On a continent of ice these places are bare.

在被冰覆盖的大陆上，这些地方是寸草不生的。

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But if warming is occurring across a wider area than previously observed, that could increase the possibility of large ice shelves melting off the continent and changing sea levels around the world.

但是，如果气候变暖发生的范围在比先前观测到的范围更广，这将增加南极大陆大冰架融化的可能性，从而改变世界海平面。

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It is now recognised that most of the ice being lost from Antarctica is going as a result of warm water eating the fringes of the continent.

BBC: Antarctic ice volume measured