Which of these facts are true?

It is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth

No human set foot on the continent until the nineteenth century

It is home to many cold-weather animals, including the emperor penguin

All of the above!

 

Explore Antarctica–the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth–in this adventure-filled title in the Who HQ series.

 

Antarctica, the earth’s southernmost continent, was virtually untouched by humans until the nineteenth century. Many famous explorers journeyed (and often died) there in the hope of discovering a land that always seemed out of reach. This book introduces readers to this desert–yes, desert!–continent that holds about 90 percent of the world’s ice; showcases some of the 200 species that call Antarctica home, including the emperor penguin; and discusses environmental dangers to the continent, underscoring how what happens to Antarctica affects the entire world.

 

 

南極是地球最南端的大陸，十九世紀之前幾乎未曾被人類接觸探索過。許多著名的探險家（常罹難）長途跋涉總是希望發現似乎總是遙不可及的土地。

 

這本書向讀者介紹了這片荒漠 — 是的，荒漠！ — 這塊大陸蘊含了世界上90％的冰；展示了以南極洲為家園的200種物種中的一些，包括帝王企鵝；並討論了對大陸所構成的環境危險，也強調了南極洲如何影響整個世界。

（文字整理/劉世明）