Top 10 Unexplored Places on Earth

whoever said there's nothing left to discover welcome to watchmojo.com the planet that we have yet to investigate in depth or fully understand most of these locations are challenging to reach due to environmental conditions and or geographical barriers and because of these limiting factors some believe they could very well be home to animal species plant life or other such secrets yet to be discovered so without further ado let's embark on an adventure into the unknown number 10 fiordland national park new zealand fiordland national park is the largest of its kind in all of new zealand encompassing 4868 square miles the park takes its name from the many few words that define the landscape deep trenches formed long ago by glaciers the fjords cut through rain forests mountains and lakes to a inspiring effect despite it being a national park much of it has yet to actually be explored due to its inaccessibility and massive size new plant and animal species almost certainly reside there just waiting to be discovered fun fact scenes from the Lord of the Rings trilogy were actually filmed in the Fuhrer Glen number nine shirts a island Iceland beautiful in a desolate sort of way this island is a relatively new addition to our world shirts a was formed by volcanic eruptions between 1963 and 1967 off Iceland southern coasts largely free of human interference the island is closed off to the public only authorized researchers have permission to land has a newly developed island it was initially devoid of life soon enough however different types of birds insects and plants began to appear on the island and that's what makes it so exciting from a scientific perspective here researchers have the unique opportunity to observe the process through which local ecosystems are established number 8 underwater caves Riviera Maya Mexico Riviera Maya has some of the most spectacular cave systems in the world it's also home to some of the longest cave systems in the world such as the sistema ox Vela and sistema dos ojos freshwater sinkholes commonly referred to as cenotes provide natural access to these networks of caves but while the cenotes themselves are often popular with travelers the depths of the caves are a different story entirely the deepest and most remote parts of the caves have never been open to the public and considering the ancient Maya civilization used to throw human sacrifices into these cenotes and possibly artifacts who knows what's waiting to be discovered down in the depths number seven singing zaba Maha National Park Madagascar singing is the term used to describe the steep pointed limestone structures and plateaus formed by groundwater erosion in this area of northwestern Madagascar a Malagasy word singing roughly translates to where one cannot walk barefoot as it turns out however the meaning applies to more than just barefoot exploration but arguably any sort of exploration the terrain is very difficult to navigate presenting numerous formidable barriers to those looking to uncover the parks secrets which is a shame because scientists already know there are many endemic species ie plants and animals found nowhere else on earth the national parks namesake rock formations are so dense and inaccessible in fact that they're sometimes called forests number six the Mount mabu rainforest Mozambique Africa hard though it might be to believe this rainforest only came to the attention of the scientific community in the first century prior to that it was known to locals but its unique flora and fauna had yet to be documented what was interesting about this site where the surrounding land was heavily cultivated and then the crater containing rainforest was very dense and intact and I thought that was a little bit strange because there should be evidence of human disturbance this high altitude rainforest because of the distinctly challenging geography requires extensive planning to visit and because of the role google.maps played in identifying and understanding the area it's commonly referred to in the media as Google Forest Hill it wasn't easy to get there upon entering the rainforest researchers have been thrilled to discover a largely untouched ecosystem including various previously unknown species when you enter into a forest everything changes the forest is cool the canopy is high and it's very shady life is buzzing all around you and there are likely many more left to be discovered to actually find a hidden rainforest which turns out to be the largest in southern Africa shows that we don't have all the answers and we don't know what's out there number five the northern forest complex Myanmar if you're looking for untarnished wilderness and or a place where you're sure to make new discoveries you couldn't ask for much better because Myanmar has been engaged in the longest civil war in history the northern forest complex has been largely off-limits for some time the silver lining of this situation is that it's served to preserve the natural forests but the scientific community is naturally anxious to get in there and explore and even as the country opens up many challenges remain the dense jungle has no roads or paths and the terrain is rather inhospitable with scorching heat torrential rain and mountain peaks thousands of feet in height number 4 Son Doong cave Vietnam the largest known cave in the world and sangdong is so massive that an entire city block could fit inside it the cave is estimated to be somewhere between 2 and 5 million years old but it was only discovered relatively recently though a local man is credited with first having founded in 1991 son Don Cave didn't receive international attention until 2009 when the British cave Research Association or bcra organized an expedition absolutely amazing atmospherics hearts taking it's breathtaking absolutely huge the cave has many unexplored regions in its depths and likely holds countless wonders as if that's not enough collapsed portions of the cave allowing enough light that it even has its own forest what I want to convey is the feeling of being there about walking through this pristine beautiful place this cave in Vietnam and making people realize that places like this are part of our heritage that need to be preserved number-three Valley do Jabari Brazil you my Margie as this valley new here at Oracle of Turkey the valley do Java a region in the Amazon rainforest isn't uninhabited but it is one of the most isolated places in the world while many of the other entries on our list today are hard to reach or environmentally challenging the reason that it goes largely unexplored is the approximately two to three thousand indigenous people who live there the dense Amazon forests below are home to one of the last uncontacted tribes left on earth divided into tribes and villages they've had very little contact with the outside world and when they have it's typically gone badly the new discovery is in the same general region for two years ago Brazilian Indian researchers Jose Morales led a mission that captured these dramatic photos of uncontacted Indians aiming arrows at the airplane at this point the locals are also thought to likely lack immunities to common illnesses as such the privacy of these groups is protected by a federal agency barring outsiders from entry number to the star and NOC and I mountains Papua New Guinea because of the various geographical barriers much of Papua New Guinea is from a scientific perspective unexplored entire forests to flora and fauna have yet to be documented as such it's likely home to wonders that we can only imagine the star mountains for example are especially hard to visit due to the natural rock formation known as the hindenburg wall a limestone barrier that rises to approximately one mile above sea level the NOC and I mountains for their part are so remote and undisturbed that in 2009 researchers found approximately 200 species never before seen in sixty days over the last few decades researchers have found upwards of 1,000 new species on or around the island of New Guinea I mean that the area in the in Papua New Guinea provides a key watershed for for thousands of people who depend on its fisheries and Natural Resources and of course most basically water before we explore our top pick here are some honorable mentions Greenland sparsely populated and large sections of the country are rarely visited [Music] Cape Melville Australia massive boulders make this rainforest extremely difficult to reach Paden itza abyss czech republic the deepest flooded freshwater cave in the world the bottom of which has yet to be confirmed [Music] Gengar punt 'some the Bhutan China border a contender for the highest unclimbed mountain on earth we were on a 30-degree incline but this is the easy part what concerns me is the boulder field 500 metres above us the caves of makalya India due to its remote location in northern India and the sheer size of the cave systems [Music] before we continue be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one Devon Island Canada at 20 1331 square miles Devon Island is the largest uninhabited island on the planet to put that in context it's only about five hundred square miles smaller than the country of Croatia but that's not all Devon has going for it the islands environment is remarkable in that it actually closely resembles that of Mars because of the uniquely intense conditions nASA uses this polar desert to Train for manned missions to the Red Planet though there is a research station that's run by the Arctic Institute of North America no one lives here permanently in fact the conditions are so inhospitable that only a small number of birds and mammals can survive as well as 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Length: 10min 40sec (640 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 17 2020