Old urban myth. Byrd was referring to an ice-free region of the mainland called the Bunger Hills. I've seen photographs of it in a nice coffee-table book on Antarctica. It is by no means representative of the vast remainder of Antarctica. The aerial reconnaissance is hard to reconstruct; maps of the routes taken are not readily available, and the research was superseded by the following International Geophysical Year. There is no "ice wall," unless you want to call it the beginning of the 2-kilometer thick cap that covers the rest of the continent.
There is no prohibition on private travel. Legal restraints can only be exercised by the government of which the intended travelers are citizens. You can book a tourist visit to The South Pole (the actual pole) by any number of agencies. For reasons of safety and international agreements relating to protected areas, permits may be required. (When presented with these facts, Antarctic mythologists usually retreat into defeatism by not even trying to find out anything.) Since gyrocompasses become ineffective near the poles, it is a very risky flying environment (not to mention having potentially dangerous weather).
Did I mention the Smithsonian? I don't recall doing so. And the existing data speaks for itself. Plenty of people have been to Antarctica. The Byrd claim is overblown; the dry valleys have been known ever since. Plenty of photos. Cold as hell.
So what? There are other accounts, all the same. You prove that any of it is wrong. I also pointed to the 1978 book that has photos of the dry valleys and lakes that Byrd mentioned, by an on-the-spot photographer who was seemingly unhindered by dire prohibitions on where to go. Byrd's claim was true---but only so far as it went. The dry valleys are bleak and cold, and not very representative of the ice sheet that is the rest of the continent.
Old urban myth. Byrd was referring to an ice-free region of the mainland called the Bunger Hills. I've seen photographs of it in a nice coffee-table book on Antarctica. It is by no means representative of the vast remainder of Antarctica. The aerial reconnaissance is hard to reconstruct; maps of the routes taken are not readily available, and the research was superseded by the following International Geophysical Year. There is no "ice wall," unless you want to call it the beginning of the 2-kilometer thick cap that covers the rest of the continent.
There is no prohibition on private travel. Legal restraints can only be exercised by the government of which the intended travelers are citizens. You can book a tourist visit to The South Pole (the actual pole) by any number of agencies. For reasons of safety and international agreements relating to protected areas, permits may be required. (When presented with these facts, Antarctic mythologists usually retreat into defeatism by not even trying to find out anything.) Since gyrocompasses become ineffective near the poles, it is a very risky flying environment (not to mention having potentially dangerous weather).
Here is an interesting account of the Byrd expedition (Operation Highjump), which was both more and less than one is led to believe. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/operation-highjump-18223476/
Smithsonian is your source?
You realize they hid or destroyed thousands of giant skeletons, right?
Did I mention the Smithsonian? I don't recall doing so. And the existing data speaks for itself. Plenty of people have been to Antarctica. The Byrd claim is overblown; the dry valleys have been known ever since. Plenty of photos. Cold as hell.
You quoted it, dumb ass.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/operation-highjump-18223476/
So what? There are other accounts, all the same. You prove that any of it is wrong. I also pointed to the 1978 book that has photos of the dry valleys and lakes that Byrd mentioned, by an on-the-spot photographer who was seemingly unhindered by dire prohibitions on where to go. Byrd's claim was true---but only so far as it went. The dry valleys are bleak and cold, and not very representative of the ice sheet that is the rest of the continent.
Prove it
https://www.jasoncolavito.com/newspaper-accounts-of-giants.html
I've never seen you ratioed before. Lol
I get it a lot really lol