Where was the last place on Earth discovered by humans? The answer might surprise you

With satellite mapping enabling us to ‘look at’ anywhere on Earth near-instantly, it’s easy to forget that large parts of Earth were completely unknown - even recently.

A new guide by Real Life Lore looks at how recently far-flung parts of the Earth were discovered - with some pretty surprising places missed until very recently.

Mauritius, for instance, was not inhabited until 1638 - when Dutch settlers rapidly wiped out the dodo.

But one particularly large and leafy place remained totally undiscovered - despite being very near Australia, Real Life Lore reveals.

The channel says, ‘The final significantly large and inhabitable place to be discovered by humans was New Zealand. It remained undiscovered until Maori Polynesians arrived sometime between 1250 and 1300.

‘Antarctica was never even seen by human eyes until 1820. After seeing it in 1820, it took a while to actually land - in 1895. And with that moment every piece of land had been finally landed on by the human species.’