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1、TheMysticArctic神秘的北极木铎选马宁译TheArcticisnotaclearlydefinedarea.ItincludestheArcticOcean,manyislands,andpartsofthemainlandofNorthAmerica,Asia,andEurope.UnlikeAntarctica,anice-coveredcontinentalplateausurroundedbyoceans,theArctichasacentraloceanalmostenclosedbyland.WinterintheArcticislongan
2、dcold,andsummerisshortandcool.TheArcticCirclemarkstheborderofazoneinwhichthesunneverrisesduringatleastonedayinwinterandneversetsduringatleastonedayinsummer.TheArctichasmorethan400speciesoffloweringplants.Thevaststretchesoftundrathatcovertheplainsandcoastalregionsconsistoflowcreepingshr
3、ubs,grasses,thickgrowthsoflichensandherbs.AbundantanimallifeinhabitstheArctic,bothonlandandinthesea.Arcticmammalsincludepolarbear,arcticfox,arcticwolf,seal,andmanyspeciesofwhale.BirdsareplentifulthroughouttheArctic.Variousspeciesofgullrangefartothenorth.Largedepositsofseveralimportantm
4、ineralsoccurintheArctic.Amongthemarepetroleum,naturalgas,ironore,coal,uranium,tin,diamonds,andgold.LongbeforeEuropeansreachedtheArctic,muchoftheregionhadascatteredpopulation,withIcelandanotableexception.Theindigenouspeoplescamefrommanyethnicgroups,usingvariouslanguages,butitisbelievedm
5、ostmigratedfromAsiaoveraspanofthousandsofyears.TheInuiteventuallyreachedtheAtlanticOceanineasternGreenland.AlltheindigenousresidentsoftheArcticoriginallydependedentirelyonhuntingorfishing,andemployednaturalmaterialsfortheirclothing,tools,homes,andvehicles.Articleswerewelldesignedandski
6、llfullymade,andsomewereartisticallydecorated.TherearenolargecitiesintheArcticareasofAlaska,Canada,andGreenland,thelargestcitiesgenerallyhavingfewerthan10,000inhabitants.Overthepast20-plusyears,Chinahassuccessfullyorganized20AntarcticexpeditionsandtwoArcticexpeditions.China’sfirstscient
7、ificresearchstationintheArcticarea,theYellowRiverStationlocatedontheNorwegianislandofSpitsbergen,officiallyopenedonJuly28,2004.北极地区不是一个定义清楚的地区,它包括北冰洋和许多岛屿以及北美、亚洲和欧洲的部分大陆。北极地区有一个几乎被陆地围绕的中央海域,而不像南极洲,是一座被海洋环绕的冰雪覆盖的高原大陆。北极地区的冬季漫长而寒冷,夏季短暂而凉快。北极圈是一个地区的边界标志。在这个地区内,冬季至少有一天太阳根本不升起,而在夏季至少有一天太阳
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