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 oil…there’s evidence of probably uranium there. It’s the most peaceful place in the world, but I don’t think it will be for long.“ - “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 America.“ 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