"Antarctica creates a hostile environment," says the operations director for the British Antarctic Survey, "if you are not careful, it'll come around and bite you."

“南极洲创造了一个充满敌意的环境，”英国南极调查局运营总监说，“如果你不小心，它就会反咬你一口。”

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"We found something very unexpected," said co-author Pierre Dutrieux, from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), referring to the 400m-high ridge.

“我们得到一些非常意外的发现，”来自英国南极调查局(BAS)的合著者皮埃尔·杜特·里奥说，他指的是400米高的海脊。

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Mapping expert Peter Fretwell, from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), said: 'We can't see actual penguins on the satellite maps because the resolution isn't good enough.

来自英国南极观测站（BAS）的地图学专家Peter Fretwell说：“我们无法在卫星影像上看见真实的企鹅，这是因为卫星的分辨率还没有达到能看清企鹅的地步。 但是在繁殖季节时，企鹅们会在一个栖息地呆8个月之久。

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A report in the Journal of Biogeography describes how a team from the British Antarctic Survey and University of Hamburg searched the South Orkney Islands.

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"I always viewed the projects as very complementary, " the British Antarctic Survey researcher told BBC News.

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Dr Keith Nicholls of the British Antarctic Survey was also on the expedition.

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The Queen Alexandra Range, about 100 miles long, was named by Ernest Shackleton during the British Antarctic expedition in 1907-1909.

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