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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
# S/ `2 n8 X, [: y" }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 r& R6 S& k( I v1995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。) M x( C! \7 ~1 j* L/ k+ o% E3 [
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, k+ N' B9 C; o* Y4 W2 d+ [Village near the Island of Panducan
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( |6 P3 w" ]! \0 o# z3 dThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
" `! \1 k- {1 ?- bpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
# E& U5 }2 Q. G9 W3 {" |4 B. Kpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
9 Z( `; O) @9 A8 X [4 D$ Dneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent - x/ Q+ e0 e: ?/ p& r/ K0 o
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in / v: s! V3 {: Y4 }- {
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
3 g; R) j% H& a3 F0 xare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
7 R0 k( f' u1 E8 P1 k7 nhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
. e% r/ d' l5 g. I* w/ v: b- gthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ( T. f" W6 a8 |2 B: O
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine " m7 H0 K N7 C; f( g7 b5 E! F+ R
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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7 E! ^8 C5 I( dVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands& k& x3 v+ E N
PHILIPPINES
% C5 J4 r- _2 E9 }0 IThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which - _' R) l8 e/ b6 r6 K
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
% d, B6 Q. N/ l2 E. |6 m$ ]8 cof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
5 C9 c8 `0 {% s% ^0 M3 pseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
0 y- ?* ]5 P/ C: n6 r+ kvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
, `7 R: ^! F* m& j$ _scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
1 S3 D$ |6 h( q9 I- [protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It % n5 @2 C- o4 n3 u( z
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source , d$ N% Z8 _* {
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: L! |* Y( s5 J% c9 J9 ^: S7 JTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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% Z) ?: X7 x- Y, fWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
# R+ L4 d8 ?3 I/ f" ?/ Vis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most . q* U' u) ^! V& P0 ?
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of }! J$ p) ?1 [9 R# x- |
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
0 |% X0 o: g! Dresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
: ~) A- [: L0 t9 Tstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 9 ?2 A- D1 O+ Q/ P
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human ( \/ H2 B4 ^/ i7 h. d8 l8 ]
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
) x2 \9 O% M3 P( Z+ W3 _' Bname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
2 z" R3 ]. c! b* u% @! A9 `5 }site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
/ m8 B1 E$ G7 d) ~- Vheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
' O+ s8 q- f' `/ p# S( xcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 5 T2 `. p6 \5 z
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
1 r* Z @" [* V8 z" @autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
1 u, K: u4 d0 U0 t7 l, H* `# |# Z7 Vexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
6 J: c8 G. `$ ]5 `5 X3 E0 |) Pmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ! d- U9 u% O% V) d
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are . Y( p9 e0 _( n' _3 p
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan , X- l0 t) [+ {, ^
species are endangered.; r9 l7 J, [8 K+ t& W4 v
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
3 S( u8 J4 ~- O+ Twith a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
2 k6 m1 X8 g6 a8 q7 _# Xdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs % ^6 J7 j6 O$ i4 \) [
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
7 W3 |- C/ A* E" t5 tpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
4 ]0 R% e# ^* K* j6 A7 A! E3 qOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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6 R2 N2 U9 a- T2 o3 gIcebergs off the Adelie Coast( D8 O8 K7 c7 ^
ANTARCTICA
3 S& G8 e2 E; b3 G* c) R' rAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
) }5 ?; u3 O( a1 k0 hbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 6 E8 G2 D) k8 D( Q2 }: H1 ?
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
1 Z$ S9 I$ K" P( L8 ^iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees m: i$ [/ M0 W% v: Q; E1 K
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 8 _5 K" v( [4 f% ~' m; T* l9 J$ }
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
3 D% X! P3 x; y: `: V4 hcovered 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.
e; g/ u& P7 UThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
- w4 E9 P: R# U3 E8 j0 b: hconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
4 m6 v W( W- H; \2 b& _6 s1 Efrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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9 y2 {' x% h" {7 S% _houses built on bamboo stilts.
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