The Northern Loch Ness Monster

Antarctica can be a gold mine for paleontologists, considering how many remnants of the ancient past must wait beneath its icy surface. Just take the gigantic Loch Ness Monster look-alike from the region, for example. In 2017, researchers unfroze the fossils of the ancient creature in Seymour Island.

Nearly 1,760 pounds of the pre-historic giant were found and excavated for further examination. According to the findings, the towering creature measured 36 feet, all the way from the muzzle to the tail, and weighed 15 tons, making it the bulkiest specimen of its kind on record. Pretty impressive, right?

Abandoned Seacraft On Antarctica’s Shore

Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance became a subject of worldwide fascination after its famous disastrous expedition to Antarctica. The seacraft successfully reached the Weddell Sea, but impenetrable mounds of ice overwhelmed the craft.

Countless efforts resolutely continued to set the ship free, but the polar region’s low temperatures restricted the ice from melting, and eventually, the crew left the vessel stranded. It has now sunk a great deal, and even the modern equipment of the 21st century has been so far unable to unearth the wrecked craft. The 300-ton transport has now officially gone down in history as a ‘ghost ship.’

Eerie Red Snow

It’s one thing to watch color-changing ice in sci-fi movies, but it’s quite different and spooky if you witness the same in real life. The remote and enigmatic region of Antarctica has brought many science-fiction tales to life. This time, it’s bloody snow.

Scientists stumbled upon red ice on the continent, which resulted from the thawing ice-caps and the activation of algae thawing from deep freeze after an arctic winter. This happened when the region experienced a stint of high temperature. The crimson snow was an outcome of some bizarre chemical reaction. Science can indeed be fascinating at times!

Life In Ice