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9 B5 b/ \% Z/ Q3 p5 M6 x: I! LYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
- l! E x2 o7 R5 [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。
& c0 U8 Y" t- z2 j7 V8 d; [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 Panducan
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4 e, j7 P. q ]/ J! uThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is % Q/ {* G7 I, G; f7 R
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
- s0 z Q+ u0 ~& ypiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
+ B# A) |6 j# m+ V3 [; gneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
# C' u% n, [6 i+ E' c; l6 O+ gMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
4 f9 {5 X& L- y- i. [3 \3 e |conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 5 q& b) L; w0 N7 ~* p
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
% k4 m P' U2 s* \3 m+ Nhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
2 v2 @, y0 Z' J$ d% pthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 7 a7 F) ?; a* I& f# S: ]) G
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and , {1 \% X( h4 D0 Y9 ~7 M# a0 A
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
2 t3 Y9 N! C; l+ p. Icyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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, c t# {& U; {5 \ C0 G; w( ?5 _The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
# K O. f# ^1 Z0 A/ b9 `* wincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 0 d( T9 h9 l8 p4 y1 p; t* T! u
of 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 2 w" w- P$ z& n4 ~* E
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ) x2 W7 Y! r" D
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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* y C, Q9 `# y; P% {) LWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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" S3 Y, S+ G& B! WThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
6 b0 R- z8 i* W! S& x) l, mprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
$ B1 E9 K5 z a5 O0 T" x/ coffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
8 W8 B$ X* A$ @+ v0 C! MThe 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
, H6 v% R6 [! a1 kis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ( I6 n' \- x1 {4 z& g$ g6 }
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
& w/ _0 c8 n+ ^6 l! O; `stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 7 X( P3 ^0 V; m0 N8 ^# T+ G
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
2 x3 |8 R4 j" {4 gheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
$ g. w. M, s/ U# Q8 b: _/ K4 G- wcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
/ J; Z, w& a( ~( b; Q9 ]- ^" Z6 bthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
% [8 F. v% `9 Q" U' zautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
5 I& \7 A/ E& q: i) Oexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
! T% I0 a6 b* b Jmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
H- O3 K3 {+ x6 u- e7 Gspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
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7 f4 R* d" f1 x* VOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at - `) h8 G) p5 Q/ l" O3 \5 @/ d
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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8 g. x1 J. R) G2 ?3 n3 `All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have" W9 d* T, r) ^+ K- U, d/ M& O/ r& {
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion + C, A7 a4 Y U
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
* C# g0 o$ o9 k1 J4 Z& {iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
2 @7 a/ f0 Z! _$ Pfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 % Y& o! c* ?& Y) J# S4 e# |& L
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 9 M# j- `. w |2 f _+ e' \" @
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1 J2 ]6 E( s% r- }! \ gVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island( `5 y: ^0 u0 j
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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
" E1 e1 e( q7 p4 d6 a& Q6 U1 vfrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
! p g* E% N# q/ d; N6 r9 Sthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
9 y1 n( Y+ W) D' X# S# A; H5 r7 vsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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