Top 5 mysterious places on Earth waiting to be discovered by humans

Today, technological advances have helped humans explore the most remote places on Earth. However, scientists say there are many places that cannot be reached for various reasons. What are those places? Let's find out through the article below!

1. North Sentinel Island, India

North Sentinel Island, although identified as inhabited, remains a mystery to this day. North Sentinel Island is one of the islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal in India, with an area of ​​approximately 59.67 km2. The island is almost entirely covered with trees, except for the narrow coastline surrounding the island. The terrain of the island gradually rises from the coast and it also has a small island called Constance Island .

North Sentinel Island is peaceful, but no one dares to approach due to the fierce resistance of the tribe living on the island. (Photo: RT)

The inhabitants of North Sentinel Island are the Sentinelese. They are believed to have lived on the island for nearly 60,000 years. This tribe has not been affected by modern civilization, the people are still hunter-gatherers. According to anthropologists, the Sentinelese may be descendants of one of the first groups of people to leave Africa and move to North Sentinel Island.

From the outside, North Sentinel Island appears to be a peaceful island, but there are very few pictures of this place, explorers and tourists dare to take pictures from above or from a distance due to the fear of the Sentinelese tribe. The islanders always fiercely attack those who try to approach this place, so until now no one dares to set foot here.

2. Lake Vostok, Antarctica

Lake Vostok, also known as Oriental Lake, is the largest of more than 140 subglacial lakes in Antarctica. Lake Vostok is considered by scientists to be one of the most mysterious places on the planet. According to their estimates, Lake Vostok was isolated from the outside world for about 15 to 25 million years ago under a layer of ice up to 4km thick.

Lake Vostok was isolated from the outside world for millions of years by a layer of ice up to 4km thick. (Photo: RT)

Despite being cut off from the sun by such a thick layer of ice, somehow the flow of Lake Vostok remains. Scientists believe that if they can explore Lake Vostok, they will have more opportunities to study life on Earth over the past millions of years in this area.

3. Sakha, Russia

Sakha, also known as Yakutia , is a region located in the northeast of Russia. Sakha is quite isolated from the outside world, so not many people know about its existence. Because Sakha is a place with the most extreme climate on the planet, with an average winter temperature of -46 degrees. Cold air from the Arctic constantly moves into this area and accumulates in the lowlands.

Sakha is so cold that it still holds many undiscovered things. (Photo: RT)

The lives of the people here depend on the glaciers. They live by herding reindeer, hunting animals and fishing. Not only that, under these glaciers there are many fossils of ancient mammoths that are still intact. However, because Sakha is so cold, this is still a land that contains many mysteries that have not been discovered by anyone.

4. Honokohau Falls, Maui, USA

Honokohau Falls is the tallest waterfall on Maui at 1,140 feet (341 meters). It is named after the Honokohau River, a long river that flows from Puu Kukui Peak, which has the highest rainfall in the world. The scenery surrounding the falls looks like something out of the movie "Jurassic Park."

No one has ever conquered Honokohau Falls because of its unimaginable height and steep terrain. (Photo: RT)

However, getting to Honokohau Falls is not easy. Until now, no one has conquered this waterfall because of its unimaginable height and steep terrain. The only way to visit this place is by helicopter instead of by car or hiking.

5. Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean

The Mariana Trench, located off the coast of Japan in the Pacific Ocean, is the deepest ocean trench on Earth. In a new study in December 2021, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) used pressure sensors to calculate the exact depth of the Challenger Deep, with the deepest point of the Mariana Trench being 10,935m. For comparison, the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest, is 8,848m above sea level. This means the Mariana Trench is about 2,147m deeper than Mount Everest.

The Mariana Trench is about 2,147m deeper than Mount Everest. (Photo: RT)

Despite the harsh living conditions of the Mariana Trench, the organisms here still thrive in great abundance and diversity. The three most common organisms at the bottom of the Mariana Trench are xenophyophores, amphipod crustaceans, and small sea cucumbers.

Recently, famous filmmaker James Cameron made a documentary exploring the bottom of the Mariana Trench called DeepSea Challenge. Cameron filmed many creatures and discovered a new species of sea cucumber.