Unlike the sea ice in the Arctic, the ice shelves surrounding the Antarctic continent are solid, impenetrable and near-permanent.

与北极的海冰不同，南极大陆周围的冰架是坚固的、不可穿透的、近乎永久的。

Various measures have been introduced to reduce the hole since ozone depletion over the Antarctic continent was first spotted in 1985.

自从1985年首次发现南极大陆上空的臭氧损耗以来，人们采取了各种措施来减少臭氧层空洞。

After two days of sailing across the Drake passage seeing the Antarctic continent emerge on the horizon was so exciting and I was kind of surprised by how dramatic it was.

经过两天穿越德雷克海峡的航行，看到南极大陆出现在地平线上，我感到非常激动，也对南极大陆的壮观程度感到惊讶。