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: o+ a; z* F7 r0 V4 x7 BYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。. Q( J' B& x4 f8 _- V
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。9 e- K6 F6 \( u, V% y0 A
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。, E; ^& c; S1 w4 ^( K# p: P
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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1 v( ]" p1 ]9 _The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent , k5 Q' U% p# E3 N1 S# n
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 2 n9 d+ W# I/ z+ m
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 4 R8 Q, ?7 K! i" Z
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
. d: R7 s, v+ hhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
+ H) M; h* X. m3 V- Ethe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also g3 `& _5 k" @6 e: f
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ( j: {+ e! e$ _- d
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" Q/ M8 w& |8 w& AVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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# q6 r; D5 I% m4 X/ u0 p9 k7 o$ hThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
, z' E* _% S' H: |/ ]5 r! sincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 4 n( f! P7 U0 F
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
0 b/ F& A2 f' l z! v1 Zseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
) [5 h1 x- {5 Q1 Dvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 9 I L4 S% x* q! t, Y
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
5 S: E# H2 r9 `# w6 M& y' U8 poysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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3 \: q* T( {6 N+ LWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is # s1 h; m& F% X+ F$ R2 ^) o8 a
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
( \9 z! `: ^4 P$ E7 ~offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that % P: j5 R( ]* A& O J6 R
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
% O5 x# m j9 J+ C4 O7 Fthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. j: o7 }1 z. d, p' Q% z2 u$ j
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 1 c( H8 X) e5 ]0 E* j
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! T3 j' Z! f* a4 @Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region; o' g, g1 `2 t" v R
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
( G2 [: t9 K2 I- ]is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
. \# h2 m! E/ N8 ?arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 1 F% M. l, Y8 U, _
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the % ~* s' n; x: C+ g
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
+ J, Q, j% o# T" D& [stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
3 p* N2 l! o0 G* w1 |" Urise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human $ Q |7 R3 [4 q; y0 ?
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 1 H/ q6 ? t0 f, F4 D
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
1 `% B6 M3 t" v5 w d, uheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
& s' g2 x/ S% u. _9 F) B3 }, Hcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
% y) L) h% _# l' X% Kthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full & z$ W. r3 F e4 i
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
7 c- B- D# W# {, Q1 gexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
x0 g' O" h- n' o$ J3 a xmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
- Y; H6 y) H V# Mspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are $ x+ {2 F k) w
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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Camel Caravan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at v3 L) Q3 }9 b' i
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 2 r ^, h# }6 I/ J/ K
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
6 d, H/ X( E3 B" R& {4 T7 qare reputed to be fiercely independent and have + `4 ~6 U. f. K5 x$ ?- d8 |/ U7 R
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!7 g# O) S" c s! M3 p1 e
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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0 t, q* S% P7 ?& g2 bAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
* t$ @* S' J! ^/ V) n! b" abeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ) f# W& G+ ^ G \: {( g
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
9 b( N7 D6 s. \7 i c. I9 riceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
) ~+ H9 C- ]5 P3 e& R& kfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 - K2 y- l2 t$ |6 j
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 7 W( q9 `; g: o! c
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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$ A% o& T" o1 ?* l; m t W* N1 \/ LPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. + Q/ O6 P4 Y6 E q/ a. a% 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 0 ~" i9 \* C1 k6 |; `. W
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 2 ~9 J0 V) I8 `% D
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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