It is the only protected area in the world to incorporate a continuous , intact transect from snowcap to tropical marine environment , including extensive lowland wetlands 它位于两个大陆板块碰撞的地方，这里的地质情况很复杂，既有山脉的形成又有冰河作用。
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But whereas the alps ' snowcaps are just deep enough for skiing , antarctic mountains are swallowed up by their caps , and lie buried beneath an ice sheet that is five kilometers thick 不过阿尔卑斯山顶积雪的深度仅够滑雪，南极大陆的山脉却被积雪吞噬，深埋在厚达五公里的冰层下。
