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Chapter 1210 Antarctica in the South Sea (Third update, please subscribe)
Do you know how big the Nanyang area is?
This is a wonderful question!
One could even say that the question is a bit idiotic.

Because the answer is well known: Borneo 74.33 square kilometers, Zhongxing Island 17.46 square kilometers, Yongding Islands 7.4 square kilometers, and Dongning 32.32 square kilometers located west of Irian Island, plus the Yongping (Natuna) Islands, the Rongya Islands (Linga Islands, south of the Riau Islands, Bangka Island, Belitung Island) and the Paradise Island (Socotra Island) and other offshore islands with a total area of ​​about 2 square kilometers.

The land area of ​​Nanyang is 133.51 million square kilometers.

This is the land area written in textbooks, and even elementary school students in Nanyang know it.

But, there is a but!

The actual land area of ​​Nanyang...should be 383.51 million square kilometers (approximately).

The territory suddenly expanded by more than double.

“This is a public case!”

Zhao Guozhu, smoking a cigar, explained to the trainees beside him:

"As we all know, in the early days of the founding of the country, because there were rainforests everywhere, livestock breeding was not developed, and even agriculture was not developed. However, at that time, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of new immigrants arrived in Hong Kong every day. In order to obtain food, Your Excellency ordered to "ask for food from the ocean." As a result, several fishing companies were established in Nanyang and many ocean-going fishing vessels were purchased. However, because of asking for food from the ocean, many fishery conflicts were caused."

As an intern, Mao Changxing thought of what he heard from adults when he was a child, and immediately responded:
"Ah, Captain, I remember now. This is the 'Pacific Fisheries Conflict' mentioned in the newspapers when we were kids."

"Well, but that's only written in the newspapers. In fact, there is another conflict happening right here... in Antarctica."

Holding a cigar between his fingers, Zhao Guozhu pointed towards the South Pole and continued:

"Back then, Nanyang was going all out for construction, and the real difficulty was how to tighten the belt and save money for construction. Large amounts of foreign exchange reserves would be best used to purchase more urgently needed products, and food imports should be reduced as much as possible.

The fishing grounds in the Pacific Ocean can only meet part of the demand, and the huge whales are the best source of meat, and their nutrition is almost the same as beef..."

Looking at the young people in front of him, Zhao Guozhu knew that they must have eaten whale meat in school. Until now, whale meat, which has a similar taste and nutrition to beef, is still widely used in school meals because of its good quality and low price.

"But at that time, whales in other oceans were almost gone after long-term hunting, but there were many whales in Antarctica. So, in order to obtain cheap meat, we sent a fleet to Antarctica to hunt whales as early as 1947. Because the South Sea is far away from the mainland, in order to provide supplies for the whaling ships, it is necessary to establish a supply station nearby. However, we had not yet leased West Falkland Island, and countries around Antarctica also declared sovereignty. It was at this time that Captain Walter of the whaling ship "Schland" made a suggestion."

After smoking a cigar, Zhao Guozhu looked into the distance and said:
"It's the 'New Swabia' of the South Seas. Well, the Norwegians call it Queen Maud Land. However, before the war, in 39, the Schwaben, fully loaded with 33 scientific research team members and 24 crew members, set out from the port of Hamburg, Germany, and headed south to the famous Princess Marta Coast in Antarctica.

It was Queen Maud Land, which Norway claimed sovereignty over at the time, but they explored and planted the German flag along the Princess Marta Coast. Not only that, the expedition team also sent a seaplane to fly into the coast and dropped aluminum metal markers to mark the farthest limit the plane could reach. This area composed of flags and aluminum landmarks became "New Swabia", a German overseas territory. "

When talking about the Germans' efforts to expand overseas territories, Zhao Guozhu smiled, a smile full of gratitude to the Germans.

“In fact, the area explored by Germany has long been the territory of the Norwegians, and they have long had a whaling supply station here.

But the Germans in Richer didn't care about that. Instead, they drove the Norwegians away with force. After driving them away from the supply station, they destroyed the supply station and turned it into German territory.

Then, as we all know, World War II broke out. In the following decade or so, due to various reasons, the Norwegians did not return to New Swabia.

At least before we entered the "New Swabia", the Norwegians had not returned here, and Germany automatically gave up its overseas territories after the war, so when we arrived, this was a no-man's land without any owner, and we were the new masters. We not only established a capture and supply station in the "New Swabia", but also a settlement, so..."

Holding a cigar in his mouth, Zhao Guozhu stretched out his hands in a fan shape and said:

"The Antarctic continent, which is a large fan-shaped continent between 20 degrees west longitude and 45 degrees east longitude, is the South Seas territory. The total area is about 250 million square kilometers. Therefore, our land area is a full 383.51 million square kilometers."

Listening to the captain's explanation, Mao Changxing asked with some doubt:

"But why isn't it included in the textbooks?"

In response to his question, Zhao Guozhu spoke without hiding anything.

"We did not immediately declare sovereignty in order to avoid conflict with Norway. However, after the war, as European countries recovered, Britain continued to reaffirm its sovereignty in Antarctica. In 1952, Argentine soldiers expelled the British from Hope Bay in Antarctica. As the competition for Antarctica gradually heated up, we publicly declared our sovereignty over "New Schwalbe". At that time, Norway also protested, but..." Zhao Guozhu took a puff of his cigar and said:
"Our sovereignty is based on international law!"

"Is it in accordance with international law? Is it because this place was 'no man's land' at the time?"

Facing the curious eyes of the trainees, Zhao Guozhu did not answer, but pursed his lips and stared into the distance for a long time before saying:
"You will know when you arrive at Yinglong Town."

Under the curious gaze of the trainees, the "Dongfang Shuo" headed south!
More than 2,000 years ago, Dongfang Shuo sailed northwards to the North Pole, becoming the first person to explore the polar regions. Today, 2,000 years later, the Dongfang Shuo is heading south, towards the South Pole.

As we get closer to Antarctica, there are more and more icebergs on the sea.

On the blue sea, icebergs of various shapes are coming towards you, like blooming snow lotuses blossoming in the sea, the blue is crystal clear, the jade-like purity is icy, and it is beautiful beyond words!
Looking at the icebergs on the sea, Mao Changxing, Sun Songtao and other people who came to Nanyang for the first time all felt that this might be paradise!

Among them are crew members and scientific expedition members who come here to spend the winter.

The Antarctic summer is very short, from December to the end of February of the following year, and the Dongfangshuo is taking advantage of the last summer time to bring supplies to the Antarctic and to bring back the scientific expedition members who have spent the summer here.

Two days later, the "Dongfang Shuo" icebreaker finally arrived at its destination - Yinglong Town.

As the Dongfang Shuo approached the coast, Su Zhixian, the captain of the wintering team, was standing on the deck, looking at the floating icebergs, and he couldn't help but speak.

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas says: 'Yinglong is in the South Pole', so this is Yinglong..."

This is not to show off, but because of excitement. As a professor of geology at Yongding University, this is his first time in Antarctica, in this land of ice and snow. How could he not be excited?

"Yes, Yinglong, this is our Yinglong."

Sun Songtao said with emotion.

"Professor, in fact, we should be grateful to the Germans. If they hadn't driven away the Norwegians, how could we have such a good piece of land?"

Su Zhixian naturally agreed with the students' view. After all, every member of the Antarctic expedition team knew this history very well.

"Yes, we should thank the Germans. The survey route chosen by the Germans was almost the same as that of the Norwegians. The "New Swabia" defined by the Germans is the most valuable land for development in the entire Antarctic continent. The famous Schilmacher Oasis is located here. Although this is a desert area in the ice and snow, it is a good place to establish an expedition station.

Heated by the sun, the New Swabia can maintain a high temperature of more than 10°C in the summer, making it a good place for human habitation. Surrounding this oasis are more than 100 natural lakes. In the summer, these lakes do not freeze and have a very complex ecosystem. Whether as a water intake point or a polar ecological survey point, it is a good choice. Even land covered with ice and snow can produce algae under the heating of the sun in the summer. "

When talking about the "Schilmacher Oasis", Su Zhijian continued:

"It is precisely because of this that we were able to establish a permanent settlement there - Yinglong Town, which is the only town in Antarctica. It is also the source of legitimacy for our future claim to 250 million square kilometers of Antarctic territory! Therefore, we must thank the Germans no matter what, thank them for driving out the Norwegians and establishing the 'New Swabia', our 'New Swabia'."

Although everyone knows that in 60, the United States and the Soviet Union took the lead in establishing the Antarctic Treaty as the core system, stipulating that Antarctic scientific research is only for scientific purposes and freezing all countries' sovereignty claims south of ° South Latitude. Under the strong influence of the United States and the Soviet Union, all parties involved in the Antarctic issue were forced to agree to sign the treaty.

The territorial issues in Antarctica were shelved by the Antarctic Treaty under the leadership of the United States and the Soviet Union. Shelving the issue does not mean that it has been resolved, and the battle for Antarctica has not died down. Although the Antarctic Treaty has frozen sovereignty claims, it does not force countries to give up their sovereignty, so the seven sovereignty claiming countries have been playing tricks and making small moves.

As one of the sovereignty claimants, Nanyang continued to use the old name of "New Swabia" to pave the way for territorial legitimacy. After all, when Nanyang arrived in "New Swabia", the Norwegians had long been driven away by the Germans, and the Germans had long been deprived of their overseas rights because of their defeat in the war.

Then this place is naturally a "no man's land". Since "New Swabia" has become a "no man's land", Nanyang can naturally claim territorial legitimacy by reoccupying and immigrating here just in time!

After passing one iceberg after another, a small town came into their sight a few hours later, and the people on the boat immediately shouted excitedly.

"Look, that's Yinglong!"

(End of this chapter)