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辛华达峡谷的瀑布,贾斯珀国家公园,加拿大 (© Delpixart/Getty Images)
横跨圣劳伦斯河下游的魁北克大桥,加拿大 Quebec Bridge across the lower Saint Lawrence River, Canada (© Ronald Santerre/Getty Images)
横跨圣劳伦斯河下游的魁北克大桥,加拿大 Quebec Bridge across the lower Saint Lawrence River, Canada (© Ronald Santerre/Getty Images)
工程学杰作 A masterpiece of engineering
魁北克大桥,加拿大
魁北克大桥是一座跨越圣劳伦斯河下游的公路、铁路、行人三用桥,连接加拿大魁北克省的桑特富瓦和莱维斯。魁北克大桥是一个工程学杰作,两座桥墩之间有549米长的主跨。魁北克大桥是世界上最长的悬臂桥,比苏格兰的福斯桥还长了27米。
1907年8月29日,这座桥在建设过程中垮塌了。事故之后,政府接手了建设工程。1913年,大桥的建设重启。新的设计增加了大桥主要应力结构的横截面面积,几乎是之前的2倍。但是悲剧重演了。在经历了两次悲剧后,魁北克大桥最终在1917年完工通车。
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
This stunning structure is the stone pavilion housing the massive Korean Bell of Friendship in Los Angeles, a city with a large Korean American population. It's ringing in Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, which starts today. The month was chosen in recognition of the first documented arrival of Japanese immigrants, on May 7, 1843, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad by more than 20,000 Asian immigrants on May 10, 1869.
Back to that intricately decorated bronze bell. It was a gift to the city from South Korea to mark the US bicentennial in 1976 and is modeled on the largest bell cast in Korean history, the Divine Bell of King Seongdeok, made in 771. Both versions are among the largest bells in the world.
极光展示,怀特霍斯,育空地区,加拿大 (© John Hyde/plainpicture/Design Pics)
费尔蒙芳堤娜城堡酒店,魁北克省,加拿大 Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, Canada (© Romiana Lee/Shutterstock)
费尔蒙芳堤娜城堡酒店,魁北克省,加拿大 Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, Canada (© Romiana Lee/Shutterstock)
冬天的乐趣 Good cold fun
魁北克冬季嘉年华
在2月大斋节之前,世界各地会举办庆祝活动,其中广为人知的活动大多位于气候温暖的城市,如里约热内卢和新奥尔良,在圣灰星期三(大斋节首日)之前,狂欢者们会穿着精美的服装狂欢。而魁北克冬季嘉年华则截然不同,正如我们今天的照片展示的那样,这里的庆祝活动充满冬日氛围,有冰雕、雪橇比赛等等冬天才有的特色活动。如今,魁北克的冬季嘉年华已经成为整个西半球规模最大的冬季节日。
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Among all the pre-Lenten celebrations that take place around the world in February, the most famous are associated with warm-weather cities like Rio and New Orleans, where revelers party it up in elaborate costumes during the run-up to Ash Wednesday. It's a different affair in Quebec City, pictured here, where participants in the Quebec Winter Carnival enjoy all things winter, from snow sculptures to sleigh races. This former frontier outpost, and little sister to Montreal, is known for its spirited embrace of the coldest, darkest season. No surprise that its winter festival is the biggest in the Western Hemisphere.
麦切纳山和结冰的亚伯拉罕湖,加拿大艾伯塔省 Mount Michener and a frozen Abraham Lake in Alberta, Canada (© Tom Mackie/plainpicture)
黑梳山附近的惠斯勒小镇,加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省 (© VisualCommunications/Getty Images)
贾斯珀国家公园纠结溪瀑布,阿尔伯塔省,加拿大 Tangle Creek Falls in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada (© Jeff Foott/Minden Pictures)
贾斯珀国家公园纠结溪瀑布,阿尔伯塔省,加拿大 Tangle Creek Falls in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada (© Jeff Foott/Minden Pictures)
落基山脉的径流 Rocky Mountain runoff
加拿大阿尔伯塔省贾斯珀国家公园
贾斯珀国家公园拥有众多令人惊叹的瀑布,但唐格尔溪瀑布的多层瀑布构成了必看的奇观。瀑布位于阿尔伯塔省93冰原公园道附近,很容易到达。坦格尔溪瀑布(Tangle Creek Falls)的水雾在高速公路上也能感受到。如果你想拍一些令人惊叹的照片,那么下了高速公路,走近瀑布,真正沉浸在瀑布的美景中可能是值得的。
Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Jasper National Park boasts numerous breathtaking waterfalls, but the multi-tiered cascade of Tangle Creek Falls makes for a must-see spectacle. Located off the 93 Icefields Parkway in Alberta, the falls are easily accessed. Tangle Creek Falls' misty spray can be felt out on the highway itself. If you're looking to capture some breathtaking shots, it may be worth getting off the highway and going closer to the falls to truly soak in its beauty.
班夫国家公园的沛托湖,加拿大艾伯塔省 (© Ben Girardi/Cavan Images)
哈德逊湾边缘的北极熊,加拿大 Polar bear at the edge of Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada (© Sean Crane/Minden Pictures)
哈德逊湾边缘的北极熊,加拿大 Polar bear at the edge of Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada (© Sean Crane/Minden Pictures)
北极之王 Kings of the north
北极熊周
陆地上最大的食肉动物在冰冷的北方漫游。像这样的北极熊一生中大部分时间都在海冰上度过,而不是在陆地上,它们会跟踪自己最喜欢的猎物:海豹。北极熊极易御寒,特别适合在冰上生活,因此它们特别容易受到全球变暖的影响。他们的困境是北极熊周的焦点,每年11月的第一周,北极熊周将关注这些生活在大多数人看不见的地方的动物。
北极熊生活在格陵兰、挪威、俄罗斯、阿拉斯加和加拿大的部分地区。加拿大的大多数北极熊生活在广阔的哈德逊湾附近,在这里可以看到海豹河三角洲附近。随着夏季的结束,几个月来一直生活在脂肪储备区的饥饿熊聚集在哈德逊湾沿岸,等待结冰,以便它们能够重新开始捕猎。由于气候变化,夏季的无冰期变长了,缩短了熊的狩猎季节,使人类与熊相遇的可能性更大。虽然后者对熊观察者来说似乎是个好消息,但这些海兽最好从远处观看。
Polar Bear Week
The largest carnivore on land roams the icy north. Polar bears like this one spend much of their lives on sea ice rather than terra firma, stalking their favorite prey: seals. Superbly insulated against the cold, polar bears are uniquely suited for life on the ice—so they're especially vulnerable to a warming planet. Their plight is the focus of Polar Bear Week, observed the first week of every November, bringing attention to these creatures who live far out of sight of most humans.
Polar bears live in portions of Greenland, Norway, Russia, Alaska, and Canada. Most of Canada's polar bears live near the vast Hudson Bay, seen here near the delta of the Seal River. As summer ends, hungry bears who have been living on fat reserves for months gather on the shores of Hudson Bay, waiting for ice to form so they can return to the hunt. Due to climate change, the ice-free period of summer has grown longer, cutting short the bears' hunting season and making human-bear encounters more likely. And while the latter may seem like good news for bear-watchers, these maritime beasts are best viewed from afar.