A stark white lobe of a glacier advances across Antarctica's dry valleys region, so called because of its scarcity of snow.

一瓣鲜亮雪白的冰川舌移动到了南极洲的干谷地区，这些地区因为下雪稀少而得名。

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Weather forecasters say a winter storm has dumped at least 21 centimeters of snow across the region.

天气预报显示，一场暴风雪使整个区域积雪至少21厘米深。

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Nature conditions here are not the best : +12 degrees in the middle of summer, constant rain and snow-capped peaks surrounding the airport, that is the only plane place in the region.

这里的自然环境很差：仲夏时期也只有12摄氏度，常年下雨，机场是这个地区唯一平坦的地方，它周围是积雪覆顶的山脉。

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There was expected to be further snow in the region on Tuesday, but it should mostly die away later.

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Schools in the county had to be closed earlier in the week as the first snow hit the region.

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Turnout at the polls was expected to be low, and candidates and election officials braced for a possible winter storm that could dump up to six inches of snow on the region and complicate Tuesday's logistics.

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