat earth international conference, is scheduled on 2020. Filmmaker werner herzog travels to the mcmurdo station in antarctica, looking to capture the continents beauty and investigate the characters living there. The ice wall of antarctica the edge of the flat earth report.
Flat earthers envision antarctic expedition to find the edge by tim binnall a handful of prominent flat earth advocates are making waves by way of a proposed expedition to antarctica in order to, they hope, end the debate about the controversial conspiracy theory. Antarctica s ice generally flows from the middle of the continent toward the edge, dipping toward the sea before lifting back up and floating. Extreme destinations that inspire soulsearching as you stand at earths outermost reaches. The edge of the flat earth wall of antarctica youtube. Flat earthers plan trip to antarctica to reach end of the. Scientists from nsidc have spent two antarctic field seasons studying one of the littleknown.
The flat earth society explain on their website that along the edge of our local area exists a massive 150 foot ice wall the ice wall is a massive wall of ice that surrounds antarctica. Like everywhere else along this part of the peninsula. The edge ice wall antarctica is the edge of our flat motionless earth. Believers in a flat earth will have an opportunity to sail to antarctica in 2020 on a cruise organized by the flat earth international conference. Flatearthers cruise will sail to antarctica ice wall at the planets. A rare look at antarctica, a wilderness at the edge. Although our clocks showed it was past 5pm, the sun was high and warm, the air was still, and the cold, dark water. At present, ice is slipping into the sea from the continents icy edge more quickly than snowfall is accumulating in the highaltitude interior. Several species of penguins, tens of thousands of seals, humpback, minke and killer whales, and dozens of different seabirds including giant, soaring albatrosses. Flat earth antarctica cruise will depart in 2020 to sail. However, after decades of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. Along the edge of our local area exists a massive 150 foot ice wall.
Home to 90 per cent of the worlds ice, antarctica is ground zero for climate change, yet temperatures are rising faster here than almost anywhere else. Flat earthers plan antarctic expedition to edge of the earth. Antarctica lives in our dreams as the most remote, most forbidding continent on planet earth. Ten days trapped on the edge of antarctica by chris turney reads like a fictional tale of adventure,but let me assure you, this is no fictional story. Flatearth is a scam aimed at children, with the intention of grooming them away from their homes in to sex slavery, as proved by the recent arrest and charging of a flatearth leader on 56 counts of child sexual abuse. Basically if you can imagine the globe squashed down with antarctica instead of being its own continent, being the perimeter around the side. Antarctica is the name given to the southern polar region of the earth there are two main theories concerning the nature and extent of antarctica. As strange as this concept may sound at first, it is a fact that if you set a bearing due south from anywhere on earth, inevitably at or. A statue mile is the straight line distance between the two. If the earth was really flat and bordered by an ice wall, then what would be more exciting than travelling to the edge, climbing the ice wall and looking over the side. They believe that the earth being round is a lie put out by the government. Flatearther finally explains why nobody has fallen off.
Mar 16, 2019 if we can get to the coast of antarctica and sail all the way around it, we will get the distance that will prove its the outer edges of flat earth and refute entirely every single argument. At present, ice is slipping into the sea from the continents icy edge. What a dramatic chase shows us about climate change bbc. Modern flat earth theories believe earth is a disc or a pentagon which is surrounded by mountains or a wall of ice. Flat earthers are embarking on a bizarre journey to.
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