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. O* t4 p8 W1 I6 F* }# i$ W7 ]Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
8 N" f; Y5 a, d, ?& ]) w3 F1989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。# _1 y, E* W- w* \1 G! ~; O+ I
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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1 K, f( k, \9 {5 RVillage near the Island of Panducan1 h# c3 z( {% t) a0 d: o, b
PHILIPPINES
0 L# n( T, f& @; U8 cThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 3 f4 }, C# g: |& S$ R% L
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 8 s$ q- c: @) x8 v4 o
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ' _% n9 y" Z/ x
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population , ~: B: ^* v" d* V, F
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
4 V9 Q9 G' ~0 y/ y1 ~0 R% Ehamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
' m7 i6 W$ e a3 H1 c/ Q; y( othe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
" ~; W. @* K, O6 [) Q. rcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and - P: [5 h. U! U. @
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
' ^& x% C/ k2 q% b" _) @7 Gcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine . n! K/ a& Q: n, J, {7 P# D
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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2 Z# O6 R/ N+ A: F) M2 TThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which , l& B) x j6 H% c( K' F O: e
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some " D! I# `' l* G# G' q* u
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
, e; V/ s. p8 A% xseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
* a* s* E# M7 Z& xvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
- r* A* s& R, Lscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
( F% d2 T. M- O4 e y4 c& soysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.+ E8 x* |* R& G2 Z2 b' u" j
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& s6 b8 A4 v9 w. I$ {Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
% ?& W+ M8 ^1 ~1 }4 w, Eoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ' n ~: ^+ o- H
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
* W2 k) m1 e3 P E# u) m. vthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
" @: _8 e: q: r b5 C$ S) cThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region- c9 V' j A. U4 A, U3 V2 {
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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& C1 }- d' @6 O8 aarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of # r+ j) n! w4 V# ~) R# \! k6 ]
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the / G& F% |" T+ ]; Z: c7 f
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 4 w S0 r1 R- ]; ?$ J
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
; t# e4 X5 V- j$ msite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 9 }- r: A6 R0 C7 m, S1 g7 j2 v) m; \
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
+ P% i2 f8 T% _. O$ F: Bcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
6 c) C7 t1 ]; Q) [0 p4 H; Nthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
+ ^8 p( d; l- S- u# A, d( gautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 7 p5 f. y! V# }/ o, ^; ~+ ?9 }5 S5 Z; `
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
( ^# ]; s2 F( N# s, `3 Qmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 9 z( }/ z8 `7 \: A- M
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
3 [% s) V7 g$ J, N; K$ rindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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; Q8 [: V1 C0 G/ {( f) Ocaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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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 _5 W6 Z, L* F& \. n4 z4 [
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have ' B* o0 }+ @$ h7 b# H: `
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
6 L" W! [, U$ g! Bpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 7 J" {6 r4 _; C3 C
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!6 u% S8 V* h. d0 m# }9 j
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have2 |4 z& U5 h9 O
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
$ g7 m+ }9 [& w, q+ l- ~protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
# A5 g, Q& f3 R) u" ciceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees + {3 x) r% ?4 | @) m
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).) `( s. r$ y- h6 e' E
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island! ]8 z6 r; W( K+ u/ p* B, y
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0 L9 W! ^* o2 g. hPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
2 Z1 j, V {* G( ?; W: `; TThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to 0 K; e; o# _9 N( o; P3 H O
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 8 d( @" ~ @) o8 Z& p: w
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, & Q- w9 U6 W1 u) @+ ?
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 3 }1 \. u0 U& G; [0 j. s' V: B8 [
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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