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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。! d) l. |" _$ k" Q
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。
2 }5 c: v/ M5 K# 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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is + K7 k, W7 l5 ?7 i9 p8 K
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
2 ~! P+ ]; B! Jpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
) |$ [( {* C; x8 rneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
' w, F7 n/ W+ O* EMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in - o( ?+ b: D1 c$ E! g+ I
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also , Z' q' t' `! t7 Q" p4 r
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ! F( c9 y! O% j1 Z$ ]3 @
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
# m1 p# B- `& i1 L8 ~; @5 Y9 Xcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which # c8 c$ [1 [% Y/ `% O; [& N7 n5 x
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
% {5 ^% Z& t8 _6 n+ |9 z9 C/ zof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
M. d: J. J3 n ]& [/ aseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
+ ?/ S0 J) ]' D, Evillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without . j' E# A: I4 _
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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# f7 r4 i( [, ?, Q: Y7 ^3 Q$ GThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
5 k! R# z& S8 R8 s; Hprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
0 E; c: m {; S' V# Boffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 4 ]+ q O; {, t9 `& ~! f
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source # H2 S) b, L" L4 I' g5 U( _( h
of food for bears in the region.
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7 s7 i8 _) k% X) L. F5 MTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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2 e# g a. f6 X, h- @ f$ CWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
: K4 V3 M- q! y9 Kis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most * T2 U3 o" n/ I
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
. X- W) L7 M- R' A0 i0 ]( {) ABemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
1 C( V6 X, j# a" k% K' C5 d8 Presult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ! ^5 k3 A5 t) B e1 r
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
/ A! c- C, C7 nrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
' b# u$ m+ O3 e8 U8 O2 epenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 5 u# H" {6 S9 n( @
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
w' J- T/ ^9 A* Zsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
, r+ {" m+ q5 S7 x) o% [$ |heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
+ ~. a3 i. u0 X& ]9 w: @continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in # i, b5 V3 }2 u& \: u
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full & Z2 e3 {5 [/ ]/ C
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking - ~5 {" S Q$ Y6 M$ }" a5 p9 ^- l
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ( g, v" Q6 t4 {: e( V/ G
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal & i% D- z0 E, }2 d
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 8 {) W" v, z! P' _6 ~) \
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
: g% w: F+ F M3 kspecies are endangered.
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NIGER
$ ^# w4 b' r5 hOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
+ l. k9 V! K- P4 s* Y9 eNiger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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2 j; e1 l% T4 ]9 M# ]2 y H- ]- _2 \km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ) x; F' B: g# [+ e6 S5 e
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
H: b1 M7 z; E1 U Esuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!8 X |1 u K( G
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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I7 O, g# x! ?( [" g" \: ^All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have. n( q9 b& O( t9 ?
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
6 l0 Q0 |! v, `" wprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
8 `7 y# B4 l1 e) Q& Siceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 7 g3 b) v& V d2 _! m
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ! h3 F" a" ~- n8 \5 |
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are ' `: I. ~4 Z" M0 i/ l* D. a; {
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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' M9 j1 R4 M0 FPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
4 h6 g/ [( \1 ]0 z1 B" y4 X3 SThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually # w5 ~: }3 F* d9 m1 ]( H) ~3 p
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
. K. ~6 j( I/ I1 h8 X* w& rthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
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where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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