"It was as if Europe had been shifted 20 degrees north and Ireland moved to Svalbard," said Bill Patterson of Saskatchewan University.

“仿佛欧洲向北移了20度，爱尔兰移到了斯瓦尔·巴特群岛。”萨斯喀彻温大学的比尔·帕特森说。

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The islands of England and Ireland in the Northern Hemisphere and the islands of North island and South island in the Southern Hemisphere are just such a coincidence.

北半球的英格兰和爱尔兰群岛以及南半球的北岛和南岛就是这样的一种巧合。

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These beaches made Suchen think of a ragged shoreline in Ireland or the clashing waves of the North Sea at the mouth of a Norwegian fjord.

这些海滩使苏晨想起爱尔兰曲折的海岸线，或者挪威海湾口上北海的巨浪。

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"If we have a wonderful, clean and green country in the north of Ireland, let's protect it, " he added.

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"We will meet with the Brazilian government, business leaders and universities and avail of every opportunity to promote the north of Ireland, " he said.

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