the mystic arctic 神秘的北极

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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