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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。( d4 a* ^8 h K3 G2 p
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 a+ c) o: Q n, Y1 y2 j+ a& v1995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。5 d/ R: |) f ]6 X6 s
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
/ `& B: m7 P! @+ M% l& R- Ipart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent D" [* ]) \4 v C$ v5 d
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in / \' R) f! x6 s, @5 H: Y
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population - P1 ^* ~. _" A9 G& y
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small : x# ^! p+ B4 ^! w9 p/ C7 z
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, $ k, B9 S8 \0 l" i, O2 Q
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
7 U9 i+ j$ I7 D/ M9 q# Ecultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and + Q8 S" _4 t, B s. F( p" |
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
+ e( O& a0 D/ u3 b1 ycyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine / v, k0 h; F! [' R# {& |& k) ^( }
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands: ?/ e9 R5 x1 T. B! q: e0 g) J2 G. c4 L
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
$ T+ W9 I+ n* p: G& O5 vincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
: c* C. m1 o) |' d! E+ ?( @" tof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 0 q6 ?9 @$ d6 _! s" B
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The . r3 n2 e" k* @/ |& B3 T) r: `
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without & r- N+ ~$ j( F" @$ b. |- r" I
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ; H8 I j J2 F+ j
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ! Y R2 I R( ?* x! s$ {3 E" M
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze / H' u" j* a& Z( v+ @
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
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MADAGASCAR
7 o4 p; J- @' j1 ]With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ) x$ L+ V/ ^9 ?
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
9 S) b2 h @: f1 m$ O9 ^6 [; Narid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 9 |" H `5 H8 {9 u6 l3 R
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the $ V9 y" n5 Y* O& C6 D9 ]
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the + D% B& b& l" |8 v
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ' L% V, e3 F1 l. s
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human , n0 i: I. E5 P) {! j' g
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
) ^* \+ T( Z0 w6 r' c& W: Sname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 1 e2 [+ R4 B i: w$ i% I3 j l+ G
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world + c7 b" J- a. v- j) C3 @+ i
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
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examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
, ^1 V& I4 N" V7 _indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
4 G2 H, q0 o/ Vpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. " n! x9 b1 _# Y! X! e+ p) `/ a
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!3 ~2 K; I P% P# ?0 m }
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have8 t2 w5 q0 O5 S) `0 p4 y. Y2 F
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 6 I+ h* ^7 d2 n" `! Q8 }$ H
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 2 h R+ I0 D. ^% d
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
: \! h w* {- i) P* \( Bcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).7 P4 C# ]0 x3 B! C2 @1 v& I
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. $ Y( N" \, B. Y6 P7 Z$ K
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have ( w. O4 a7 R2 V9 ]1 Q+ ~3 m, m
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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