海滩上发现篮球大的天然雪球

Giant natural snowballs as big as basketballs discovered on remote beach！

在海滩上发现像篮球一样大的天然雪球！

A huge collection of giant snowballs - made by nature- have suddenly appeared on the Arctic coast of Siberia. The balls described as 'white cannonballs' by one local newspaper, were discovered on a beach around the remote village of Nyda in the Gulf of Ob, at the mouth of the world's seventh longest river.

在西伯利亚的北极海岸出现了很多自然形成的大雪球。这些雪球是被位于北极圈上方的尼达村民们先发现的，当地报纸还报道出来，称之为“白色的炮弹。”

They range in different sizes from the size of a tennis ball to basketballs and the perfect snowman's head. Resident Ekaterina Chernyk said: 'We have them all in one place. It's as if someone spilled them.'

这些雪球的大小各不相同，有些雪球的大小与网球差不多，而有些雪球就像篮球一样大，有些很适合做雪人的头部~当地居民Ekaterina Chernykh说道：“只有这一个地方出现了这些雪球，就好像有人打翻了装雪球的瓶子一样”

We were all very surprised. Many people believed it only when they saw it with their own eyes.' Village official Valery Akulov said: 'Even old-timers say they are seeing this phenomenon for the first time.'

They may look man made but the snowballs have been formed by an entirely natural and extremely rare natural phenomenon.

Some locals have even posed for photos sitting on the sea of snowballs which stretch along the beach. Many of the balls are bigger than a human head.

“我们都感觉非常惊讶。许多人只有在亲眼见过这样的场景之后，才会相信它真实存在。”来自村政府的Valery Akulov说道：“就连老村民们都说这也是他们第一次看见这样的场景。”

它们看起来人为，但雪球已经形成了一个完全是自然形成的。这是一个极其罕见的自然现象。

很多人摆造型和这些雪球合照。很多雪球都有人的头部那么大~

The Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) spokesman Sergey Lisenkov said the snowballs form in the waves under certain climatic conditions.

"A combination of the action of the wind, the outlines of coastline, and the temperature, may lead to the formation of such balls," he said.

A similar phenomenon was reported at Lake Michigan two years ago.

来自俄罗斯北极和南极研究所(Arcticand Antarctic Research Institute，简写AARI)的发言人Sergey Lisenkov说道：“这是一种罕见的自然现象。一般来说，最先形成的应该是海水初冻形成的泥泞状冰。接着在风的动作、海岸线轮廓与温度的结合作用的情况下，有可能导致这些雪球形成。”

虽然在当地人的记忆里，先前从未出现过这种事情，但两年前（2014年）在密歇根湖曾出现过类似状况。