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" ?; X) l: b# Z2 QYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
' ~1 T1 r4 y' M9 N9 N0 m/ {3 j1989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。" p! Y& M7 {3 o' P
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 Panducan3 C" e( m5 o) Y1 e7 \
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
0 z. s1 q' {( ?neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
- H# x; a: `& z2 D+ p( oMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
1 Z; s1 f7 ^$ G9 bconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 7 F. Z% I$ j9 K0 R
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 4 e, p3 a8 X9 J: m
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
/ g8 G( g/ l8 n. t \7 i" Zthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
1 {4 Z* T* j9 o! N& ^! _/ Y/ wcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and . r: V' C: | P
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fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 5 t2 j! Y6 U, ^8 f5 G% d
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as * r* z( B s. [' \) @0 P3 _0 r
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl " ^5 Z/ r R0 D. b
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.5 F/ _3 `( Z- r r
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 7 a% O$ V, q" n# [# ~+ i' p
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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K+ B$ L% ^! L. c( q5 z- Tthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 2 C; {/ J1 q: y4 _
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region3 ?6 x& H: a: N" Y. v# q' ?* x& L
MADAGASCAR
, r) t2 P1 I; t# |With 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 ! q5 | r' c& K* D: F4 h
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 9 s1 G% m5 n1 F. s3 U/ `
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
$ c6 Z- J8 [, ^4 qsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world / g+ n+ g0 u/ ~, B7 @) D
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the & p, @& n _ C" Y& G7 d1 \ l0 h
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 3 G/ B8 I& x9 z% ]8 R4 J5 C/ ?
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
) N) {* |; I" I! V) oautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
( ]2 n1 I5 }- \! z' H, F: hexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
' O( a, ]0 y2 t$ U2 w- Amore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
8 F* o: v9 N; cspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
# z" o; u7 C. L& b3 Q! ~. ^indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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NIGER
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
+ E4 s1 t7 Y' m0 zthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs S6 j1 h' G% i$ e
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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2 N5 e' H; @# i( hpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. . A( e% W: l: K& Q* Z& k" x
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ANTARCTICA
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2 ]* l' ~4 o( V2 V" n2 kbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ' Z y! [( \+ T7 u+ i; \, F
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
6 b0 @0 M' W! piceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
1 Z( H; l6 r, r; J: Wfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
1 i( K+ e; A1 pmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
9 V4 @9 r6 |; C" u$ H7 ?covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).) C! R% s3 _% b! r5 t* w% \! M% m
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- y H0 k! }" o- sVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
# s- c# k; C: _7 Q9 L/ vsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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