Chapter 1210 The Antarctic of Nanyang (Third update, please subscribe)
Do you know how big the land of Nanyang is?
This question is amazing!
It can even be said that the questions asked are somewhat idiotic.
Because the answer is well known, Borneo is 743,300 square kilometers, Zhongxing Island is 174,600 square kilometers, Yongding Islands is 74,000 square kilometers, and Dongning, located in the west of Irian Island, is 32.32 square kilometers, plus Yongding Island Ping (Natuna) Islands, Aralia Islands (Linga Islands, south of Riau Islands, Bangka Island, Belitung Island) and Paradise Island (Sokotra Island) with a total area of about 20,000 square meters kilometers of offshore islands.
The land area of Nanyang is 1.3351 million square kilometers.
This is the land area written in textbooks. Even primary school students in Nanyang know it.
But, there is a but!
The actual land area of Nanyang...should be 3.8351 million square kilometers (approximately).
The territory suddenly more than doubled in size.
"This is a public case!"
Holding a cigar in his mouth, Zhao Guozhu explained to several trainees beside him:
"As we all know, in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, because the land was covered with rainforests, livestock Not to mention the aquaculture industry, even agriculture was not developed, but at that time, tens of thousands or even tens 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 sea", so Nanyang was established He has joined several fishing companies and purchased many offshore fishing boats, and asking for food from the sea has also caused many fishing conflicts. "
As a trainee, Mao Changxing thought of what he heard from adults when he was a child. He immediately responded:
“Ah, Captain, I remembered, this is the “Pacific Fishery Conflict” mentioned in the newspapers when we were kids.”
"Well, but that was just written in the newspaper. In fact, there was another conflict that happened here...in the Antarctic."
Zhao Guozhu pointed in the direction of the Antarctic with a cigar between his fingertips. He continued:
“At that time, Nanyang was going all out for construction. The real difficulty at that time was how to tighten our belts and save money on construction costs. The large amount of foreign exchange reserves is best used to purchase more urgently needed products. Food needs Reduce imports as much as possible
The fisheries in the Pacific can only meet part of the demand, and the huge whale is the best source of meat, and its nutrition is similar to beef..."
See Looking at the young people in front of him, Zhao Guozhu knew that they must have eaten whale meat in school. To this day, whale meat, which has a texture similar to beef and is nutritious, is still widely used in school meals because of its high quality and low price.
"But at that time, the whales in other oceans were almost exhausted after long-term capture, but there were many whales in Antarctica. Therefore, in order to obtain cheap meat, as early as 47 years ago, we sent a fleet to Antarctica to hunt whales. Because the South Ocean is far away from the mainland, in order to provide supplies to the whaling ships, it is necessary to establish a supply station nearby. However, we had not leased West Falkland Island at that time, and various countries in Antarctica also declared sovereignty. It was at this time that the then " Captain Walter of the Schlander whaling ship made a suggestion."
Smoking a cigar, Zhao Guozhu stared into the distance and said:
"It's the "Xinshi" in Nanyang. "Wabia", well, the Norwegians call it Queen Maud's Land. However, before the war, in 1939, the Swabia was fully loaded with 33 scientific expedition members and 24 crew members. It set out from the Port of Hamburg, Germany, and arrived all the way south. The famous Princess Mata Coast in Antarctica was also the Queen Maud Land claimed by Norway at the time, but they explored and planted the German flag along the Princess Mata Coast. Not only that, scientific research was carried out. The team also sent a seaplane to fly into the coast and dropped aluminum metal signs to mark the farthest limit that the aircraft could reach. This area composed of flags and aluminum landmarks became "New Swabia." , a piece of German overseas territory.”
When he mentioned the Germans’ move to expand overseas territories, Zhao Guozhu’s face showed a smile, which was full of gratitude to the Germans.
"Actually, this area explored by Germany has long been the territory of the Norwegians. They have long been hunting whaling supply stations here.
But those German guys in Richer did not care about that, but directly The armed forces drove away the Norwegians, and after they drove them away from the supply depot, they destroyed it and turned it into German territory.
Then, as we all know, World War II started, and in the following ten years. , due to various reasons, the Norwegians have not returned to New Swabia
At least before we entered "New Swabia", the Norwegians have not returned here, and Germany automatically gave up after the war. Overseas territory, so when we arrived, it was a land without any owner, and we were the new owners. We not only established a hunting station in "New Swabia", but also established a settlement. , so..."
Holding a cigar in his mouth, Zhao Guozhu stretched his hands into a fan shape and said:
"With the South Pole as the center and sandwiched between 20 degrees west longitude and 45 degrees east longitude, the Antarctic continent is a large fan-shaped continent. It is the territory of the South Ocean - the total area is about 2.5 million square kilometers. Therefore, our land area is, A total of 3.8351 million square kilometers."
Listening to the captain's explanation, Mao Changxing asked with some confusion:
"But why is it not included in the textbook?"
Facing his inquiry, Zhao Guozhu said without any concealment.
“In order to avoid conflict with Norway, we did not immediately declare sovereignty. However, as European countries recovered after the war, the United Kingdom continued to reaffirm its sovereignty in Antarctica. In 1952, Argentine soldiers also The armed expulsion of the British from Hope Bay in Antarctica. As the competition for Antarctica gradually heated up, we publicly declared our sovereignty over "New Schwaln". At that time, Norway also protested, but..." Zhao Guozhu took a puff of his cigar. Said:
"The basis of our sovereignty is in compliance with international law!"
"In compliance with international law? Is it because this was a "terra nullius" at the time?"
Facing the trainee Zhao Guozhu did not answer the curious glances of the students, but pursed his lips and stared into the distance for a long time before saying:
"You will know when we get to Yinglong Town."
Under the curious eyes of the trainees, the "Dongfang Shuo" headed south!
More than two thousand years ago, Dongfang Shuo traveled all the way north to the North Pole, becoming the first human being to explore the polar regions. Today, two thousand years later, the "Dongfang Shuo" is heading south, heading towards the Antarctic.
As we get closer to Antarctica, there are more and more icebergs on the sea.
On the azure sea, icebergs of different shapes are coming towards you, like blooming snow lotuses blooming in the sea. The blue is crystal clear and the jade ice heart is so beautiful!
Looking at the icebergs on the sea, Mao Changxing, Sun Songtao and other people who came to Nanyang for the first time all thought that this might be paradise!
Among them are both crew members and scientific expedition members who come here to spend the winter.
The Antarctic summer is very short, that is, between December every year and the end of February of the following year, and the "Dongfang Shuo" seizes the last summer time to transport them supplies and supplies. Overwintering supply team. There is also the idea of bringing home the scientific expedition team members who have spent the summer here.
Two days later, the icebreaker "Dongfang Shuo" finally arrived at the destination of the trip - 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 say.
“The Classic of Mountains and Seas says: “Yinglong is at the South Pole,” so this is Yinglong...”
This is not to show off, but because of excitement. As a professor of the Geology Department of Yongding University, this is his first time coming to Antarctica. How could he not be excited when he comes to this land of ice and snow?
“Yes, Yinglong, this is our Yinglong.”
Sun Songtao said with emotion.
"Professor, actually, it seems that we should be grateful to the Germans. If it weren't for the Norwegians they drove away, how could we have obtained such a good piece of land?"
For students Su Zhixian naturally strongly agrees with this view. After all, every Antarctic scientific expedition team member knows this history very well.
"Yes, we should thank the Germans. The expedition route chosen by the Germans almost coincided with that of the Norwegians. The "New Swabia" defined by the Germans is considered the most valuable land in the entire Antarctic continent. The famous The Schermacher Oasis is located here. Although it is a desert area in the ice and snow, it is a good place to establish a research station.
Heated by the sun, "New Swabia" can last for 10 years. With temperatures above ℃, humans can live well here. Surrounding this oasis are more than 100 natural lakes that do not freeze in the summer and have complex ecosystems. It is a good choice as a water collection point or a polar ecological inspection point. Even the land covered by ice and snow can produce algae plants under the heat of the summer sun."
Mentioned "Schiermacher. "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 and our future proposal for Antarctica 250. The source of legitimacy of the territory of 10,000 square kilometers! Therefore, we must thank the Germans for driving away the Norwegians and establishing "New Swabia", our "New Swabia"
Although everyone knows that in 1959, the United States and the Soviet Union took the lead in establishing a related system with the Antarctic Treaty as the core, stipulating that Antarctic scientific expeditions should only be used for scientific purposes, and freezing the sovereignty of all countries south of 60° south latitude. claim. All parties involved in the Antarctic issue were forced to agree to the treaty under the strong influence of the United States and the Soviet Union.
The territorial issues in Antarctica were all led by the United States and the Soviet Union and were shelved by the Antarctic Treaty. The shelving of the problem does not mean that it has been resolved, and the battle for Antarctica has not ceased. Although the Antarctic Treaty froze sovereignty claims, it did not force all countries to give up their sovereignty. Therefore, the seven claimant countries started to play around and made small moves.
The reason why Nanyang, one of the claimants of sovereignty, continues to use the old name of "New Swabia" is to pave the way for territorial legitimacy. After all, when Nanyang arrived in "New Swabia", Norway People had long been driven away by the Germans, and the Germans had long been deprived of their overseas rights because of their defeat.
Then this is naturally a "terrain". Since "New Swabia" has become a "terrain", Nanyang can reoccupy and immigrate just right, and it can naturally claim territorial legitimacy!
Crossing one iceberg after another, a few hours later, a small town came into their sight, and the people on the ship immediately shouted excitedly.
“Look, that’s Yinglong!”
(End of this chapter)