transpolar
adjective uk/trænˈspəʊ.lər/ us/trænˈspoʊ.lɚ/
横越南北极的，穿过极地的
across the Arctic or Antarctic region
A transpolar flight from Alaska to Norway was successfully completed. 从阿拉斯加飞到挪威的穿越极地飞行顺利完成。
The area is close to where Shackleton's proposed transpolar expedition of 1914 was stranded when their supply vessel, Endurance, became trapped in ice. 1914年，沙克尔顿计划的穿越极地探险队的补给船“忍耐号”被困在冰中，而这个地区就在被困地点附近。
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- Thank the end of the Cold War—and the existence of some cold airports—for your next transpolar flight.
- Transpolar routes save time and cost on flights from North America and Europe to Asia.
- In the Arctic Ocean you have the powerful Transpolar Current which goes from Russia right across the Polar Ocean and out as the Greenland Current.