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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。4 B5 q+ g! M3 b; ^% f p! T
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。6 z! D- j/ u( G0 M& {# W
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。. G$ \) ^# u5 {6 l. s
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% N( e: ~ w' Q! w+ `8 d Y! WVillage near the Island of Panducan" @3 q, F/ G7 [9 X. l9 l+ J9 |( i! P
PHILIPPINES
* F: V, @! l0 _$ b1 ^The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 1 m( M. |% n1 Y
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 2 t0 g$ e/ s6 i+ r4 w8 C6 `7 {( D h
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with ; r1 P# d$ H5 ^5 {$ ^( ^6 ]" U5 U
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
( P& O0 ^5 @" k4 Y6 F2 N2 S) q% |& FMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
4 U& y, j0 _' Xconflict with the central authorities. Among the population a, Q. q4 F8 Y2 c& Z7 J
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
) ?& }( j+ U" V3 J2 phamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
# {$ y( `4 M8 F( }- ^& Hthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ; t& P% W/ u; A. X& E' {9 Q- r
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
3 J6 T' U j# w# qtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
7 L# b) Q% C: P6 m1 q2 s' @2 @cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands" J' ~1 p0 y) X! T
PHILIPPINES
- ]2 T$ S' H2 t- UThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 7 L! n) u, N. b! {
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
) K% `$ `" z! p! ?0 x, [of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as : F: ^' u5 d% y$ b7 @" t
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
+ G9 x. ^/ B- Q' W% bvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 8 h. b" r c# i# j7 W. f9 t
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl & M: N- y, J! c! R: t9 \8 m2 Y
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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7 C5 y9 E+ Y$ t( L$ @' fThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is # Z) H0 _3 E- e, M
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
; @) J6 y: d$ u' ~offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. , N6 d; Z) N3 I/ p4 y) p
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region/ ?3 A1 L% m- k' q
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
4 Y( a. Q2 F- X) ois the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ( W* i- J8 b+ e$ `, ^
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
* H# n& } ~7 A1 C+ S( ZBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the : d0 C. \ L9 I" _; d
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the L! l; q- }4 R% g. i# }: Y
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 6 v* D3 \# m0 v6 i
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its / W! l6 V$ C2 c
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
E0 h5 [+ n1 A4 ^site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world , w# `- l( p" P C* k) q
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
/ T; K/ M8 @6 w) W4 tcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ) `$ M9 g. Y. `) e
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
" r; D, a3 V* K) R$ g( v: _autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking - c1 s2 V s$ `. Q) H
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: * _& c# ~: k8 p( I2 N
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
o- F5 T6 [- r2 C* m$ xspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are , ]9 S( D- S+ }, s Q+ H
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 9 X, f! |) U* U3 N, e7 D
species are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses2 ?4 {* k. U, a& y6 r1 v, n& |
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 5 P9 F" G8 ^: d
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 8 ?" z' E4 W x* [& F
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
- t9 C Z; E; G# S: Q6 U2 B& M9 L' }presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 6 f3 E5 G' K3 x, ~" N3 W7 c
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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1 X6 V9 C/ c5 S# h- xIcebergs off the Adelie Coast; `6 s7 V: q* i/ A1 A/ |
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 3 M( F. e. ~- P( u
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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. d8 X6 ^1 m9 n: h5 vcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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" p0 p, E# }, H' A b" _ DPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
6 U; p6 e+ o) y! F) Z. W" m$ |1 U" ~The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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; k% `& D. a6 @$ L3 I+ ~% s7 Rsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 2 @1 d a; u4 _0 q; Y% n# `" k
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