There are not so many places in the world where no man's foot has gone before. White spots on medieval maps were replaced by detailed satellite images of the area, researchers managed to climb the highest mountains of the planet and even descend into the Mariana Trench. Ordinary people can see in detail such an outlandish area as the Galapagos Islands, simply by typing the appropriate request in the browser.
And, nevertheless, territories untouched by civilization still exist. Year after year, scientists are discovering new species of flora and fauna hidden in a still undeveloped world. We have collected 15 of the most interesting places on our planet, a thorough study of which will take many years to come.
Mountains Namuli. Mozambique
The plains of the East African Plateau are one of the most unexplored and romantic places in the world. Most of this area can only be explored by professional climbers. Therefore, the nature of the region, for the most part, remains pristine to this day.
Javari Valley. Brazil
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The region, home to at least 14 non-civilized Amazon tribes, is one of the most isolated places in the world - also because the government defined them so. About 2,000 indigenous people are completely autonomous from the Brazilian government. The size of their habitat is comparable to that of Austria. The tribes' right to live in isolation is protected by a federal agency, and special forces oversee the borders, protecting them from outside intrusion.
Northern Patagonia. Chile
Rainforests are combined with glaciers, fjords and hot springs. Northern Patagonia is one of the most interesting landscapes in the world. Now it is the most sparsely populated area of Chile, getting here is very difficult, but it is really worth it.
Kamchatka. Russia
The peninsula, located in eastern Russia, is one of the richest and most unexplored in the world. More than three hundred volcanoes function here, including the one that has been continuously erupting since 1996. The local flora and fauna are very diverse. Most brown bears live in Kamchatka, while the population is only about 400 thousand people.
Rift of the New Hebrides. Pacific Ocean
It is located off the east coast of Australia. Until the end of 2013, scientists did not even look in his direction - there are already enough blank spots in those territories. When researchers from Great Britain and New Zealand sent underwater robots into this crack at the very bottom of the ocean, they discovered completely new types of deep-sea creatures, never before seen anywhere else.
Northern forest area. Myanmar
Many of the subtropical forests located on the steep slopes of the eastern Himalayas have remained largely untouched by human (read - destructive) activity. Hidden deep in the forests of the Kachin region is the largest population of tigers in the world. It is also home to bears, red pandas and rare species of gibbons.
Tsingy de Bemaraha. Madagascar
600 square miles of national park is what Tsingy de Bemaraja is. You can wander here for months. The reserve is located on the western outskirts of Madagascar. A huge number of plant and animal species are endemic to this region. Scientists believe that much is hidden here, which has not yet been discovered by anyone. Only the southern end of the park is open for free visits, but most of the reserve for tourists is a protected area.
Namib. Republic of Namibia
This name literally translates as "a place where there is nothing." The desert is one of the oldest (80 million years old, dinosaurs still lived in those days!) And the driest in the world. Nevertheless, there is life here too. In addition, rich deposits of tungsten and uranium ores have been explored in the desert.
Star Mountains. Papua New Guinea
The main attraction of this remote stretch of Papua New Guinea is the Hindenburg Wall. The limestone mountain rises above a kilometer and turns into a huge plateau, where high above the ground, there are ecosystems that have not been touched since the beginning. Research carried out here recently revealed as many as 1,000 animal and plant species, nearly a hundred of which were new to science.
Greenland
Although the Vikings landed in Greenland as early as 1000, we are still discovering new parts of it deep in the northern region. Six new islands off the coast of Greenland, untouched by civilization, were discovered relatively recently, in 1999. Much of the country's mainland is still uninhabited. About 80 percent of the island's territory is covered with an ice cap.
Fiordland. New Zealand
Fiordland National Park, the largest in New Zealand, was formed by glaciers. The overwhelming desert is home to a unique variety of animals. Takahe were found here, which for centuries have been considered an extinct species of non-flying birds. Fiordland is one of the wildest areas in the Southern Hemisphere.
North Sentinel Island. India
It is the homeland of the Sentinelians, whose population is estimated at 50 to 400 people. They reject all contact with outsiders, moreover, the aborigines have already attacked scientific groups several times. Therefore, the island still remains almost completely unknown.
Seongdong Cave. Vietnam
The cave is located in Central Vietnam, in the Quang Binh province. Shondong is located in the Phong Nya Kebang National Park, 500 kilometers south of Hanoi. Here cavers discovered halls reaching 200 meters in height and 150 meters in width, which made it possible to classify Shondong as the largest cave in the world. In some places the ceiling of the cave has collapsed. Through these holes light penetrates into the cave, thanks to which a real jungle has grown in which monkeys, birds and insects live.
Cape Melville. Australia
Just 1,500 kilometers from Australia's largest city, Brisbane, lies the wilderness of Cape Melville. Exploration of this area is possible only from helicopters, which, of course, complicates the work of scientists. New species of animals are constantly discovered here - as many as three were found in 2013 alone.
Saha Republic. Russia
A huge piece of territory (India has about the same size), located beyond the Arctic Circle. The climate here is one of the most extreme in the world. Most of the land is covered with permafrost, but many species of animals manage to survive here, not to mention plants and local tribes. Apparently, a person can survive anywhere.