The Oort cloud is a vast belt of dust and ice that is believed to lie around one light year from the Sun and is the origin of many of the comets that pass through our solar system.

奥尔特云是一个由粉尘和冰组成的庞大云带，据信它距离太阳约一光年，许多穿越我们太阳系的彗星都来自那里。

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In 2009, a study of satellite measurements of Pine Island Glacier, which is one of the largest in Antarctica, revealed the surface of the ice was falling at a rate of up to 16m a year.

2009年，对松岛冰川进行了一次卫星测量研究，这是在南极洲最大卫星测量之一，显示冰面正以每年16米的速度下降。

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One of the world’s largest natural, ice-free harbors, it is where the manufactured goods from Asia arrive throughout the year.

作为世界上最大的天然不冻港之一，温哥华全年拥有从亚洲来的制成品。

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The scientists say that ice formed less than one year earlier covered almost half of the extent.

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Dancing on Ice was one of ITV1's biggest hits last year, pulling in 11.6m viewers for the final, when former Coronation Street actress Gaynor Faye was crowned champion.

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But it is also possible that one or other of them will win through, with a significant effect on this year's summer ice.

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The latest data is still being processed but one of the institute's sea ice specialists, Dr Sebastian Gerland, said that though conditions vary year by year a pattern is clear.

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