Where Was the Last Place Discovered on Earth?

Humanity has been around for a very long time and it seems like we've discovered just about everything in the world today. But that didn't always used to be the case, the world used to be a huge place waiting to be explored. The question I try to answer in this video is where were the last places, as well as the first places that the human species actually discovered on our world? Spanning hundreds of thousands of years in under 9 minutes, we attempt to give our greatest and quickest answer to that question.

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[mujihuz]

One minute silence for all those in human history who got on a boat in hope of finding new land but never found one ...

[scotcheggable]

"somehow skipped France".
The Brit hatred of the French is older than France itself.

[crow]

In Māori folklore, there exists stories of a large continent to the south. This largely was disregarded by Western anthropologists for a long time, but recently has been reconsidered as possible referring to Antarctica. So, it's possible that the Māori discovered Antarctica long before Europeans had

[viaquabee]

Ethiopia: Tutorial
Asia: Mini Boss
Europe: Story
Australia: First Boss
America’s: Halfway through the game
Antarctica: Final Boss
Space and some random islands: DLC

[michaeldameron]

"Bermuda was discovered by a shipwrecked crew"

That triangle has been there a while then, huh?

[manmeetsingh]

When early humans reached UK, Queen Elizabeth was already there.

[MinimiMax]

The thing is, the landscape itself has changed drastically over the years. I find it quite possible that Antarctica's current state could be the result of the ice age and there is no way of knowing what the land was like before that or who lived there unless you remove all the ice and access what's beneath it.

[_NICHOLAS-A_]

Now in 2023, the last discovered place on Earth is an island called Qeqertaq Avannarleq in the Arctic Sea discovered in August 2021.

[StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

So after the 000's, it was about like flying around at the top of the map in Terraria, just to get rid of the blank spots.

[christopherkeller]

So basically we beat the story mode in 1895 and we have just been doing all the side missions/quests ever since

[kurzackd]

06:09 -- when you mentioned Svalbard getting discovered in 1604, here's something really interesting:
That long island to the east of it, already painted pink, north of the Russian mainland is called Novaya Zemlya.
It was discovered in... The *11th* century !! WOW ! :O
Unbelievable, considering how much more unreachable and remote it looks... ! :O

[mahdirabie]

I studied a bit of archeology this semester and I want to say all the dates and details in this video are compatible with what I learned. Thank you for making your videos from reliable sources. It was very interesting

[Nnnnnnnnnnp]

why can i watch these videos for hours but can't pay attention in history class for more than 3 minutes

[carealoo]

The day we discover another dimension to Earth will be the equivalent of people discovering more land back in the day.

[stephenkehl]

I recall hearing about a small pleasure craft sailing out of Hawaii that got lost in a storm in 1963, stranding its two man crew and five passengers on a hithero unknown island in the South Pacific for fifteen years. I can’t recall the name, but I believe it was named after the first mate.

[thwb]

Islands be like: I'm the last discovered Place!!!

Antartica: hold my ice

[sohamacharya]

When you realize the island where Napoleon was finally exiled was discovered by a guy who was in exile:

[ItsAA_Plays]

"If you ever feel useless just remember the Arctic was never seen by the humans."

[Michaelthekiwi]

In regards to Antarctica, James Cook sailed south of the Antarctic Circle in January 1774 until he encountered pack ice that extended 120km from the coast of Antarctica. Technically not the land portion, but Cook reached the edge of Antarctica by sea.

[chieckenman]

funny that the last land discovered on earth is an entire massive continent