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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
& l3 [ J- M! u( t7 X$ m4 L, c" ]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。
5 O0 J/ b( l+ ~3 \* m& Y1995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% r7 Y% J4 {' H; Y) h( Q9 b5 A& `
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
$ D) b- c X% }7 {0 P; ` Gpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
- E- ^5 r2 R; B! g$ ?piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
: F8 V* v5 Y% d3 |( K2 Mneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 4 C4 i; G6 P8 A6 K" d8 S9 P U0 c
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in b7 w: S/ u o: `+ s- Q; J2 h, E# W/ q
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population ) e, y( l i: p* y! o6 X* E
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ) S5 C' Y$ F, d! L6 @2 v) l
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, " J4 T, c8 w& ?" m
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ( ^+ o3 j1 r9 f: T) r) F1 M
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 3 n$ {5 J; ?# e" E0 q. z5 M$ o; J
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using - ?. o9 {8 \- [# x) P6 c
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fauna, especially on the coral reefs.# \6 Z+ V% z$ f$ `
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0 r9 {: A9 i; ~, M$ L& S/ YVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands; c# n" O# K. C6 @: K# u
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
1 R; X- n" |" H4 {9 G1 z/ Iincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
+ m# z0 D9 t; u& e- u% B4 Cof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
0 j2 O- H# I4 P) j# h# aseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The : H; P8 K& W4 Z' V( k7 E2 g
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ( D# H9 F( E1 q& J6 }
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl - ^4 w1 ?6 i' I6 W- }1 Z% k
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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% ^- j* V1 [* [: s$ OThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
( Y5 L9 F. y" ?+ k- @5 S- Aprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
0 w) r7 \( }' [3 b* Qoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 3 ~: m! G$ k; r/ Q
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
2 g8 u) Q. _+ W! P; vthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ( I4 S% q* N: k5 H, u8 O4 h# U
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
3 ~$ `2 k2 l; o6 I- t4 dof food for bears in the region.
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; J( K2 S3 |$ r9 F5 g8 `9 _Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
$ V& I. u' X( @+ G* }4 s* tis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ) m$ D7 { v/ ~5 ^$ M; l" }2 t
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
( A+ o: z& v# WBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the # `0 t! t; |1 E! L7 j
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the : ]# G! |3 o5 B- g
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that " \3 e% U9 M1 g
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
+ J, h: \5 Q+ I* }6 A( Spenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
& X5 w; G N$ y+ P1 J8 |name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
- W# {! T. U0 G+ I, jsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ' B& L* a' [ y- v% h
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 9 N# u8 m/ u( `3 H2 s. w) C
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in & \4 W4 L- Q# L& t0 J* h6 R% V- H
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
" }$ I1 Y J/ [# Tautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking - r' T9 l6 k$ q- T- I7 ?; h& K
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
' `% T; O2 e& a* u1 v+ Jmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
% x3 A% z% @& w7 [7 `species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are % O/ _( } i$ z& u
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 8 p& }& D7 K2 v5 [2 ]4 R* y- e
species are endangered.
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
9 P9 ?1 Y0 s8 p8 s$ Ecaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 2 R E4 b$ i) e/ |! [4 O
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
7 I4 ^. y% f0 sthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked $ v4 I. X: n- j, j/ s" @
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 ) u* z( y( D1 \, }* c7 P/ p
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
) D9 U4 t5 k' g% m: n' Y( h- Fare reputed to be fiercely independent and have " M; n. x. ]( n0 L% E+ N
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have9 q. V# N0 f7 p; N* I$ i6 d
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
! B4 T9 `" {( f- X6 @/ c `protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 7 L% ?6 C# ^9 ~; d H
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
9 O. k$ f' v# _& J" i# \" Sfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
& ^1 s+ w9 X+ }Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
) Z4 |4 F+ ^+ D! kThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have / k. ~' L+ T ~- x1 G) g2 @0 t& X6 J
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
l9 e: h7 r6 |% L4 pwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 9 o \0 P* c' V# H W- o- z
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