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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
9 y! Z7 R6 Y5 N1 h6 T9 e1989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。
) v2 b( ?$ ^$ h/ U! `% _5 s8 `( E1995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。0 J; {, ~$ R& g% o- V" l, q! p
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: a9 z. ^( |% rVillage near the Island of Panducan; n( w7 `4 E& I& d) C* z
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is * w9 C# F7 G& Q
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
' O$ H7 ?/ h r2 T8 I7 k" Opiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with & Q$ i8 z& d! B' W' x, O0 V' g
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent . x9 z' V) i/ Q- S7 i/ O
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
% V+ }; A' b3 r# ]conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
- q2 g( K$ r k) Ware the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
/ R" Z; t9 I2 ^* u9 q: ghamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
) L9 ^; f* K2 d/ p% o( }the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 8 r: Q0 K( K0 k2 P
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ; i/ Q& q" c) E4 S0 }) n/ k
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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7 y' E" g/ K* C5 lThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which . \: z8 [( O/ o+ l+ D
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
# |2 l, k; E. u# F9 @9 Dof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
" G. N6 f; P6 u, k& ^/ Dseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
! X! `/ P$ O: [5 ~villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
! ^8 k8 n# ]; S4 q1 v' r8 j) nscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 9 S6 G6 `! i+ ^8 Q
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade." M$ D* S/ W7 p. T3 I
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 9 q2 l0 k- g, R( R2 c: l( S
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ! s! u. X% m' i# T
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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, O3 N) @3 @# X0 a" V+ i" I" dTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region5 e2 V6 c( D7 }% t5 ]
MADAGASCAR
) p- u. }( F6 {* ]& q7 m4 F* M& o& cWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
( S4 |' [' p" k) ~3 yis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 2 N& R% q$ |4 e2 T0 L# ]! [7 J
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of , O0 N& _8 {! p! g3 _
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 5 n2 O5 @( |$ ~
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
9 H4 Y) s* U6 `+ J! W+ r2 Vstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 0 y/ Q: h* J3 V) J b
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 5 L# ]* q- X2 H. g" k% k
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 4 R8 m- E+ O' U3 B% M( A
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
0 w, J0 Q8 l$ t8 B6 Y2 ^) F0 }continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking - v# {- j9 e8 p/ U$ X) r. ]
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
% u8 y. F0 _) e% ~$ E9 Smore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ' g/ P; ]" s6 x/ ^
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
( |" _" R6 |2 M' Pindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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NIGER
4 P& t& u& N. Z( JOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses6 d/ q j1 `( w; z# u
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A + O: ]7 j( N5 L% x3 c7 Y1 x
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 5 p/ |3 o# K( g+ ]* b
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 . d0 j+ G' \ p
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 9 M" M8 m4 ~1 T1 c; z) w, _
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have & |" R* }) A" d. g: U2 q8 s
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
) y3 y u6 e% v- G7 I/ k+ c$ A# |merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and * ?2 k" W$ B3 v0 R
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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3 h0 W0 _6 X' cAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
, T+ F9 V7 v, k6 J8 w. Ybeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion + Q) Q' h: z9 l6 g6 ]* N2 s% l k5 f
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the ! x1 M W" ?, l6 Z
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
9 B3 ~7 U1 F& W' s, A" |" \farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 4 X! k* z8 q! s4 D$ Q
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
a2 o$ Z: q+ ` e; a( }: M% xcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).! O& Q1 x; X- B6 x0 a
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THAILAND
) W. o2 h, Y$ {! m" tPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ( j$ B' h5 o8 y4 D" A. a& e" T2 C) H d
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
( t! f, u! N# o6 Z& _. Fconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 6 i$ Y5 g. i, }/ `; m/ @' s" [
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
) {- {+ P- x" m1 g8 z: D5 y* nthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
# p- v* y0 L' F: U1 |7 |similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
% A6 I: r& s, j0 Uwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ) D' Z) @5 @. M7 J
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