He measured the distance to the nearest Antarctic coast, and onwards to the South Pole.

The Antarctic is the world's last great wilderness.

南极洲是世界上最後一個大荒原。

Scott of the Antarctic was a national hero of mythic proportions.

南极探险家斯科特是位赫赫有名的民族英雄。

Because of the extreme cold, the Antarctic is a uniquely fragile environment.

极度严寒造成了南极地区绝无仅有的脆弱环境。

It is frigid at the Antarctic Circle , which is a world of ice and snow.

南极圈里十分寒冷, 一片的冰天雪地.

A continent lying chiefly within the Antarctic Circle and asymmetrically centered on the South Pole.

主要位于南极圈内,以南极为不对称中心的大陆.

The Antarctic Circle is the boundary of this region of lightness.

南极圈就是这一明亮地带的边界.

There have been conflicts between these two systems concerning the Antarctic Ocean.

在二者的发展进程中,有关南极海域的法律问题充满了冲突,尽管有协调二者的努力,但冲突仍多于和谐.

At its widest point, Antarctica is about 4,000 miles across.

其最宽阔处约4000英里.

I haven't been to Antarctica, so I haven't seen the Southern Lights.

我从来没去过南极, 所以没见过南极光.

Since then, men have gone to Antarctica in search of adventure.

从那以后, 人们开始去南极洲探险.

Yet, Antarctica's fragile and complicated eco-system is threatened by its human visitors.

不过, 南极洲脆弱而复杂的生态系统正受到由人类组成的游客的威胁.

With annual rainfall close to zero, Antarctica is technically a desert.

南极洲年降雨量几乎为零, 严格来说它就是一片荒漠.

The danger of ozone destruction is not limited to Antarctica, however.

然而臭氧层受到破坏的危险并不限于南极范围之内.

Antarctica is the coldest and driest place on Earth.

南极洲是地球上最冷、最干的地方.

A few earthworms have been reported from the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica.

少数蚯蚓曾发现于南极洲的南塞得兰岛.

The only plants to be found in Antarctica are algae, mosses, and lichens.

在南极洲所发现的植物只有藻类 、 苔藓和地衣.

The price of Antarctica might be higher than we would care to pay.

南极洲的价值可能要比我们愿意付出的代价高.

Environmental groups push to preserve Antarctica as a world park, the last unsullied continent.

环境保护团体竭力主张把南极洲这块最后的洁净大陆作为世界公园来保护.

Antarctica is the earth's coldest landmass.

南极洲是地球上最冷的大陆.

Antarctica has always inspired grandiose schemes.

南极洲总是激发人们的宏伟设想.