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. g8 m( p7 V l) q YYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
7 G+ Q3 ?6 T- o" F0 ]" Y1989年，他决定收集100张出色的照片，结集出版成一本书。而后在他的激情的引导下，他开始在世界各地旅行，拍摄了大量的航空照片。) O" b9 h- {! Q0 N3 N; q
1995年，在UNESCO的赞助下，他创建了航空杂志：Earth From Above 。让我们从空中，这个独特的视角，欣赏充满魅力的地球。9 s/ k( k1 @5 a1 _
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( T. ^4 L, { R8 KVillage near the Island of Panducan4 Y3 k- F! x& n K; J, s
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
$ N+ h) q3 ]8 B; cpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ) J) l' [5 `( f, x
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
; l+ e; y" Z" M2 [ _+ U, P5 sconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
& [* S; z& D& H$ hare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small " l) D% e8 Q" z2 }6 T8 K9 q& [
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
1 C+ V& i* H! ]- z( C' Jcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and : A2 K9 `) ^9 \+ [1 y4 O
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
5 c) W1 m% _. D& U% V7 f7 Z l5 gcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ! C7 s7 k( o: X2 T" J
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands" a/ u' A" [, S5 p9 m3 f
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- ?( O# J6 N% V- `5 [8 e" iThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
3 {+ _( l8 L+ }0 v! ] p5 q4 _includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 5 B7 N$ T" G4 q7 b( \$ l/ ^
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seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 6 @- U3 J4 i4 E2 G0 E; ?8 ~! a
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
7 E. C8 n8 p8 w$ M8 Fthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
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0 R/ Y3 c/ f! O' pWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 9 J# Q% X7 L1 e y# }
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ' ^. A5 G! M* ~9 G
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result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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) A) q& j: ~" `3 yname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 8 d# R M, c8 a: M' ]' u0 \
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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( {9 m% L2 N' r" I& C; |% Fautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ' {' X# T/ e0 O( E9 x( g
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 0 w4 a1 q+ i1 c4 b2 Q6 R
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
. f( r4 c0 `# g8 Tindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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0 M: {8 B9 y5 A' {. z9 k9 Sare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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4 t2 t8 {8 A6 Gmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
+ Y. T" f& g+ s Fpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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0 W3 \( L6 R! r6 C2 R( tAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have( H, D$ f- U, R& }
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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6 s7 p1 @, Y/ E9 W# O$ f; oiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
% _* ?. A" g$ X v e4 Dfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 / }- q. f9 C: m+ \
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are : Y) p8 @5 ?0 F+ t m# K, X
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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1 M9 z) ?# X6 t8 hVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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# }# G3 Q: K: U; isimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, + A j" h) t2 {1 d9 \9 t$ d; K$ a: ~: B
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