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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
6 {; l0 x" a1 L( N+ s- [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。# ?$ C4 H2 C8 G f
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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3 a& W9 b P# |7 p+ z% w$ @7 ?5 {Village near the Island of Panducan
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8 }4 M/ l: j$ oThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 9 m+ ~. o% [* f, e2 k
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
6 S- Q/ `4 b8 s9 ^6 Y+ B R- eMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 8 X8 G7 X$ T+ R0 {' Y
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 6 Q7 r3 y( e7 [. @8 n0 `! Q+ [: v
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small & L1 E3 @* E1 |* L( n, {
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
! ?4 Q$ X7 x- U4 ~' b8 gthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ! Q8 ?- L1 r0 O
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
$ f7 C9 p( V/ }/ `3 b/ N' }trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
$ N- f; S( _( \' z5 E) tcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 2 ^- I" g" Z5 o# _* S- t$ a6 J
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.4 Y* F J0 G0 f a$ H; Y: d
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 5 A9 u9 W$ j2 k! p
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
2 t! f" I- A9 P* Wof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
' v3 g! U7 g; |+ E8 t: v8 aseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
. I: v8 W7 _' A' A5 [2 v0 Fvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 9 s8 Q+ W+ X$ h' n* g/ ^% l
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 6 e0 o- v( V, {
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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0 n: {+ H/ M$ AThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
# U, b* B [/ O# n( v ]protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ) J' _: L6 K3 Z& P i4 k7 W
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
. C I5 e. N5 C i9 p/ V9 C) xThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source & I$ V1 y# J R# I) W
of food for bears in the region.
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8 q7 x+ d6 c6 R3 S. T CTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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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 ' z$ }4 @% k, l, b6 B* q
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ' R+ K8 |/ u; `
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
& b2 p" ^ }+ D6 n0 r$ c- k( bstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
( D' l! H. g* t+ _5 Y* Lrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
: _8 A: N9 J- w+ g9 ]3 Mpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
; y" @$ \ J7 R' P1 Z, L5 Wname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
* m8 q# l* v4 I2 nsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ( [( Z7 f. i; V2 j7 T
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
. R7 z) X# v% R c. k& Vcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
2 y" m F7 N S, t& othat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
! ?) z$ o) ?/ {! c! o- ~6 }* D! dautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
0 p& x( Q7 h7 wexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
0 d2 Y; } [( imore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 1 l- \' U5 h8 j0 ]4 U0 { V# }: U
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
! e( U( w+ m1 Y! T2 Uindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 8 S+ f% _. M% C
species are endangered.
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NIGER
7 B7 q; A( o/ U1 }1 HOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses# s; f1 V; P8 _; s* n# u1 B$ q
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A 0 ? t. `, w& c9 h7 O9 l
caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 ( j2 T/ M1 ?- K6 J( O$ ]2 m
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 & x0 c% J0 g; M3 i
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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# X" r+ s! d4 V5 K% F+ }( z% _suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the " `. c! R& w# d/ s+ s7 @
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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! G# O. T8 l; }/ ~/ hIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
6 {5 M) W" u( Z' V9 _7 obeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion / c' w/ J9 Q% T$ l
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
+ Y+ y: M7 F3 Ticeberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 0 r* I+ w1 _, e! U
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 $ @9 M6 V! v9 c; f
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
7 m6 \9 a4 L9 M2 Z5 U4 R: aThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually & a- w6 ]' y' O, c4 I. U
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 1 G8 \9 y9 A, d1 S$ J
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to & u. I1 X" l: }4 d4 H0 [) ^& A% f
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
' R% Y# t, K0 r8 isimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 4 e& v5 v) J, r) c% g' `
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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