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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。" P8 Z) o# o' i4 M7 D
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。" v2 {, Z \4 Y4 }) c
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。) s3 O# F( ]7 n! G& {( r( n
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' ?4 Y3 r [) w; l. PVillage near the Island of Panducan% m2 E' w0 f, |8 M4 S
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 6 {3 J: U% S" K9 c% s( h+ n
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of & c/ X/ h* j* b% w$ d
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
' m! w8 m0 N0 d! P! S; Kneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
' f5 G( B; J' f1 N7 eMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
( e! N) C7 @. c2 Rconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
0 r1 {9 F* ]( I K$ v; H% t7 U _/ iare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
9 P' L+ F4 q$ \+ s: m$ vhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 6 w% V% u3 X: E- {9 q' ?
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ; R& `* h( ?( o. b
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ) Z0 X5 v; j3 c3 T, D; _2 ^# J j
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
. T- m6 k6 t6 ^- W9 X7 p5 yPHILIPPINES$ E$ ]- y6 J5 K* {9 @) e; Y
The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as # X- W3 a1 B8 h8 H
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
+ w* t; ~, U2 lvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
% `* q3 {+ }9 ?4 y1 D3 X/ nscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl / P+ j7 K+ s: a- ^* G& c
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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' [( o# x* b# h! o9 [( k/ JWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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/ F& q, g" i. Y* KThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is , t- @$ o9 R9 v8 W4 p; d
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
' Y$ Y9 J8 P& m- p8 v- F: D0 ?offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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. P! F V$ F2 }; A/ Qthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. , T! D1 M2 I# G
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region \9 E: ^9 s! ^" |& t2 W( T
MADAGASCAR
* h8 a# h8 w$ z4 u8 J1 q/ BWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar . I* J% o) ^9 \8 u+ R- \
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
9 Z3 A% \- f5 F8 `7 aresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the - J! D) f b& ~) C) {
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 2 m3 t% B, i% Q( f3 B2 {
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human ! o: D' t0 X! J4 l" J4 s; E
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its : E3 X, C9 i( E- {4 z; R1 i
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 1 o: g" u2 }& t8 b9 g
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 3 `7 X0 ~" d2 H+ C) k: _
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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* K1 o# N% }) R! }6 dthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full # b2 ~# t7 m- H5 H( q o
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
0 {& L- [ w$ y: \examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: & T8 K9 o' \8 n. t+ H& @$ x
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 0 v7 x9 G0 u1 y9 V- o8 f6 _
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
, B; c A' s+ @8 Q" B& B5 v0 z0 jindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
3 q3 D2 t/ e( G7 U; Hspecies are endangered.6 D9 R: P5 t' Z: }, J1 D
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses; \/ a" \* ^+ T6 S! b( i F, z) a
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
) I, `5 O1 J7 W" `! hcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 ( \7 h1 j1 Y+ r* h8 R* n$ z
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 3 r ~' X2 N2 w [; A8 N- s
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs " s! c; w$ k$ p" G
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have - x! R, y# T( V' L, j1 \1 L) Z
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
) z7 p1 }5 i/ zmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
7 [0 `8 V! N9 S R6 Dpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
* U* y; Z K* MOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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- j* r/ `2 p$ T8 X9 U' v" LAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
; W% D0 `( s) v k0 z. ^6 S% ]3 Wbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ( I3 `9 @* }5 G0 q# t" o1 t
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
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( |$ [( s g. m+ {$ Ofarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 }% d! q3 D N n& v) `
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
2 x- Z# n. t2 f V- o5 X" Ncovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
9 V- V5 p& s$ `. KThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually - b& T/ y0 o, \
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to . j2 }8 g: ^8 h$ U/ E/ J
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
2 A, k: j+ B$ Psimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, $ q, u: N4 S% o! {* d' `7 ]5 F
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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