As we all know, from ancient times to the present, our country has always occupied an important position in the world. Especially in ancient times, both economic and military power far exceeded that of other countries. However, in the later period, the industrial revolution abroad developed rapidly, and we did not participate so we were left behind. At this time, Britain successfully rose, not only vigorously developing the economy, but also encroaching on a lot of territory. At that time, it still had a name, the Empire of the Rising Sun, but now the sun has also set, and even its largest overseas colony is not recognized.
Before world war II, Britain had acquired a great deal of wealth by virtue of the country's new technology and colonial raw materials, and it also took this opportunity to become the world's largest country. Originally relying on such a method to make a circular profit, Britain could continue to develop, but the war stopped its pace. In World War II, this powerful empire suffered a lot of economic losses, and after the war, it was even more seriously injured. In order to restore its own strength, Britain transferred the military power of many colonies back to the country, who had thought that this was how these overseas colonies declared independence.
Although it has lost a lot of colonies, after all, it is a former hegemon, so Britain still has a lot of strength. That's why the country is still the world's great power. Not all of the lost colonies were there, and many of the countries are still British overseas possessions. However, there is one place that is very special, the British say that it belongs to them, but it is not recognized by any country in the world. This is the Antarctic Territory at the South Pole and the largest colony in British history.
It turned out that as early as the 1840s, the British discovered the continent of Antarctica. After discovering this continent, the British also carefully explored the resources here. In the end, he chose some areas rich in precious resources such as oil as his territory. In their view, even if all the other overseas colonies were lost and the place was retained, it was tolerable, after all, the total area of the other colonies was not as large as this area, not to mention that there were still rich resources here, which was not exactly what Britain needed?
And Britain also knew that if such a large land were to be occupied by itself, it would be attacked by a joint attack by other countries. So the British only occupied about fifteen percent of Antarctica and nearly 1.7 million square kilometers. But because the land is the most abundant, other countries are reluctant to admit that it belongs to Britain when they know about it. It seems that although the British people's small calculations are good, they are not recognized by the international community.
In fact, when Britain was at its most powerful, the ownership of this land was not questioned by other countries. After all, in the face of absolute power, everything is a floating cloud, and if it had come out at that time to question Britain, it would have been destroyed by Britain long ago. However, the current Britain is not the empire that never set the sun, and its strength no longer makes everyone afraid. Then this resource-rich land was naturally unwilling to give up to Britain, and even the United States and other powerful countries wanted to compete with Britain for territorial rights here, so Britain was forced to give up its territorial rights here.
However, the old Chinese saying is still reasonable, Pifu is innocent, and he is guilty. If one country really has the territorial rights to this land, then the rest of the countries will definitely be red-eyed. In desperation, the countries decided not to give any country a chance and directly left Antarctica in a state of no ownership. In this way, any country can study and exploit resources here, and I think it is the most satisfactory thing for all countries. However, this is a big blow to the United Kingdom that once owned here, after all, it was originally its own, but now it belongs to everyone who will be sad.
Although Britain's largest overseas colony has never been recognized, the British have always considered it theirs. And when I mention this place, I feel very proud, and I write in the textbook that this place belongs to their country. However, since this place is now in a state of no ownership, it is impossible for the British to really take this place back, and can only put this idea in their hearts as an obsession.