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welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
places that have barely been explored
but for the traveller its great glory
lies in the stark beauty
of its dunes this frozen waterfall
sums up kamchatka a place of temperate
summers
and arctic winters it's a lake that has
been separated
from the atmosphere and life on earth
for millions of years
going its own way and we want to know
what's down there
for this list we're looking at areas
where few explorers have yet ventured
and which could still hold secrets
unknown to the world
if there are any locations we failed to
spot ourselves be sure to let us know in
the comments
number 10 yucatan cenotes mexico a
cenote is a natural sinkhole or pit
that reaches groundwater beneath it
they're especially common on the yucatan
peninsula in mexico
most resemble circular cave ponds but
many are more extensive
being connected to larger cave systems
there are an estimated
six thousand cenotes in the yucatan
peninsula but less than half have been
fully explored
as collapsing rocks are common due to
the way they form
many require scuba gear to navigate in
their entirety
unfortunately this has led to frequent
deaths while exploring them
so fully documenting them is difficult
and extremely hazardous
number 9. the hub al-khali arabian
peninsula perfect
here we go the hub algeli or empty
quarter
is one of the world's biggest sand
deserts and is a part of the larger
arabian desert
the empty quarter is an area of active
sand dunes in the south
of the arabian peninsula situated
between the kingdom
of saudi arabia and the sultanate of
oman despite its name
it actually takes up around a third of
the desert's total area
and is incredibly inhospitable with
extreme temperatures that reach as high
as 124 degrees fahrenheit
while it is partially inhabited large
sections of the desert remain unexplored
due to how difficult the shifting
terrain and environments are to explore
although several recent crossings have
been documented it's unlikely that the
hub al-hilli will be exhaustively
explored anytime soon
and yet before we get to the end before
we get across this desert we've still
got to cross
hundreds and hundreds more miles of this
endless
flat gravel plane and it's just mentally
so hard to do
number eight northern patagonia chile
vast
and variable the remote landscapes of
southern chile are spellbinding
it's one of the wildest places on the
planet chilean patagonia
patagonia is a sparsely populated region
of south america that includes territory
in chile and argentina
its northern portion in chile is
especially wild and largely untouched by
human activity
with a diverse terrain that includes
rainforests lava fields and glaciers
northern patagonia is all over the place
geographically speaking
which can make exploring it a challenge
with more than half of this gigantic
region
declared a protected wilderness area
you'll find
untouched nature everywhere you go the
northern patagonian ice field is among
the largest masses of ice outside of the
poles
though the area is increasingly
attracting adventure-minded travelers
looking to escape
it is still far off the beaten path i
think that's an important thing to note
is that we've been asking ourselves why
we're here what am i doing here
i don't need to explain that because
this is enough number seven the
kamchatka peninsula
russia siberia in general is considered
pretty inhospitable by most standards
and as such is not heavily populated
while the climate in the republic of
sakka is particularly extreme
we're going with the even more remote
kamchatka peninsula
the region is comparable in length to
california but the golden state's
envious weather is notably missing
the temperatures are frigid this frozen
waterfall
sums up kamchatka a place of temperate
summers
and arctic winters kamchatka is also
home to hundreds of volcanoes
many of which are currently active lava
seeps from volcanoes creating new land
but the severity of winter can blanket
even these giants
as bitter weather takes hold as a result
seismic activities such as earthquakes
and tsunamis are relatively common
following world war ii kamchatka was
used as a military zone by the soviets
and as such remained off-limits to
civilians and tourists
until the 90s number 6 the namib desert
southern africa it has been said that
the name
name means emptiness but no one really
knows
and the mute sands conceal the mysteries
of its age
history and origin stretching over 1 000
square miles along africa's southwestern
coast
the namib is among the least populated
areas in the world
thought to be the oldest surviving
desert on earth the namib is also one of
the world's driest
regions which has made humans
understandably reluctant to spend much
time there
you can travel for days here and see
nothing but dust
and sand be that as it may its oceans of
sand boast some of the largest dunes in
the world
with some nearly reaching 1 000 feet
high
but for the traveller its great glory
lies in the stark beauty
of its dunes despite how arid it is
the coast gets a lot of fog which has
caused a large number of shipwrecks
hence one section being nicknamed the
skeleton coast
number five genkarpunsum bhutan located
in bhutan and bordering tibet
this mountain is the largest unclimbed
mountain on earth
although neighboring peaks on the
tibetan side have been scaled
genkarpunsum has yet to be officially
climbed the first attempt on
gangkapunsum was by the japanese in
1985.
while a japanese expedition did reach
subsidiary peak liang kang
four attempts to reach the actual summit
of genkarpunsum have failed
since then the bhutanese government has
outlawed mountaineering due to local
spiritual beliefs
because of this prohibition rescue
services are not readily available which
means that climbing genkarpunsam is
ill-advised
number 4. lake vostok antarctica it's a
lake that has been
separated from the atmosphere and life
on earth for millions of years
going its own way and we want to know
what's down there antarctica still holds
many secrets
the frosty continent has nearly 400
sub-glacial lakes
the largest of these is lake vostok
named for the russian research station
that sits above it
the lake water is estimated to have been
isolated from the rest of the world for
some 25 million years
this makes it of particular interest for
researchers as its conditions could be
similar to the ice-covered bodies of
water believed to exist on some moons
as of this writing very few samples have
been taken
and only time will tell what kinds of
life lies beneath
that could rob them of the real prize
discovering new forms of life number
three
valley du jabari brazil the valiant du
javari or javari valley in english
is an area of brazil roughly the size of
austria or if you're american
think slightly bigger than maine unlike
most of our entries
the valley du jari is populated the
dense amazon forests below
are home to one of the last uncontacted
tribes left on earth
however most of the residents are part
of tribes who haven't had official
contact with the outside world
we have scant footage or even
information on these tribes who have
been left alone so as not to disturb
them
the new discovery is in the same general
region where two years ago brazilian
indian researcher jose mireles
led a mission that captured these
dramatic photos
of uncontacted indians aiming arrows at
the airplane
this means that much of the region
remains unknown at least to outsiders
number two devon island canada located
west of greenland and part of canada's
queen elizabeth islands
devon island is the world's largest
uninhabited island
although briefly inhabited during the
mid 20th century devon island has no
permanent residence today
given its polar desert ecosystem it gets
little precipitation
and so it supports very little animal or
plant life with temperatures getting as
low as
-58 degrees fahrenheit devon island's
primary visitors are scientists
as there are a few research stations on
the island its resemblance to the
surface of mars has made it of
particular interest to space agencies
this is a place that is barren vast
intimidating you're rambling through
airs are quite dangerous
it's isolated and remote and rocky just
like the surface of mars's
before we explore our top pick here are
some honorable mentions
sundong cave vietnam the world's largest
cave
an absolutely amazing atmosphere and
it's
hard to take in it's breathtaking
and absolutely huge mount horima south
america
steep slopes and three national borders
make the logistics complicated
mount numeuli mozambique many areas can
only be accessed through rock climbing
new hebrides trench pacific ocean first
explored in 2013.
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number one the mariana trench pacific
ocean
located in the pacific ocean near guam
and named for the nearby marianas
islands
this is the world's deepest ocean trench
its greatest confirmed depth is around
6.8 miles
although unconfirmed reports suggest it
may be even deeper
if we take the height of mount everest
we would still have about a mile of
water
above us before we get to the ocean's
surface its atmospheric pressure is over
one thousand times that of the surface
of the sea
this has made it incredibly difficult to
explore and only seven successful
descents have been made into the trench
four of them manned and three unmanned
life support good
depth one zero nine or two
eight meters
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trench and the strange flora and fauna
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