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/ e' P* {1 H9 y3 cYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
3 K1 E d/ z. Y/ n6 E+ |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。
" `: ]5 T7 T6 I/ D+ D1995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 Panducan2 S- T+ o+ W- m7 i- n- h; @- B9 ~
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
$ f4 T/ y# `! D7 Gpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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" {3 s. l" o( A5 hneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ' P* q" V4 c* K7 \ _) t
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
7 B5 i3 W& |0 g, ~/ b& `conflict with the central authorities. Among the population % f/ ]! C& N/ x- g9 |* i" U
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 1 Y% @' h% v" F) N% W# y' D
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
4 r3 v6 d o- ?/ Pcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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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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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 7 Q& E/ Y- Q2 r
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
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seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The : Y# o" g5 S; r( s5 F
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
# Y& }3 ~1 y6 P c! K% W% B! u- _scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It : T& P9 A, E# a6 {% q3 L
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar + |# T) ?% V5 g1 R* I3 B
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
4 a4 b; a5 j" V/ B5 S* {result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
: G. m9 `: t6 J: K1 kstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
4 g8 F8 b7 a! o; Theritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 8 {& V$ r0 s4 E1 |/ f- f
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
& M8 O% _* V. h2 C kexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: " A3 a3 `% W& y# l
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
9 h' x* G' K$ B! ~species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are - y4 ~9 y. }' i1 N- M
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan & I- K. C2 _4 J
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 9 l# l, J0 u; S! R3 e
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 4 E$ K6 |+ C9 A* F2 z
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are , j3 t' c! r% N; |1 {6 g
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.
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
$ }6 C4 t$ Q' B4 fthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
/ t% b' k. i; L6 E, Fsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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