The Sami has long used the tents as portable shelters—their wide bases and forked poles enable them to withstand the winds on the Arctic tundra.

长期以来，萨米族人一直把这些帐篷用作便携式避难所——宽大的底部和叉状的支杆使它们能够承受住北极冻原上的大风。

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Oil, for example, even when buried under hundreds of feet of environmentally protected Arctic tundra.

在环境尚未破坏的极地苔原，他们嗅到了埋藏地下几百英尺深处传来的石油芬芳；

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Brilliant day for a hike on the arctic tundra, surprisingly alive with flora, as well as reindeer and arctic fox.

在北极苔原上徒步旅行了明朗的一天，那里洋溢着令人惊讶的植物群以及驯鹿和北极狐狸。

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Each spring many species of migratory songbirds travel to the Arctic tundra from all over the world to breed.

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As a Sami descendant, I became curious about the origin of Santa and his gang of reindeer last year on the Arctic tundra, where I experienced firsthand how difficult it can be to rig up even one reindeer.

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Trekking through the arctic tundra?

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