Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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In the final installment of our series on Nazis & UFOs, we’re doing a deep dive on one of the most beloved—and most mysterious—stories in the lore: that of Admiral Byrd, Operation Highjump, and Hollow Earth.

Rumors have abounded for decades that, after WWII, what remained of the Third Reich escaped to a sprawling secret base under the ice in Antarctica—the mythical Station 211. But could this story be more than a mere wartime legend?

In 1947, the largest military operation since the end of the war embarked from the United States to Antarctica, allegedly on a scientific expedition. But could Operation Highjump, lead by famed explorer and America hero, Admiral Richard E. Byrd, have had another mission? Could they have been in search of the fabled Nazi base?

What they found in Antarctica has been a matter of much debate, with some saying that they encountered secret Nazi technology—including the infamous flying saucer—and still others claim that Admiral Byrd made contact with a super advanced race of humanoids from Hollow Earth.

Could any of this possibly be true? We’ll investigate and find out.

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MUSIC
Airflow by Evgeny Bardyuzha
Free Radicals by Stanley Gurvich

TIMESTAMPS
00:00:30 Intro
00:02:34 What Is Hollow Earth?
00:03:42 Where Did Legends Of Hollow Earth Come From?
00:06:06 Could The Earth Really Be Hollow?
00:07:21 The Best Evidence For Hollow Earth
00:07:42 Esoteric Histories
00:10:23 UFOs & Hollow Earth
00:14:05 Admiral Byrd, Operation Highjump & Hollow Earth
00:14:38 Admiral Richard E. Byrd: American Hero
00:20:39 Nazis In Antarctica
00:22:30 Operation HighJump
00:25:33 Music Break
00:26:40 Admiral Byrd & Hollow Earth
00:27:07 Admiral Byrd’s Secret Journal
00:27:50 Flight Into Hollow Earth
00:32:49 Deconstructing Operation Highjump
00:33:33 Did The Nazis Have A Secret Base In Antarctica?
00:34:29 Subglacial Lakes In Antarctica
00:37:37 A Lost Arctic Nazi Base
00:40:40 Was Operation High Jump Really About Finding A Nazi Base?
00:42:45 The Monroe Doctrine
00:45:07 Lebensraum
00:51:51 The Strategic Significance Of The Poles
00:54:21 Did Operation High Jump Really Encounter UFOs in Antarctica?
00:54:40 Was Admiral Byrd’s Quote In The Chilean Newspaper Real?
00:56:44 What About The Mysterious Deaths During Operation Highjump?
00:57:31 Why Did Operation Highjump Come Back Early?
00:58:02 Did Admiral Byrd Really Find the Entrance To Hollow Earth?
00:58:22 Is Admiral Byrd’s Secret Journal Real?
01:01:02 Did Admiral Byrd Lie About His North Pole Flight?
01:03:02 Conclusion