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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。9 k; c0 A0 Z2 Z& q
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 E9 n# r `- n1995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。- E0 J1 L x$ L* n# f
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is % N4 ]* X) r) @7 J7 z; h5 _! K
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
9 I$ k& p9 E) I$ q W) n$ m% ^ Bpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 5 d6 ^* E# u; c
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
/ R+ h1 R$ h2 K$ ?7 \3 TMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
9 Z$ z, U M2 x) oconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 8 _9 V4 ]# K' p& M0 ^, o
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
* B) J [8 Y3 ?2 I3 `0 }hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
; C5 R& [. W- a8 A3 zthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
8 L4 f6 m' o8 \6 {' o$ b2 K2 V, ecultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
* n- b" m2 V( Z: utrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
6 n2 K4 _5 c/ ucyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine % k6 M8 b/ l6 @9 T+ Q2 w
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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" W: o: F x* F5 z3 [6 m: fThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which * X( v$ u" g& M) a4 J
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
3 u S3 ~. J, _5 J8 i/ @/ g4 i0 i7 hof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
+ C! v+ A% c* B9 b. {seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
! H7 i- L$ L( |$ n# M3 b+ T: o0 |; fvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without & c% j: ?* }3 i N; }8 e# U% x# `/ e1 g
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
; G. d$ [$ R3 a9 s8 F0 Qoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska9 J7 T4 v( w) e8 {! I1 }% v
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 7 r, Q9 A. t' G+ g
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It # l9 ? d+ G4 g) l1 R
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. 5 d2 G+ K7 ?; W) i
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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# H j2 p5 a {5 LTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ) Q( Q I% A1 q% B0 r; _* z6 D
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
* C8 b/ W, u' Y0 p5 \# x$ Lresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
5 P' F6 G0 T# e2 `% j) istone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
9 \+ ^; n s# M8 I- S9 lrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
3 g: O% A; [6 I* ]# u! ?& cpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ; Y0 D3 f$ _2 z% n5 }9 y- l3 f7 Y
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The : C( ]" K' \) k7 f# F+ `: D
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ( C8 w+ T; {$ [+ a6 y
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
2 s; l# y; ?( ucontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
7 ^7 U6 N+ C, X. R8 {! fthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ( o, Q2 T5 q+ b- R+ X" \
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
) J, K. ~& N& N& B8 pexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 5 m! G" u; P5 l% O& C
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 7 y8 m9 Q7 I B9 `9 t' u
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
, n: v/ y6 I5 a" B2 E! Nindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 1 ~+ J' _8 Y2 @8 \ a+ y
species are endangered.
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+ p% s$ }# H1 ~6 d6 r. [5 YOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses# t" \6 f7 z& Z4 M
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
4 A A% n8 N0 F5 O! Qcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
; G8 f3 m. f# L6 ykm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
b( }7 ]. M& A: S5 \the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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5 G0 O3 C) S& h9 a* pdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs : T. h F; \2 b# I7 d
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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3 D' @$ S8 {& U! }All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
7 g1 y o, {( E8 [- p8 y: z+ Ybeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
+ P p% D' x5 s) a& g9 Eprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
5 c* C, F& w m2 {5 Y1 Jiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
# Z5 D- t' t) O0 n* z$ G8 Afarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 , a; i) f* F) P
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 1 j6 v* W' P" V1 @& A" s
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).# G: K5 n0 M# C2 s% A6 ^2 b' d3 l
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
' _* L: z4 q' dThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
/ Y1 @ X$ v4 p0 r+ F6 Bconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
5 {. W! S+ j* @6 J* Esimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
0 g" t [* h# H1 a4 }( A$ Q0 }3 Xwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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