世界天然实验室—南极

• 作 者: 马可铮
• 出 处: 世界知识
• 发表日期: 1983年14期
• 关键词: 南极 天然实验室 南极洲 形容词 狂风怒吼 陨石 大都 冰雪世界 勺勺 气儿

在地球的最南端,有一片终年覆盖着冰雪的大陆,这就是南极洲——世界七大洲之一。提起南极人们都爱用四个最高级形容词来加以描绘——“最寒冷”、“最干燥”、“风最大”和“条件最艰苦”。确实,那里常冬无夏,气温总是在零度以下,有纪录的最低气温达摄氏零下88度;那里虽然到处都是冰雪,贮藏了全球淡水的90％,却是世界上最干燥的地方,一年到头纷纷扬扬的大雪大都是狂风刮起的雪沫,

On the southernmost tip of the earth, there is a continent covered with snow and ice, which is Antarctica, one of the seven continents of the world. People who love Antarctica love to use the four most advanced adjectives to describe - “the coldest,” “the driest,” “the wind” and “the most difficult conditions.” Indeed, there is no summer or winter, the temperature is always below zero, a record minimum temperature of minus 88 degrees Celsius; where there are snow and ice, storing 90% of the world’s fresh water, but it is the driest place in the world, Most of the heavy snow that went up all the year round was the snow blowing in the wind,