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Antarctica南极洲SatelliteViewTheAntarcticcontinentislocatedintheSouthPoleofourPlanet.南极大陆位于我们这个行星南端的极点。Itsgeography,climateandbiologicalconditionsprovideauniqueenviroment.它在地理、气候和生存条件上提供了独一无二的环境。1/382/383/384/38Antarcticahasthelowesttemperaturesinourplanetreaching70°Celsiusbelowzerowithwindsof300km.Perhour.南极州达到我们这个行星的最低的温度，即零下70摄氏度，风速达到每小时300公里。Containing90%oftheplanet’siceit’sthemajorreserveoffreshwateronEarth.占有了地球上90%的淡水结成的冰。5/386/387/388/389/3810/38About99%ofAntarcticaiscoveredwithiceatanaveragethicknesof2,500meters,reachinginsomeplacesasdeepas4,776meters.南极洲约99%的地方被厚度为2500米的冰层覆盖，有些地方的冰层深达4776米。IftheicelayerwouldmeltalltheEarth’sOceanswouldrise70metersabovetheactuallevel.假如这些冰层全部融化，整个地球大洋的海平面将会升高70米。11/3812/3813/3814/3815/38TheAntarcticContinentfunctionsasoneofEarth’s“refrigerators”regulatingtheoceaniccurrentsandtheworld’sclimate.南极洲就像是地球的一个“冰箱”，调节着洋流和世界气候。Anysignificantenviromentalimpactwouldaltertheglobalpatternsofweatherwithdisastrousconsecuences.任何重大的环境影响都将对全球的天气形式带来灾难性的衰退。22.InspiteofthesevereweatherAntarcticahasrichanimallifeamazinglywelladaptedtotheharshconditions尽管气候严酷，南极洲仍有丰富的动物生命，这些动物令人惊异地完好适应此地严酷的生存条件。16/3817/3818/3819/3820/38InspiteofthesevereweatherAntarcticahasrichanimallifeamazinglywelladaptedtotheharshconditions.尽管气候严酷，南极洲仍有丰富的动物生命，这些动物令人惊异地完好适应此地严酷的生存条件。21/3822/3823/3824/3825/38Thearrivalofthefirsttouristsinthe50’swasamaincauseofenviromentalconcern.五十年代首批旅游者的到达是引起对环境保护关注的主要原因。Strictrulesandregulationswerecreated.创立了严格的规章制度。astoprotecttheecologyoftheenviromentfromthevisitorssuchascreatingrestrictedzones,mantainasafedistancefromthewildlife,donotfeednortouchtheanimals,andrigidcontrolofwastedisposal.对于旅游者来说，作为保护环保经济，诸如创建严格的地带，保证给野生动物一个安全的区域，以及不去触碰这些动物或给它们喂食，还有对垃圾废弃物的严格控制。26/3827/3828/3829/3830/3831/38Duringthesummermonths(beingthepickoftheseasoninJanuary)thereisdaylightalmost24hoursadaywhileinwinterthedaysremainonaprolonginghalflightorpenumbraduringmostofthe24hours.夏天的几个月里（一月份季节中的精华），每天的日照有24个小时，而整个冬季几乎24小时都是半明不亮的。32/3833/3834/3835/3836/38Images:HansRietecoThomasKunzVeroniqueSoulierThorstenBübelbergusexChristaandBerdZeitlJ.EnsJLowrenceHanWilhemPrechUweMöokelmann37/38Music:RoyalPhilharmonicAriadiamore(Tosca)ConductedandarrangedbyLuisdeCobosfromSpain.Createdby:Manuel,Mérida,Yucatán,México.EnglishVersion:P@blosonic,LasVegasNV,USA38/38