The Antarctic regions are far more desolate than the Arctic.

南极比北极要荒凉得多。

Recently scientists studied A23a as it recently started drifting around the Antarctic peninsula again.

最近，科学家们对A23a进行了研究，因为它最近又开始绕着南极半岛漂移了。

This was the first machine of its kind ever carried into the antarctic regions.

这是第一个被运送到南极地区的同类机器。

While birds and many dinosaurs produced hard-shelled eggs, the Antarctic egg has a soft shell.

与鸟类和许多恐龙产的硬壳蛋相比，南极洲这颗蛋外壳很柔软。

Although the ice-covered sea stopped him from getting close enough to see the Antarctic land mass, boulders in icebergs proved its existence.

最终虽然由于海面冰块阻碍，未能近距离探索南极大陆，但是包裹在冰山中的巨石足以证明广袤南极大陆的存在。

The ozone hole begins to grow at the start of the Antarctic spring in August and usually reaches its peak around October.

臭氧空洞在8月南极春季开始时规模最大，通常在10月左右达到高峰。

A clump of moss frozen solid beneath the Antarctic ice for more than 1,500 years has been brought back to life by British scientists.

英国科学家让南极冰层下冻结了 1500 多年的一团苔藓复活了。

" For whale populations that are really dispersed, like the Antarctic blue whales, they might not be able to find mates in a noisy ocean environment, " he said.

“对于像南极蓝鲸这样非常分散的鲸鱼种群来说，它们可能无法在嘈杂的海洋环境中找到配偶，”他说。