| 2. | Nor could i pass unnoticed the suggestion of the bleak shores of lapland , siberia , spitzbergen , nova zembla , iceland , greenland , with the vast sweep of the arctic zone , and those forlorn regions of dreary space , - that reservoir of frost and snow , where firm fields of ice , the accumulation of centuries of winters , glazed in alpine heights above heights , surround the pole and concentre the multiplied rigours of extreme cold
还有些地方我也不能看都不看，一翻而过，那就是书中提到的拉普兰西伯利亚斯匹次卑尔根群岛新地岛冰岛和格陵兰荒凉的海岸。 “广袤无垠的北极地带和那些阴凄凄的不毛之地，宛若冰雪的储存库。千万个寒冬所积聚成的坚冰，像阿尔卑斯山的层层高峰，光滑晶莹，包围着地极，把与日俱增的严寒汇集于一处。 ” |
