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科蒂萨里岛 天空之镜里的袖珍小岛

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Measuring only 820 feet long and 200 feet wide,

长仅820英尺(250米),宽仅200英尺(61米),
this sleepy island was once a central location and stop-off for a thriving logging industry.
昔日伐木业一片繁荣时,作为中转站,这座沉睡小岛曾发挥着核心的作用。
Sitting around one mile outside of Rovaniemi City-the capital city of Lapland-is one of Finland's tiniest islands.
坐落在拉普兰首都罗瓦涅米市外一英里处的这座小岛是芬兰最小的岛屿之一。
The picturesque Kotisaari Island is surrounded by the River Kemijoki.
风景如画的科蒂萨里岛周围环绕着凯米河。
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The river was once used as a floating channel by the log industry until 1980,

1980年前,这条河曾用作运送伐木的水上通道,
after which the practice of moving logs on water was replaced by trucks.
此后,卡车取代了这一水上运输。
While no one lives on the island, it is accessible to visitors by boat from May to October,
尽管岛上无人居住,五月到十月期间,游客可乘船上岛游览,
with roughly 500 guests making the trek to visit per year.
每年约有500名客人到此游览。
To this day, the island remains looking as it did back in its prime.
直到今天,该岛仍保持着其鼎盛时期的面貌。
The only hint of modern times is the old boathouse,
唯一泄露其现代背景的是岛上的旧船库,
which has been renovated and turned into a tavern for visitors to have a meal and explore the lumberjack rest stop.
如今,该船库已经翻新成了一个小酒馆,供游客用餐及探索伐木工人这座休息站。

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