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3 K) h6 p7 J/ r7 n+ QYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
4 \/ ~- M! `5 `* P- N0 X" l1989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。
, n! z) [ A2 P: ?( L$ P# |. ?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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& r+ r% N. S% }! z' oVillage near the Island of Panducan
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+ I: ?) @& f4 ^6 g: |The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
+ ~# I3 Y2 e7 ^5 D' apart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
# O6 ?1 U1 Y& @* @ Q3 Y) m" x' ~Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
4 S9 F0 k; o) z) V) i9 _6 fconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
U4 H" p( G# `are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
! L2 ^8 U5 g5 R+ Y3 |" {hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
& Z" E9 ]3 z: J) Xthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
# }& g' \* \2 D5 j/ [) g' Gcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and $ ^) _/ Y/ f8 |0 e m( t3 u
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 3 |: o# H$ ^* E4 |
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
. ^/ ? f( x" ~% x7 L. i1 y3 T$ Eincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ' `2 |5 R5 y# ^" h/ Q8 {. Z
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 2 \% C$ g$ l6 Q2 [7 i
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ( h' a9 g; V# d* [
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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% C. i3 T- E/ f- C2 mThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
& y+ m8 ]. R0 T7 }" Zprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
. Y2 ]3 ~! \6 h( Roffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that $ C" i" d4 m E8 }/ E" G! Y
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze & C- X# M, \- g$ G
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
0 A) e$ F( F2 v0 D- N5 B2 Z8 oThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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) o, f: ^" y, PWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
! S; q& I8 _2 W1 N5 Y$ o" iBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
& p3 `& D3 i2 I) v% Lresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
, d9 ^& h0 k6 n+ J2 Wstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
& `% } I/ l, |rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
* q, P6 e' X% M# R/ Cpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
, j4 |$ o" S( l/ X' K" Y" gname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
. q/ q- p3 h& ?1 j6 f! k& @continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
. X( D4 K a, z, othat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
: K# x+ F% I9 R+ ~. iautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
" `% x( R* i0 T2 W) r* `" Gexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
- Y1 [$ v- A) ^$ X4 Z3 h1 fmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 4 t8 t3 y: r$ P! ?( W7 i/ u# c
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ' c# Y+ ~# C; X, X& k4 v( A
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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4 H1 D9 m2 J5 v' s$ d. Jkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 6 T+ i, _+ d" A# f$ v: S8 \
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
- ^5 b) r- c; Q/ h8 epresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
9 }4 V6 U" U, ^& q" WAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
% t0 M( _* i+ p4 A$ T$ [3 gbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ( S! N0 _" H# _7 [. n9 J
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 7 Y, D( k$ d/ c- R( b* n5 i% A* a
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
- Q2 N8 l5 o9 F5 jfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
+ s7 w# Q$ u9 I* `) C$ J w) R$ @miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
3 E5 I' _: }0 o% ^7 Ocovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).6 [# ?" a& x ^6 S, K8 }
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
; y, _& v! t" Lsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 7 R* s# V8 {; s3 C( `6 f9 b1 w
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