北冰洋深处——斯瓦尔巴群岛

Svalbard——Deep in the Arctic Ocean

“地球上最北的城市”,北冰洋深处的斯瓦尔巴群岛,这里每年有长达10个月的极昼、极夜,北极熊的数量比人还要多。1925年后,中国等28个国家成为《斯瓦尔巴条约》的协约国,规定挪威对该岛拥有主权,但协约国可以在该岛自由进行科研和经济活动。至今,协约国已经扩大到42个国家。无论作为北极科考基地还是旅游景点,斯瓦尔巴群岛都充满了神秘的吸引力。

As the famed "the most northern city on the earth", Svalbard Archipelago, deep in the Arctic Ocean, has ten-month-long polar days and nights and more polar bears than residents. After 1925, China, together with other 27 nations, signed the Svalbard Treaty, which states that Norway claims the sovereignty of the archipelago but all the signing nations are entitled to carry out scientific research and economic activities. Now 42 nations have entered into the treaty. Svalbard Archipelago is full of mysterious appeal as a destination for both scientists and tourists.