Kēxuéjiā zài Nánjízhōu fāxiàn le gǔdài bīngxīn yàngběn.
Scientists discovered ancient ice core samples in Antarctica.
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南 (south) + 极 (pole/extreme) + 洲 (continent). Literally 'the southern pole continent' — a perfect geographic description. Compare 北极 (Běijí), the North Pole, which has no 洲 because it is ocean ice, not a continent.