Admiral Richard E. Byrd: 1954 Antarctica interview

Admiral Byrd makes two notable statements: We ve found enough coal, within a 180 miles of the South Pole, enough to supply the whole world for quite awhile. There s evidence of many other minerals, we re pretty sure there s oilthere s evidence of probably uranium there. It s the most peaceful place in the world, but I don t think it will be for Strangely enough, there is left in the world today, an area as big as the United States, that s never been seen by a human being. And that s beyond the pole, on the other side of the south pole from Little Blog article: Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (1888 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explor