Google Maps is the place of great discovery – and the latest sighting may be one of the strangest yet.
In East Antarctica, southeast of the Japanese research outpost Showa Station, eagle-eyed users spotted a mysterious “door” that has become the subject of wild theories online, with some speculating that it is Bigfoot’s vacation home. Or “Star” has a disorganized shuttle craft. Trek.”
A Reddit user who spotted the ominous structure on coordinates 69°00′50″S 39°36′22″E Only Asked“Giant Door in Antarctica?”
“Just a blown Boeing door,” one person suggested, referencing A shocking accident in the air Last January, another jokingly asked, “Wonder if they’ll get a chance to open the door there.”
“What would we do without conspiracy theorists?”. John Smellie, professor and volcanologist at the University of Leicester, joked with the daily mail In relation to the many suggestions presented.
But scientists have revealed what they believe the structure really is — and it’s not as exciting as any Reddit thesis.
After looking up coordinates on Google Earth Pro and viewing historical imagery, Bethan Davies, professor of glaciology at Newcastle University, told the publication that the mysterious gate is “in an area of fast sea ice … just off the coast.” Chain” where shallow water is present.
“It’s an iceberg that got grounded and is now trapped and melting [in place]” Davis explained. “You can see many other icebergs in the area.”
Professor Martin Siegert, Co-Director of Imperial College London Grantham Institute on climate change and the environment, agreeing with Davis, telling the outlet: “It’s simply ice flow around a solid sub-glacial barrier, which is also affected by ice melting and refreezing.” katabatic winds,
He added, “The ice is quite thin here, as evidenced by other pieces of rock nearby, so the effect of the bed on ice flow will be strong.” “It’s an interesting pattern, but not unusual or surprising from a glaciology point of view.”
Smellie further said that it appeared that “a small rocky ridge had been carved out by the ice sliding down, suggesting that this ridge formed the ‘top’ of the ‘gate’.” And there are two prominent parallel ice tails that form the sides of the ‘gate’. Snow tails show you the orientation of the predominant wind direction.
After this Jwalamukhi Guru amusingly closed the door on any conspiracy rumors.
“So, with a good imagination, the overall appearance is a weak and completely inaccurate door,” declared Smellie. “I’m pretty sure it’s just a natural phenomenon and nothing to get excited about.”
