Secrets of Antarctica
The Untold History of the Ice Continent
CCC Publishing · Print & ebook · January 1, 2026
The first chapters of Secrets of Antarctica will question the possibility of a lost continent, and visit the land of the Patagonia giants.
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- Who it’s for
- Explore lost-continent questions, early maps, New Swabia, and Byrd’s Antarctic operation.
- Genres
- Ancient Mysteries & Lost Knowledge, Polar Regions History, UFOs & Extraterrestrials
- Published
- CCC Publishing, January 1, 2026
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The first chapters of Secrets of Antarctica will question the possibility of a lost continent, and visit the land of the Patagonia giants. Next are the Age of Exploration maps depicting the Ice Continent centuries before Antarctica was officially discovered. New Swabia (Neuschwabenland) was a territorial claim made by Nazi Germany in the late 1930s. Admiral Richard E. Byrd led Operation Highjump to confront the Nazi base there, and to recover a Nazi flying disc.
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Admiral Byrd spoke of “ flying objects that could fly from pole to pole at incredible speeds.”
Antarctic Maps
Explore lost-continent questions, early maps, New Swabia, and Byrd’s Antarctic operation.
Come here for
- Questions about a lost continent and Patagonia giants
- Age of Exploration maps depicting Antarctica
Expect
- New Swabia’s Nazi German territorial claim
- Admiral Byrd’s Operation Highjump
Where it sits
| UFOs & Extraterrestrials | 64% |
|---|---|
| Ancient Mysteries & Lost Knowledge | 57% |
| Polar Regions History | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Exploration & Discovery
- Polar Travel
- Authors
- Brad Olsen
- Publisher
- CCC Publishing
- Published
- January 1, 2026
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Exploration & Discovery