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1 N' x0 Q* Q rYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
0 C t n# X( ?; B; M5 n0 V1989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。
7 l! p0 F# X B( l7 B) K" w1995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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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 2 w5 x2 a, p$ g& S
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of # j' u/ ~9 c B2 l/ p
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent $ H* @3 C6 z& _5 v8 b0 N
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in " Q! P# s/ o3 N3 ?* p
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
- _5 X, j R2 @( i5 uare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
, t5 {2 w* O- [6 [4 c: Y1 m! C0 p. jhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
4 L# F# J0 Z1 a1 xthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
2 Z" ?( P/ R \7 c/ y$ pcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 3 ]4 H* Z' e9 x2 N
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using f( L7 B- j, W
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which - K2 S) s7 N# a
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 1 [5 t; f+ ~4 _2 D& s: ~
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
" j( e0 R% A6 v c# Qseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
: q7 n( ?1 V: j1 K/ f$ G& x% ]% dvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
0 N0 _8 g- q/ O; L6 K9 X" Gscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ; ]+ i8 @1 K8 K6 ?
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 8 C# i; C \5 t: L9 f3 M
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
0 D( p8 T/ h: n2 c" L9 s n% e3 _! l# Ethem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 2 w* z# \: p6 M8 f, W( B: z
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
, {4 \9 d( I# I8 J% I3 ?" A" Ris the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 3 T, H8 L% M4 n
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 5 s; r2 _* N$ w% ~4 X# |1 x1 Z
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
" b v' e5 I& W1 F' I/ M3 `7 c* v/ ?result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the + G) H$ ^( k; x: t8 u9 H
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 1 ^( l. }( ?2 S( i
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 6 [7 c. g& g2 i. E: b. z" E8 k
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
5 `7 F3 ^+ J. M8 B) P( `. Rheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 7 F d" ]9 T: K% Q
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in " g, ^5 s/ g; m# }* a: U# O
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ! Q7 A+ L8 g! n! b0 j
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 6 q/ I' A% W; I" Z2 W' h! h, P
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
' ~: Q: Q8 M+ E1 V w+ F( r" ~more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ! E0 e& _- j0 n
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
/ \8 D$ e. u$ `' {; Q# qindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 9 N0 r6 W5 k; x1 N/ F
species are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses# Q' w# o1 G6 d p3 V/ H
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the - e1 C4 ^1 N6 Y! \8 K: ?7 i
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and b; \- @5 ]6 E+ |
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!% z4 Q# H' t# }7 i/ ^
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have5 {+ x# e5 C3 Q( t
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ' E" \" s* V$ x$ L$ c' F/ H2 L
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the , d. b% x# N. J9 n
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
+ W- r( I9 A; a8 K1 w+ Qfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
8 S8 ]& H6 Y) [miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
# w' Y0 M* A6 w$ Wcovered 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.
2 b* `, b9 s; b& K0 K( nThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 0 e0 k3 N/ L+ J# z/ j* l+ {; a
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have H3 {) z( y$ t. }
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ; d; }' Y2 F- M b- t
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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