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Down in Antarctica, November marks the end of spring, the beginning of austral summer, and the beginning of Antarcticas cruise season. The Sun just rose for the first time in 6 months on September 22nd, and is now visible in the sky all the time. Recent studies in Antarctica have brought new insights into the origins of deep sea octopus species (a 30 million-year-old ancestor from Antarctic waters), volcanic contributions to disappearing antarctic ice, and the effects of increasing numbers of icebergs scouring the seafloor. Collected here are 32 photographs of Antarctica from the past several years. (32 photos total)在南极洲，11月意味着春天结束，夏天到来，这是一年中最好的游览季节。从9月22日太阳第一次升起，现在完全进入了没有夜晚的时期。以下32张图片，是几年来最能显示了南极洲旖旎壮美风光的图片集合。1After waiting for over two weeks for his mate to return from the sea and relieve him of nest duty, this Adelie penguins hunger helps him make the decision to abandon his egg in search of fish and krill in the sea. Photo taken December 12, 2002. Known populations of the Adelie penguin have dropped by 65% over the past 25 years. (Melanie Conner/National Science Foundation) 两周的等待，在其同伴仍未回来接班，这只阿德利企鹅决定放弃孵蛋而到海中寻找鱼虾食物。过去25年来，阿德利企鹅数量减少了65%。2A killer whale (viewed from above) swims amid floating ice in the Ross Sea in January of 2005. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Southwest Fisheries Science Center were studying the whales to determine if there are three separate species of Antarctic killer whales. (Donald LeRoi, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center/National Science Foundation) #一只鲨鲸（航拍）游历在罗斯海的浮冰里。美国国家海洋和大气局（NOAA）西南渔业科学中心的研究者正对它们进行研究，南极的鲨鲸可能分布有三个不同的物种。3Palmer Station seen from the ocean on June 10, 2006. Palmer Station is the smallest of the three U.S. Antarctic Program research stations, located on Anvers Island, near the Antarctic Peninsula. (Glenn E. Grant/National Science Foundation) # 帕尔默站（Palmer）为美国设在南极的考察站，是美国三个考察站中最小的一个。该站以美国南极探险家、“英雄” 号船长纳撒尼尔·帕尔默（1799~1877）的姓氏命名，位于昂韦尔岛上，地理坐标为64°46′S、64°05′W，1965年2