该条约由51个国家共同签署，旨在保护南极大陆的环境和这里的野生动物，如南极毛皮海狮。
Signed by 51 member states, the Treaty is aimed at conserving the environment and protecting the native wildlife, such as Antarctic fur seals.
程度低的有机物污染和因为塑料引起的内分泌干扰在全世界已造成普遍的影响，即使是没有使用这些化学物质的地区，如南极洲都受到影响。
Low levels of organic pollutants and plastic-derived endocrine disruptors have been measured all over the world, even in areas where they’ve never been used, such as Antarctica.
在南极洲的其他地方，俄罗斯研究人员炫耀他们最近在钻穿数英里厚的冰层后，发现了一个面积如安大略湖的淡水区。
Elsewhere in Antarctica, Russian researchers boast of their recent discovery of a freshwater reserve the size of Lake Ontario after drilling through miles of solid ice.
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