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8 p& U9 `2 o2 y. rYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。9 f+ t2 w* Z R2 C, A! R
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。
3 G# U( O$ M3 f$ P! a5 A' Y1995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
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6 r) v3 d9 ~$ r$ Tpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 4 \) n7 ~7 u2 r0 N$ k2 Z
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
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conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
% f1 ?% E0 k- {3 g$ s& S7 iare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ( R9 H4 a1 D: W& T' e3 s, m
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which : z2 ?9 E) x0 K7 i) i0 W+ {
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as . }& V, \0 p* f+ Y
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The " q* u0 z% O! d% S: o5 ^" ^7 {
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ; I& E- ~0 L1 [& O8 Q) `
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
}$ `- I: q- C4 J- k) nreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
+ R* G* y1 f4 m! D# j" `# @; ethem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
1 z& u( j: G: G9 @8 k0 A( fThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source * _6 k# k4 r; Y, ^( ~0 r" A8 N/ A4 B
of food for bears in the region.
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MADAGASCAR
$ R; k7 @! B2 W& i7 z: t MWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of * h. x1 g- U$ B ~' R1 I2 M
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
4 _, X* q: r/ t$ e8 uresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
1 N9 V* b- C, s. I+ j8 x( _ Jstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ) g" ?- D4 D4 a, X) W
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human ) `5 i5 ^: s7 Q2 ?( I
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
R' R$ K; a$ [' h8 R8 Z& Zname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
- m5 I& o3 Q6 c: Dsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 2 b2 F6 F# i" d% D: z
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 8 }$ D7 t1 V+ A& M9 l3 t
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ) A) x7 f5 w! ~
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
. `% J0 e1 D6 |( ~, l8 }" G! D+ Wautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking # p- v" {, V4 x n7 @, n
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 4 S" E/ F: M& m2 y6 T5 C
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
; V( O0 z4 h1 @: sspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
6 R0 R) i3 ~- M; ~indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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Camel Caravan
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2 S/ W& }/ C! e$ R6 o" [On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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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
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
* R2 d6 L4 U: h+ \1 x' ^+ Epresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have" I( _" o" \ P, w# M
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
* p6 i7 S3 D7 ifarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
! [4 u3 ?0 f& V* h: o6 x# xmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are ; _1 @2 g& f6 y; z0 b+ Y
covered 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.
( @9 b0 R% \* f4 OThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, : E9 N0 M2 W0 O3 X8 `; J- O
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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