Thoulē (English spelling)

Japanese: Thoulē(英語表記)Thoule
Thoulē (English spelling)

However, it is true that if they hide under thick ice, they are difficult to detect even from satellites, and the Arctic has become a training ground for nuclear submarines.
[Exploration History]
In ancient Greece, the northernmost region was called Thule (Latin: Thule, and especially Ultima Thule), and they believed it to be the northernmost point of the world. According to Hipparchus, the area around Thule was considered uninhabitable by humans. However, around 320 BCE, the Greek Pytheas set out from Massalia (now Marseilles), discovered Britannia (Great Britain), and attempted to explore Thule in the north.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Thoulē" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…しかし,厚い氷の下に潜めば,衛星からも探知されにくいのは事実で,北極は原潜の訓練場になってきた。【八木沢 三夫】
【探検史】
 古代ギリシアでは極北の地をトゥーレThoulē(ラテン語ではThule,またとくにUltima Thule)と呼んで世界の北端と信じ,ヒッパルコスによればトゥーレ周辺は人間の住み得ぬ土地とされていた。しかし前320年ころギリシア人ピュテアスがマッサリア(現,マルセイユ)を出発し,ブリタニア(グレート・ブリテン島)を発見し,北方にあるこのトゥーレの探査を試みた。…

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