南极英语介绍.pptVIP

The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earths axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole. 南极，也被称为南极或地球的南极，是一个点，在地球的旋转轴相交的表面。它是地球表面的最南端，是在地球的另一端从北极。 Situated on the continent of Antarctica, it is the site of the United States Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, which was established in 1956 and has been permanently staffed since that year. The Geographic South Pole should not be confused with the South Magnetic Pole, which though geographically nearby, is defined based on the Earths magnetic field. 位于南极大陆，这是美国阿蒙森-史葛南极站网站，成立于1956，已被永久配备自那年。地理南极不应与南磁极的困惑，虽然地理上邻近，是基于地球磁场的定义。 Geography For most purposes, the Geographic South Pole is defined as the southern point of the two points where the Earths axis of rotation intersects its surface (the other being the Geographic North Pole). However, the Earths axis of rotation is actually subject to very small wobbles, so this definition is not adequate for very precise work; see Polar Motion for further information. 对于大多数用途而言，地理南极定义为两个点在地球的旋转轴相交的面南点（另一个是地理北极）。然而，地球自转轴实际上是受到很小的“摇摆”，所以这个定义是不够严谨的工作；为进一步的信息极运动。 The geographic coordinates of the South Pole are usually given simply as 90°S, since its longitude is geometrically undefined and irrelevant. When a longitude is desired, it may be given as 0°. At the South Pole all directions face north. For this reason, directions at the Pole are given relative to grid north, which points northwards along the prime meridian. 南极的地理坐标通常是简单的90°，自其经度是几何不明确的和不相关的。当一个经度是需要的，它可以被指定为0°。在南极四面八方朝北。为此，在磁极方向给出相对于网格北”，指向北的本初子午线。 The Geographic South Pole is located on the continent of Antarctica (although this has not been the case for all of Earths history because of continental drift). It sits atop a featureless, barren, windswept, icy plateau at an altitude of 2,835 metres (9,301?ft) above sea level, and loca