El Nino, Spanish for "the child", occurs when surface ocean waters in the southern Pacific become abnormally warm.

“El Nino（厄尔尼诺）”在西班牙语中是“孩子”的意思，当南太平洋表层海水异常变暖时，会出现厄尔尼诺现象。

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Unlike most areas of the world, the shallower waters on the Antarctic continental shelf are actually slightly colder than the deeper waters of the Southern Ocean.

和世界上大部分区域不同，南极大陆架的浅水区域实际上要比南印度洋的深水区稍微冷一些。

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The transfer of the two campaigners Thursday has ended a tense standoff in the icy waters of the Southern Ocean.

星期四两名活动分子的移交结束了在南冰洋的冰冷洋面上的紧张对峙。

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Japan's whaling fleet is currently on its annual hunt in the icy waters of the Southern Ocean, where it aims to catch about 1,000 whales.

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The whales, including mothers and their newborns, can also be spotted as they make the long trip back to the icy waters of the Southern Ocean between September and November.

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