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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
2 U9 Q8 `% t1 @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。
' z: O) [1 u# G1995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。; |4 D: L5 h3 _# ~3 ]2 L
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Village near the Island of Panducan5 L4 i+ r* ~- j9 q! I
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent & p$ h; \# o8 h! N$ g& g
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 8 S: _4 d z+ ~! e {
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population $ m7 H* z4 k& b' [
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small , m2 T m# u0 i: r, V1 f' `. p
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
. ^8 t( h* H4 O" q" V) o/ kthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also * K7 I/ l9 s5 J" ?
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
2 M. j$ `+ f3 U* Htrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
9 b- r1 V+ e, R# z4 X. R. K- ncyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine # U% e+ d0 S6 a& n2 O( }
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands; M4 U! T6 `0 o' O7 ?* m( R8 ?
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
. |/ l0 q8 e8 Z( r* A' Hincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
# `% w* j+ |% a' a8 D# rof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
8 C% v y' J X4 fseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
5 W. [0 |3 Q! J% h& _4 mvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 5 m4 N& I/ H0 ^: g0 s. _! C
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl + j& i& S0 K8 F; D6 q5 Q- v
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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2 ^. e9 C: t. sThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ) P; l/ D+ }2 @5 H6 Q
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
( ^, {" ~8 A- }0 ~. m; w% e6 Zoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. - p' m6 D% J) b8 Z) z* E. Z5 R1 f
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region5 H6 j4 _9 `. o! U5 O& m# b
MADAGASCAR
5 v8 M3 k$ U7 n% F1 F. g5 DWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ( b9 T$ G5 U% v( t/ u9 `
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 6 U7 q$ h% [$ ?' w* f
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
- C! i9 Q4 H' G6 l; g rBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
% X% } x% @" j2 d/ H$ Wresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
4 _& E) J6 e3 O* estone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that : `% f2 n) t/ X2 p" o
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
, }: v/ n; [7 h8 g7 z% Gpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its * ]9 r! T) @( u" r
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 2 y' S8 q: G2 t* k2 n
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world " s8 H2 G f4 d, p. p
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the * s# X' M5 w1 `6 E& Y! x; t3 L
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
' |# s% ]$ S% K( o% }& F& hthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
" V7 Q1 @$ ?! ~- r' oautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 3 f" _" g3 u7 k. L! q( L
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ) J8 @. O3 V/ i, n$ T' |" }# P2 q
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
# q- b# W. p4 Z4 K/ M& P8 Cspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
9 a. g6 f2 I9 s; [+ I' kindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
/ B: r- z4 ~" |# wspecies are endangered.
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 : c7 L4 d- T- D( s5 H8 t6 x+ o
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at . i) }2 J/ H7 @3 F4 e
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked / W1 F- _0 n( s3 u7 T4 a, h- m
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and " }4 ^' ~2 s( k5 A
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
, f" e2 E2 ~% _4 J( }One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!% f% {3 l; |$ a
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) T, w, m7 c$ X1 k) K$ QAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
& W7 d5 u. Y# b8 H4 y6 Q1 xbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 1 N* b. ~0 r% S) K; j3 j
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
, l8 ]. p5 x* _5 R& w( J- o6 Yiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
6 H/ o" Y% B$ e: p6 M" N8 Cfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
* o6 t) l9 X( Y) z$ S% Tmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
, k" U0 F# r1 G; L/ ~1 Qcovered 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. 8 w! L# o0 |. S. E- v
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
& [; Q; v% A( R% B2 b* Xsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
+ E0 N i& I9 I7 {( uwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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