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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。6 ]: L4 T4 K3 D3 d1 S( `
1989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。& C4 G( h5 q8 v$ F
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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
. {3 b8 Y) A4 ?5 P: K* Cpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of " f; P5 Y H. Z, Z; [1 v
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
- d: f) K4 @2 {* \1 sneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent - y; Y: a* E$ y( t) a/ u
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
4 s$ D+ A. J1 ^# n8 Cconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
! Z% K+ t. T z' \: V7 |0 ?( F5 ?are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
* z/ l# ]! G% G3 t' E' Ahamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
9 x+ Y* V& g5 _9 {: I* Zthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
3 e* x6 z6 ]1 \+ s3 q* Z: o# Wcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 2 D; f! U/ t' x. f8 B! |% w2 [
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
4 C- e0 { V; S) C2 }7 Ycyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands: d x' I; C/ m
PHILIPPINES
; g3 v$ T2 a* v4 u5 J* X! U1 GThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ; l7 ?! v9 q* f6 G! u
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
4 n9 s a Z0 ]% f* y: Gof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
/ P/ q6 @; I6 d$ Mseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
: _) T' F b, v9 ^9 Ovillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ; v' L" g5 y1 e) ?
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska+ B' `0 u9 D } C4 @
USA
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It * c _) h. G% R" O- T0 s! A
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
& _' V0 i, u- F7 X/ H# Zreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
2 p3 A. c0 Q/ q" c: _them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
9 t$ ^+ K+ [7 C7 ^The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region$ C6 ]4 x! y6 l
MADAGASCAR
! d' F% x: W$ `8 M( ^1 QWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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" z2 M* X( E: { h1 O2 ~" U3 Uarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
' E3 [6 Y" I1 A% [7 _Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 3 s; N& s. v. g, f* D L1 ]
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
; a! e+ t% x( \1 Q; h5 W, kstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
* R! l$ z3 G7 V: [name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
* S3 J9 ?# z1 ] [site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
3 V8 I d, R- W+ T% ]9 k8 Q4 P3 Dheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
% l0 _# I, n3 v; P* c5 `continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
# u7 m: Z5 Q& S ^+ O6 ethat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
% |( l- L, l# f" K! p1 @autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 3 F1 }, \0 e5 Z7 W
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
8 B) m9 C8 l' L0 F& q, R0 O2 {more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
' l" h% S- N Aspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are , |+ [7 P4 G( ?) x+ z% F1 H
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan : {& z# Q3 Q) V$ A Q3 n
species are endangered.
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
% J8 Z, u$ T3 DAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
5 r* o7 b* L# }) r7 q$ I+ B8 \3 Vbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion / i/ g j \; g+ Z
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
* A$ ?! d6 G+ Jiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 7 |7 b% j0 d, w9 K0 Q( L
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
5 _/ o0 W& P4 `9 smiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are $ ]% u. Q5 s) s C% o7 Y8 G+ i
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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' C: Q1 [, R5 z1 B2 pPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
: z1 T& [3 K+ H; E3 a* J7 }6 y0 MThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 6 T* W! F( [/ T. `+ W
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, * a7 x; T1 L' X0 k3 q0 t
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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