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# i. Q2 a6 o/ L3 sYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
4 L$ w4 y9 m- ~9 W5 Z" V. E0 [( p1989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。8 U: u2 ? s- v. R2 x
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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, K. ~/ t/ C8 J$ dThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is # q8 _0 S F9 |- @. e8 }- e
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 9 \+ h: M2 f# Z8 `5 H3 C
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
! K4 O5 q1 T+ C/ D& ~4 O% ^4 Mneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 9 @. i. ~' W3 F* p2 O3 N6 f/ r
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
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are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 4 i7 R1 I8 o4 x+ r Y' ^) E" g/ H
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and : F) V: o* v; _$ E) G1 u
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
4 ^- p2 F) t$ y9 l+ j6 Ocyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine : V+ e4 ^7 J# {9 s. q. X7 V3 ?
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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0 @3 P9 \/ w( ?" w1 NVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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! ?* K2 f/ a" Z1 q1 w7 h: w" [The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
' v+ T, q* X' N9 X$ ?% Y. n. hincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
- B5 N# V; m, u P$ F( s* Rof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
( s" R/ e8 Y* Q; g( I7 P; v$ Q, ~seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
2 U' C7 `" j7 f, `- n" xvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
R/ `- B. A/ I7 f* ~scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
/ v/ g; e: M5 U% Zoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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+ B7 G6 p0 s; S M/ hWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
# Y3 u( s3 g& a2 G9 Rprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
/ v& [ D9 A3 W, {# boffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that $ @( W; w- N+ ^
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 1 V+ f/ s) _$ Q& L. j5 X
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
. x% X2 J# A5 t! v* J' y, ~2 TThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region# D$ x/ u1 ^) |
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ( z7 O/ g- o6 h/ T" Q& Q
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
6 ?1 |1 Z% }* ^) ]8 s# B! Apenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
# ^' m1 ]6 p; u5 ename, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 6 d# i; K6 e- Q! P- Y
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 5 `( S4 `0 H1 g2 j9 _3 b
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the $ [7 w3 c, X4 x8 H
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking * ]. A5 y+ f0 z% `- m$ S, k
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ( W" H. l4 }# R- ^: o" C" I: ]$ B
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
) H5 ], I P6 N! m9 gspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
4 i$ _/ H% ~4 Tindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 9 l2 Y4 |4 f8 z4 b( W0 Q
species are endangered.7 l/ l# Q4 ?- P' m
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 6 _. n; u* B1 m H' N4 M( ~8 x4 n
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 6 L" s! w; |* o2 [5 L
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have5 ]2 Q; g6 R3 I- E/ _2 v
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion $ O2 u. o" q% a. s1 ^
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
$ L1 D ~2 e/ @iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ' a9 {! R" _/ s d2 n* E
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
+ M- R8 `+ e7 V5 K5 _4 _9 ~miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
2 B1 w7 A0 F. }! B5 r9 r/ t8 z; ucovered 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.
& x7 @8 v) \" }8 J# lThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, $ \1 K/ \1 ~! v0 [7 ~
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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