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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
( @' u1 H( n+ q- k0 H9 C8 J/ D1989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。% @! r. o5 i9 [
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 i% L" e% J8 }; q2 L$ p* p
PHILIPPINES
2 H9 A7 ^& R% S- }. E JThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is Q4 {0 }3 C& s0 D" f4 ]1 Q' @" f
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 9 C; l. H: l& e% p! X/ p
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in * H- D. F9 S" s5 v9 H
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
! c, C. s# B& V" ~& P5 g4 [are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
- F; l1 o1 x' L) P. Zhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
, U% ?. n4 A+ j; @0 N- uthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 0 u' [! O8 J+ P* o" G1 g2 U! R/ Y; I
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 0 k, W" y! D8 E5 g* l& h& ?2 l
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which $ F; P' v3 f3 h+ @
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
8 }$ P, N A3 O4 w4 g. Oof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 0 k$ y1 L1 y( O+ B
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 3 a; I9 U2 N/ Q% o" \: s* a
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without , }6 k1 G; }' @- @2 m& }
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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2 \- j( \7 V8 \$ Z# HThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
6 t8 t1 \! N5 `( H# Y+ Oprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze : F1 c; G G8 I$ C- Q
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
6 e! ~8 _1 S3 }The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
3 J4 v6 s* ~$ s6 [( i/ R/ dof food for bears in the region.3 J: [, _/ H& h) }7 e" u- C$ m) i
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region0 I% T+ {( e9 P2 t
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
" Y: Q/ H1 O7 H( t% m9 ]& ~is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
: \( o+ ?: o9 K! w1 r( N$ G- J: Uarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ) `. n3 z: h$ s0 Q4 W
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the & C: D4 t K. P# M' g6 ~ H
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ]4 } }6 |' V E2 U$ |
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 0 G+ b# ^) A, Q; ]- n% C0 p8 b
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
3 y4 g* l3 T" E5 esite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
y1 h, S# N3 x& d& Theritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the : K* k# M5 |' e0 Z2 N! T
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
( s3 w) K! m. Z) L( xthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 4 K6 X! q% t6 J' o* e4 i
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ; G' O1 c7 ]; z' E# L
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: * F, ?" }% H6 e7 ]
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 8 G$ H T7 p8 a1 D- I' K' @
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ' W& ? h+ L. a- Y; H) r
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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Camel Caravan
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& d4 C- [. U* Z0 @: ]4 j3 YOn 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 * _% k9 y3 U7 Q5 |* @
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at . Q; F9 X2 o4 h# @% |8 H( \8 g
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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0 b7 w5 A) `; c6 P$ r* VAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
: P- k$ ?8 Z1 M; ?4 b+ vbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion . L" E9 p1 L2 Q
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the : c2 v; ?8 I N9 N
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ! C- Z7 ?( Q' L
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 9 y' S( }' V4 H. K" h2 n
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 4 I" \6 G* B5 k. y7 Q/ s M& u2 Q
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).5 b5 c8 c( \3 |8 O. m9 b% b& A
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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y$ p, {. R* d. [Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. - Q4 v3 u9 v; }1 s+ c4 z( O% w
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
) l( Q* V" u; h c3 esimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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