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, N; O" T" \$ Y6 q: v2 v6 bYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
' L2 o) Z% c( S* K( `: r7 A6 d( H1989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。2 A6 V' ~' z7 c0 B& Z
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。5 e( G. |3 ~) f& C
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2 _2 m- m5 h% r) D# DVillage near the Island of Panducan
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% r) v0 [0 D: `The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
* ^" a5 k6 h! a0 w3 D: T8 hpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of . |: g! C( f+ P% m9 [* F. R {
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with ) l8 n9 ?7 R+ R# F/ d
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
* X- E8 Y! O% S2 d, a+ k$ gMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
9 O& @1 ~7 a; t7 f: {1 Jconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
' L/ h8 e7 o7 k% K; l# G6 Mare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
) d- h2 x4 B# V5 G2 w6 e* L4 v7 O ^hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
( ^" C C) F4 C$ t R7 `( O3 C" Q' sthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 9 w& {0 k D5 I% C- I$ i. |* \2 E
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 1 u: n" J2 f5 P/ \; A
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
- n+ d! o$ T |& W$ D0 Q2 ^cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
^! p! y! n0 C: n1 Qfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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9 T; V4 \+ l" d% SVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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* D2 {, e9 Z$ X" UThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
# b6 ?7 n( v/ M5 B. `0 G1 jincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
, c, j: x# z5 M3 Fof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
# {* q# r2 s! Q# Pseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
3 _9 n" `/ f5 z" j8 U4 hvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without $ |$ Q8 h' ` `6 W
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 3 `' Z+ [9 q. Q/ w8 }: A
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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USA
- R# t6 A9 s" S. x& |4 sThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
6 O& Q7 H; o3 ~3 K* K, L+ D! m% aprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
% t1 Q0 {6 S( A) j' K% k- _offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
5 O: {% B- |2 j/ A7 x- `1 a" s5 creflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze ) X5 H1 B9 u/ U* s
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ; K) ]6 h6 E8 u8 f F
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ' |* [# k, `- [* U. l/ k# p0 a2 D/ Y
of food for bears in the region.
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+ k0 V7 Y" Z% D* |Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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7 Y8 O4 _- p, XWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
( @9 Y/ C% u/ K" H+ xis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
! u# D6 A: a" P9 S6 l1 Yarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of $ X. A& M( T4 T3 h7 A5 v& O
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
& b& P" T7 R/ Z V# X0 W# n) W$ ~result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the + o. F' _4 h0 T& R! e7 J
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 6 z; k& `6 [1 ^* w1 U5 b
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
6 G6 `. i5 n2 s: ename, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
S7 e j1 s3 I/ B1 R6 Q- _, Nsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
3 O5 _# e: L5 d- o* ?4 R8 nheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ' Y# |& a d; N4 n" {; u( }
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in / D, e: O( s* N8 T; e. m2 S
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
) q& C) X. F+ O* G5 n* r, Y+ B$ wautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
0 I+ f# S, c, }1 t6 W% j3 uexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: - L" K' X* Q, [* ?
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 0 w4 o/ |7 N- \' |2 J
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are , l( O8 y5 l B8 ?2 L3 {3 Z5 V& M
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ) Q; {: w' O ?! q- T1 P! C7 N; e, |
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Camel Caravan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses0 u; N- X* @; G, v$ X
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 2 |0 \7 v* J3 i; U _; C: [1 x
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
, ^# b4 R; ]2 Q3 Jare reputed to be fiercely independent and have ( \+ v: Z" E0 Y& r1 t
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
: N% B& o9 x1 G4 ~3 |merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and ' i1 D' K% I6 L1 m9 a0 `$ Q4 C( }
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
$ g# n; m3 ^* ]9 q( R; r7 p0 m7 OOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!8 A) _8 f& h4 e/ y' s x
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4 L" R7 o* k$ [8 t1 H- X0 Y* CIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have( v' w0 ~2 F( C1 l0 J0 Z) @
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion + H' p6 E, _; [" R6 b4 i$ B
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
, g0 c/ u ^0 I9 V: w+ liceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ( O6 ~0 q) I) F5 S
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
5 y6 S7 q) Q3 s, x2 q( fmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are ' v8 n; f4 B1 y, \. {* K! `
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).2 ?% H$ x5 P" w% j
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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.
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' S9 J, Y8 Q5 m6 J. \+ gconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 8 c7 O) E8 g5 \ {" Z
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
$ X. W3 n$ e4 R I) rthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 2 `" N% o1 l0 L( ]3 D' k) |
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
8 J8 w# n% k2 r: {2 c8 jwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 9 q+ o D1 c6 J6 o
houses built on bamboo stilts.# L1 W1 }! y; F6 Z/ Q: t6 H# F
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