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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。( M2 w4 S# o. H8 S2 m, h8 Z, }' z' k
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 P6 X+ p K' M+ g- h
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 Panducan3 y7 h2 d3 t7 T- e
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
% E. M$ G+ C _- v7 Vpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
* u0 e' [1 o* o) t; \: m8 _ Tpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
" x/ P' M! ?! y9 n' u) ]neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
! o& D) t0 u S' f8 T* c/ zMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ) V. [$ x/ C+ s9 H k
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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7 F3 v0 V% E! q; ~8 Z0 @hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
+ F) B0 w( {" }3 r, |3 Z# v0 n: m% wthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also * B3 h& @, J+ ^& p$ u
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ( Y- L I) B4 U" [5 v! \7 e
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
9 f+ ^- d3 \( vof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
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villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.$ O5 j& t4 `5 n G& [
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
6 l4 }$ L3 J( a7 Z4 y' zprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 5 z5 J! S/ ~1 e }: E
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. / P" ~- o/ V; a" H
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
4 \1 a: e' N$ n( o) o$ [2 m1 Q( Cis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
1 p9 Y+ @1 ~0 x3 W1 Uresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the - d- L/ G0 B6 H. f3 M
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that " ?7 B0 i5 d/ a- d
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
7 Q& P3 ?: q* Q& {: k" D/ @site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
% S) \& {, C% nheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ; E! J0 V- R: }4 D7 F4 Y, t
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 6 y" P6 H$ V) N. s8 z
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 4 \/ u6 K: R5 h0 S
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking " h/ H, w: R& m4 ?6 x1 _- C
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
- r+ [3 u/ a; Pmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal % i0 l4 c0 i9 ~: {* I
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 4 [+ W, y. d$ ^! b
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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- T1 m( Q& T9 J7 U2 UOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
5 x3 L8 h/ K4 w& N- b) HNiger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 + {7 n7 y( @2 D6 G- U) q
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and : p9 b0 N% q1 \+ B& E4 |
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
$ r) K( P9 \9 ~, Z( DOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!, y& x' M8 J2 S4 s' e
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have4 D: }/ N$ ~3 p" g% G
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
% F5 Y/ p/ e3 v- [5 \. Mprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
7 w7 T7 x1 `, e; }5 J& \) N/ Z" eiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees . w* ~. Y4 p5 c: [- _2 z
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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# R7 T7 o: a" y) }' ?covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).+ u a! z9 [4 u6 ?, i0 l* M: l
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ' R; @' T' B$ G& @) {
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 7 b, M7 \5 c7 Q5 Z3 M- i2 T
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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