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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
( G& u, r% _4 K9 K) `. k1989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。8 A5 A/ z; g' P' V
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
" K/ P8 s& K: g/ Dpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of . n0 G) C. F& |3 ?
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
5 m2 d# e+ y2 Y$ ]6 g% C7 Pneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
! X6 a0 x e/ i- v6 l! aMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
( Y" y7 `" @1 e& f' q$ \ s. I6 [conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
5 C; \& T* V) i* r8 f; Tare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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5 n7 M+ f" H( k* Y5 Fthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
) i0 g2 W" u3 |- T& j# c# Gcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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. ] T2 |5 W: s9 t- VVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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5 o! C) N# `$ F& nof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 7 T0 ~- y) u5 {& c. r; |
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ; s9 G' P+ d- p. |- V, ~* t
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
5 X7 {: T9 H/ g; S4 I) Mscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl # L0 s1 c# E7 c- M% h$ {7 O$ F7 G
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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USA
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ' E: D. X/ k9 _* l1 F
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. ' V2 f- `9 m* Y$ m- y
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ; y: M9 f; T1 x9 N$ n0 c8 E
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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( @7 u. V+ q# S+ WWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
/ o: a; _& H7 ~9 @9 Zis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ) I3 f7 j* z3 h* S/ c
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that . @% c! s) Q) {/ Z
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
! E* k, @7 R* S8 J: J! ^! zpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
8 t5 d" Q- b. `$ P/ a! {name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 8 w2 } v! }2 G; o2 r
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
5 c/ E, P3 X0 O7 h/ vheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 7 U$ i5 d) q$ Z+ U* k9 a6 T
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
8 ]6 K0 V2 k) G7 lthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
. C- r1 x9 ]4 g+ Lautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking # o0 |* `5 {0 C* H0 M6 n
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: # v4 @4 O( y1 F: }; V" R
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal - q P- r/ u+ n. S% N
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 4 S( `1 L" u9 G; b
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
3 F- {; w- k# O, _/ D: rspecies are endangered.
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/ N9 ?. Q3 Q9 f- q* gCamel Caravan
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# i/ c9 Z |- m2 n/ k# h( UOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses8 g/ h8 ~2 O( }$ I, X9 }# o
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ; U9 w, f+ a! e1 S" b
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked ' m* I: V C: V0 y/ a( B$ }( F. h: K
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs . y( K( c; U3 ^
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have . M" e9 W6 F/ U) R' D: U0 M
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the : r# l* W6 F7 B4 \4 ?$ {( M+ H0 v
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and ; U n5 B; v3 Q1 b; X! w: T
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
2 n0 Y( T/ w& O; D" f& pOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
9 W8 N w# `( e# A0 ` hANTARCTICA
8 n" s" F0 w2 f7 X2 i6 SAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have4 x( ?7 x. ]' _6 D
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 0 V* g/ k' B M- _) [1 z$ p. Z
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the , u9 e: ^; t& A) ?+ d0 O
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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+ E( R; O# _8 n- [9 q4 hcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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' r% Z- T7 h6 O/ c' [Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. # D! M2 n: }& h5 Z1 Z
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
7 y; H& P# ^8 Q; J4 |consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 7 C0 F; [& H0 V+ f+ j- l" N0 V9 D* H! C
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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