Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Beautiful Antarctica 美丽的南极洲

(Courtesy of Francis' email) (爱仁译为中文)


Antarctica has the lowest temperatures in our planet reaching 70° Celsius below zero with winds of 300 km per hour. Containing 90% of the planet's ice, it's the major reserve of fresh water on Earth.

About 99% of Antarctica is covered with ice at an average thicknes of 2,500 meters, reaching in some places as deep as 4,776 meters.


If the ice layer would melt, all the Earth's Oceans would rise 70 meters above the actual level.

南极洲是地球上最冷的地区,最低温度可达摄氏零下70度。风速高达每小时300公里。拥有地球百分之九十的冰雪,是地球的主要淡水水库。

百分之九十九的南极洲表面覆盖冰雪,平均厚度2500米,最厚达4776米。

如果所有的冰雪都溶化,地球上所有的海平面将会升高70米。