As we all know, the earth has seven continents and four oceans, each of which is quite rich in resources and land area, and an ocean is extremely rich in marine resources and islands.

From the Age of Discovery to the present, the European powers have developed the world quite well, and even many small islands in the huge Pacific Ocean have been colonized, and it is not an 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 mainland, and there are also a large number of powers, so it is needless to say.

Africa and Asia are home to a large number of indigenous peoples, and with the patronage of the colonizers, they are already quite well developed.

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

But there is a special name, and even if it is as powerful as the European powers, it cannot be better developed.

The only remaining continent has a special name: Antarctica.

Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth, with a total area of 14.051 million square kilometers, which is 9.4% of the world's total land area, far exceeding the total area of Australasia.

If you look at the total area alone, there should be no country in Antarctica that will refuse, and there should be no less than other continents facing colonizers.

But in fact, because it is located in the southernmost part of the earth, Antarctica has the coldest climate on the planet, which is also the biggest problem facing the development of Antarctica.

If it weren't for such a cold climate, Antarctica would have been developed into a new colony by European colonizers, rather than being in a state of inhabitation as it is now.

How exaggerated is Antarctica's harsh climate? Only 2% of the entire continent is not covered by snow and ice all year round, and the flora and fauna are able to survive.

The extreme minimum temperature in Antarctica has reached -89.2 degrees Celsius, and the wind speed can reach about 18 meters per second, and the maximum has even reached more than 90 meters per second, which is recognized as the coldest and most stormy land in the world.

The average annual precipitation in the whole of Antarctica is only 55 mm, and there is hardly any precipitation at the partial center, that is, near the South Pole, and the air is very dry, which has the name of a white desert.

Within the Antarctic Circle, there are consecutive polar days during the warm season, that is, continuous daylight. In the cold season, there are consecutive polar nights, that is, continuous nights.

Polar day and polar night are special phenomena in Antarctica, and together with the gorgeous arc of aurora, Antarctic has become an extremely special land.

Although plants are rare in Antarctica, there are quite a few animals that live on Antarctica.

To be known are penguins, walruses, sea lions, albatrosses, etc. Coupled with the abundance of Antarctic snowfish and largemouth fish and krill in the oceans near Antarctica, the land of Antarctica has become an area of competition for all countries.

As the closest country to Antarctica, with the most coasts adjacent to Antarctica across the sea, and the most powerful country in the Southern Hemisphere, Australasia naturally has more advantages over Antarctica.

At present, the only countries that can reach it are the periphery of Antarctica. The cold temperatures directly denied the visit of foreign tourists, and the exploration of Antarctica has been a stagnant work until there are enough advanced thermal facilities and sufficient material support.

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

But Arthur knew that Antarctica, with its rich coal, oil, natural gas, gold, silver, nickel, molybdenum, manganese, and uranium deposits, was no less flawed than other continents, and was almost incompatible except for the weather, and was the land that Australasia in the southern hemisphere had to fight for.

How slow is Antarctica to develop compared to other continents?

In 1911, Roald Amundsen from Norway became the first person to reach the South Pole, the first person on record.

Even now, there are not many recorded people who have reached the South Pole, and even if a large number of internationally renowned explorers have challenged the South Pole, the vast majority of them are still buried in the South Pole, and the successful return can be described as one in a hundred.

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

The objectives of the expedition are many, the first is to reach the Antarctic pole and conduct a comprehensive survey of the Antarctic.

Secondly, the establishment of corresponding research points and the identification of the Australasian flag is very helpful for the sovereignty of Australasia to claim the Antarctic.

Because the population of Antarctica is small, it means that no power has historical sovereignty over Antarctica.

At present, countries can only rely on their own research stations in Antarctica and a 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 you can get help from Britain, and then unite with France, you can even monopolize the exploration of the whole of Antarctica.

This is also a point that Arthur is more satisfied with in this era, although it is a very cruel era of the jungle, but as long as he is strong, the benefits he can obtain are definitely much stronger than those of a peaceful society that seems to be sanctimonious.

At present, the competition between countries is actually very simple, it is nothing more than a competition for the strength of countries, and the stronger ones will naturally occupy more interests.

And in the current world, for the time being, no country can compete with the alliance of Britain, France and Australia, even if it seems to be a strong alliance between the island and the United States.

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

But it is a pity that Italy will not help the United States and the island countries in vain, and they will definitely be more biased towards Britain and France in their choice, after all, Britain and France are closer to Italy and can be more threatening to Italy.

With the exception of Italy, no country has been able to reach the strength of the great powers, which has also dashed hopes that the United States and the island nation will unite with another country against Britain, France and Australia.

Moreover, there is a world alliance behind Britain, France and Australia, and if these three countries really join forces to do one thing, at least in this world, they must be able to do it.

Arthur's idea of forming an Antarctic expedition quickly reached the government, and officials worked to set up one.

This is also the advantage of having power, and one of your own ideas will make many officials work hard for it, and even try their best to achieve it.

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