In 2016 the World Wide Web was all abuzz with Google Earth images of Antarctica that appear to show pyramids in the icy landscape.
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Venus Figurines – Fertility Symbols, Portraits, Dolls, or Upper Paleolithic Porn? Greek creation myths Dinner Invitations for Famous People from the Past The Green Sahara More Greek Mythology Suggested Books PARTNERS Updated 26 May, 2020 - 19:11 Clyde Winters Ancient Pyramids in an Icy Landscape: Was There an Ancient Civilization in Antarctica? Read Later Print In 2016 the World Wide Web was all abuzz with Google Earth images of Antarctica that appear to show pyramids in the icy landscape. The images show what appears to be three pyramids with four sides similar to the famous Giza pyramids in Egypt. Could these be authentic man-made pyramids created by an ancient civilization? Who Made the Antarctica Pyramids? There are numerous theories about the origin of these pyramids. Some of the more controversial suggestions are that the pyramids were remnants of an earlier Atlantean civilization in Antarctica, or that they were built by extraterrestrials. Other researchers have suggested a natural geological explanation for the Antarctica pyramids. These scientists have proposed that the “pyramids”, may actually be nunataks. Nunataks are the peaks of mountains that protrude through the ice and are higher than the surrounding terrain. Antarctica’s hidden mountains revealed The Buache Map: A Controversial Map That Shows Antarctica Without Ice An Antarctic pyramid. (sevzirfo/ Google Maps ) The Research of Dr. Charles Hapgood Two of the ‘Antarctica pyramids’ can be found 10 miles (16 kms) from the coast. The third pyramid is located near the shoreline. The discovery of these pyramids suggests that Antarctica may have been inhabited by humans sometime in the past 6,000 years. It was around this time that man was building pyramids in the Old World. Charles Hapgood’s research supports the possible existence of an ancient civilization on a continent which is now covered by ice. In ‘ Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings ,’ Dr. Charles Hapgood published the Piri Reis Map of Antarctica. This 16th century map shocked the world because it showed Antarctica without ice. The Piri Reis map was found in Turkey. A Turkish Naval officer sent the map to the U.S. Navy Hydro Graphic Bureau in 1953. M.I. Walters, the Chief Engineer of the Bureau, sent the map to Arlington H. Mallery to be evaluated. Mallery determined that the Piri Reis map was completely accurate and may have been copied from a map made 6,000 years ago. Map of the world by Ottoman admiral Piri Reis, drawn in 1513. ( Public Domain ) Confirming the Piri Reis Map The Piri Reis map of Antarctica is very accurate. Using seismic soundings and sonar, researchers found that underneath the ice-cap the coastlines, mountain ranges, plateaus etc. on the Piri Reis map matched the Queen Maud land in Antarctica. Olhmeyer, leader of the British-Swedish expedition to Antarctica wrote Hapgood the following letter: “Dear Professor Hapgood, Your request of evaluation of certain unusual features of the Piri Reis Antarctica map of 1513 by this organization has been reviewed. The claim that the lower part of the map portrays the Princess Martha Coast of Queen Maud Land, Antarctic, and the Palmer Peninsular, is reasonable. We find that this is the most logical and in all probability the correct interpretation of the map. The geographical detail shown in the lower part of the map agrees very remarkably with the results of the seismic profile made across the top of the ice-cap by the Swedish-British Antarctic Expedition of 1949.This indicates the coastline had been mapped before it was covered by the ice-cap. This part of Antarctica ice free. The ice-cap in this region is now about a mile thick. We have no idea how the data on this map can be reconciled with the supposed state of geographical knowledge in 1513.” Harold Z. Olhmeyer Lt. Colonel, USAF Commander Piri Reis Map - Evidence of Ancient Technology? The Mystery of Lake Vostok The Aheloy Nunatak, a natural formation ( public domain ) The letter from Ohlmeyer confirmed Dr. Charles Hapgood’s theory that the Piri Reis map was probably copied from a map made in ancient times. Dr. Charles Hapgood wrote in ‘ Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings’ that he was sure that although the Piri Reis Map contained latitudes and longitudes plotted out at right angles in a traditional plane geometry, it had to have been based on an earlier map. Hapgood was also sure that the map was ancient in origin because the Piri Reis map’s creator used spheroid trigonometry, which was thought to have been invented in the 18th Century, even though the Piri Reis map has been dated to 1513. No matter what the origin of the snow pyramids may actually be, the discovery of these mysterious features will increase speculation on the possible human habitation of Antarctica in recent history. Antarctic pyramids. Location of the pyramid making the news: 79°58'39.2"S 81°57'32.2"W. ( Google Maps ) Top Image: One of the so-called pyramids of Antartica. Source: VAN ALEXIS MORALES GONZALEZ/ Google Maps By Clyde Winters Section: NewsAncient PlacesAntarctica Tags: AntarcticapyramidSnowIceHapgoodOhlmeyerPiri ReisMapunexplainedMysteryancient civilizationAliens Clyde Winters Dr. Clyde Winters is an Educator , Anthropologist and Linguist. He has taught Education and Linguistics at Saint Xavier University -Chicago. Dr. Winters is the author of numerous articles on anthropology, archeogenetics and linguistics. His articles have appeared in the Journal... Read More Login or Register in order to comment Comments Zucchini wrote on 1 January, 2021 - 05:05 Hi All, I am, Studying, The 3 Biblical Book's of Enoch; as I read Enoch; I found out that Enoch wrote 366, Books but so far humanity only has 3 of those Book's. As I've now I only know of the 3 Enoch Book's. Enoch 1 The Book of the Watchers Enoch 2 The Book of Secrets of Enoch Enoch 3 The Book of Giant's Reading this here article it does address evidence of Human Civilization's dating back to 6000 B.C. in Antarctica? Why am I bringing up Enoch? Because of what I read in Enoch 3 The Book of Giant's now I've come to understand not all Scholars take this Book seriously; even My Fellow Bible Believing Brother's and Sister's in Christ. As I learn more of these Enoch Book's they do have a Relative angle to the Ancient World of our Ancestors and it just so happens that Relativity in Enoch 3 lines up perfect for the Pyramid seen in The Picture located in Antarctica. Enoch 3 mirrors the words of Enoch 1 The Book of The Watchers but, with a little more details offered. Around the Time Period of Jared Enoch's father some 200 Angel's known as The Watchers came to Earth. Because the beauty of Human Women had caught their watchful eye's. Having observed the beautiful Women for sometime the Watchers made a decision the 200 stopped at a mountain on Earth recognizing the full knowledge; that they would be eternally cut off from The Ancient of Day's The Heavenly Father because of their following Sins they entered in to, made a Pact with each other after deed was done left and picked out the Women they chose to Marry. For some reason when reading this Single passage it reminded me of the Greek Story Arachne gives me a whole new perspective and thus the Fallen 200 fathered Children by the Human women. Genesis and Enoch teaches they were Giant's aged Warriors of Old & re-known. Enoch 3 shares more of God's response to their birth; God didn't immediately seek out to destroy the children by those Angel's. Like God did for Adam after, Earth's Creation He Planted Eden as a Sanctuary for Adam; and so Enoch 3 discloses that God Created a special Sanctuary for the Children of The Angel's. The Sanctuary had another name for it but, as of right now, I can't remember it I know it's in Hebrew/Aramaic. So from a variety of stories throughout the World, places considered make believe like that of Middle Earth and Frozen Tundras where immortal beings were thought to make their homes in those places seems not so made up after all. From this here article; I'm wondering, if that Sanctuary God initially Created just for Them Nephilims/Rephalims was originally located in Antarctica? It's rather obvious in the picture that there is a Pyramid right there it appears probably not and I am not certain larger than Egypt's. Oh by the way I'm curious to know how many Pyramids are there that's been found. Besides Antarctica? I'm beginning to wonder with all of those Pyramids discovered all over The Globe, and I do mean all over the globe. What do they symbolize? Try to understand I was taken aback when National Geographic dived into The Sea of Japan and revealed a massive Pyramid as large as that of Egypt's, found there (it also made me think why are so many doubtful of The Great Flood?). I still believe that Sanctuary was in Antarctica which God prepared special for those Angel's children. God didn't pass judgement on the Off-spring from those Fallen Angels; automatically, He judged Them for their behavior. The Bible paints a bitter Testament that These Race of Giant's; and other Being's that existed in Earth's History, had very nearly drove Humankind to extinction. In other word's they were committing Genocide against people. I what happened is that Antarctica quit being an Sanctuary for them and became possibly some type of Fortress. Well I'll end the discussion here on this note and before I forget Have a Happy New Year; Everybody and until, next time Everyone, Goodbye! Harry Sivertsen wrote on 28 May, 2017 - 13:58 For an accurate and supported commentary regarding historical mapping please read Chapter 6 of Measurements of the Gods by Harry Sivertsen with Steve Redman at http://independent.academia.edu/HarrySivertsen/ Background and essential dimensional information is given before describing why Hapgood and others have made considerable errors in their assertions. The whole book is an investigation into ancient metrological systems, including linear measurement systems plus weight and liquid volume units; mapping, while highly important, is but a small part of the work's wide and historically valuable scope. Tore wrote on 1 March, 2017 - 17:46 Would be nice if the Antarctic was open to exploration not exploitation. I'm sure that there would be many explorers willing to go there and find whatever is deliberately hidden from all us deplorable. Harry Sivertsen wrote on 7 December, 2016 - 23:41 Hello Particle Man, Regarding Atlantis, I can assure you that Plato was not referring to any location on Earth other than Sundaland and that his reference to 'beyond the Pillars of Hercules' referred primarily to a location in the skies at a particular period which he denoted via the '9000 years'. As is the case with'religious'works, very often we cannot accept the narratives literally as they were allegorical tales meaning something quite different. I respectfully recommend that you read Deluge from Genesis to Atlantis to obtain an accurate explanation of Plato's narrative on this subject of Atlantis. A short explanation is seen in the paper 'Atlantis' at http://independent.academia.edu/HarrySivertsen/ while the book Deluge:From Genesis to Atlantis with a much fuller explanation is seen in the same web page. All is free to read online or download and there is a considerable amount of diverse information on the page. Enjoy the reading. Harry Sivertsen Particle Man wrote on 6 December, 2016 - 21:57 Clyde's referencing a site on Atlantis reminded me of Klaus Dona, who researches OOPARTS (Out Of Place ARTifactS). 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