It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! cover image

08. The Piri Reis Map: Did Aliens Discover Antarctica?

It‘s Probably (not) Aliens!

00:00

Is It a Polynesian Crossing the Atlantic Ocean?

The map was found in 19 29 and has spent ten years on the turkish lira. It is essentially a nautical a map that's used for navigation across the ocean. The thing that does stick out is that the south american coast, around the level of modern day rio gnero, starts to move out east around the bottom of the map there. And this has been interpreted to be, oh, like, this is a antarctica. This is the antarctic coast.

Play episode from 14:00
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app