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& Z1 E7 K' Q: ?! d1 R$ |+ XYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
# m. O5 E" n" b" @( N1 j1989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。
0 \/ q: O1 T% h7 o1995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 a. t" |9 x8 h0 z K
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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U" S8 X# ] b' k3 |( u. ?The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ' J1 p0 R# y4 T. B, v
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 5 B; Y$ v6 k d) {- t3 w3 y% l
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
" S \! v% e( X. P: x6 HMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
/ P; w8 `4 \0 C4 K% V: Pconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
X7 a9 U& x6 j' xare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
) k# F% M2 `7 X5 E1 q2 Nhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, * e6 Y3 f2 z0 a2 G
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 3 j1 L# |& x! k; F
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
4 Q- \$ E3 G3 L" k! o$ m9 `, {trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
4 ~3 J8 S t( A2 Bcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 4 [" o1 ~# M0 x: ]2 M. A
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands, T1 U0 L* f& E$ N R2 H8 q/ Z3 V" x
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ( Z" D2 m+ J$ M4 X* s$ E. e9 m* r
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
( u' Z/ }8 v5 z) y7 }of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 0 A$ b- c3 d4 a
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The & S2 F1 X- ~! ^( W( j
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 6 |2 f1 t1 s3 \8 d
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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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 5 s- M0 z' @8 E: h( M
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 2 U/ Z% Z# M3 ?$ F* z U
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. # x; n. M: e/ x$ g
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 9 z* s! x2 n) b" Q# a: D
of food for bears in the region.
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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 + _% f# r6 X) [7 a1 M
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 4 k; L- @4 h: r- \" O2 i3 M4 @) G' D0 g
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
% t# R; p. C$ W3 K/ w" OBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
' r! i$ e0 V; K) u0 oname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
" e* k# Y6 c z2 [+ msite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world / G8 o- X2 z, C7 m9 b2 n7 Y+ Y
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the % A1 V/ G4 u) D2 v% g9 q2 S
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
4 f# |5 N( L4 U' \6 p* A! Kthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
5 y- A! I" N4 X1 uautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ' L- v0 x; H) s4 n
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are , i4 t4 Y' k0 l1 m1 Q
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 5 W0 W I/ S3 V8 f1 W
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Camel Caravan
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
! }* B! i4 G( F& X( Sthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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3 @% D* ]& x* j) K! {6 Pdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
$ h( x4 d/ R3 R1 care reputed to be fiercely independent and have
' B" B# O3 y- U9 p, \; r' v! o5 g0 _suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the % o* X) G8 J# P1 f3 s
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
8 i. s+ \2 ?7 r! n3 t9 dpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
6 X: Q) K7 n7 U1 d O, TAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
; u4 X6 t0 d+ A+ }" @* M6 t& Zbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ; s) r2 U% S r
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ( E5 g3 g3 X! {- ?
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. ! q) d5 `/ ?& w# H2 G, s
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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