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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
7 i' y' m( t; H$ v1989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。
" r/ c$ A8 h, R [5 X/ `+ m1995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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) o7 h# g/ b- u/ ZVillage near the Island of Panducan' t( u3 M I& U: u" c) b' g% R/ n
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
5 S- a; }0 W: Y7 N' V6 x1 e6 tpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
+ i) U, k. j* T& s1 ~ wpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
3 v, s5 T q. Q# Aneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
# Z) F& w8 S% e& zMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
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are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small - Z/ R, M$ R, y6 D: t- K9 N) k
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
/ {+ S; f( B7 l/ t( ?5 xthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ! r& D5 u" ^" w6 `* R# V
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and * n3 {0 Y! g* _& }8 L; a8 _- P. K4 l
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using + G! g' ?: x. j7 K3 x
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands4 W v5 z9 m$ s/ N V
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
) m4 l5 [# N' M! @# d c8 l" i1 o- L4 sincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some . P. c# V, t$ X3 h
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 4 V& c, d: k0 L' C/ w& m
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
( \4 ]& j% v# Q" cvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ( a5 t7 F0 z9 x4 v/ Z$ v( X' {3 y
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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' `" B$ N8 F, q* H1 tThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
4 X$ R& |% _6 x* }" D+ V! wprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It , J ?7 Q x: C E- R1 f
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ' Q4 k2 V, U- b' D
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
4 t) U" j- A2 N! @* B" Bthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 9 G9 y! G3 s7 M- p# \
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 0 L+ q* d- D1 n! H# c' G8 y! o
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region# h1 }. ?( N3 q. I- H0 B1 R8 Q' F9 ?
MADAGASCAR
- j5 x) I" e7 l. zWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 0 G4 j/ C/ E- ^+ V# K
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 1 d9 H5 W( k5 c7 |1 a7 _6 I$ y
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
! w1 [5 |+ K) F# n6 S6 |' HBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 2 r5 A9 ^6 U# X; p" d
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ' \4 o% T" T% N! [, Y8 V
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 3 M' S5 J, S& c/ D; ~4 o
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 0 \$ m' Z' N* A, @: R3 Z! d+ c1 L- x. v
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
$ b/ ]( |' ^7 M4 z- uname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The : F( Q/ F9 K: k' Z
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
# ? O6 p8 ~( a) f Z1 i* R0 ]heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 4 ^# C2 b% ^1 `
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
2 M; d& T$ ?( ^0 ^3 B5 Q" s5 zthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
2 v- Y; U7 e( @2 B5 qautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
& a& x' h5 M4 k( s5 i6 S2 Cexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 2 q3 ^1 B) v3 s, ?
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan h1 r7 q! @9 p) {* t" e: ~& P$ q
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Camel Caravan
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& v* {8 P O% B! M7 E x( }& x) w7 UOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses1 ~) ]' T: ~) k; ^( G$ z
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A ! T8 h. ]- U% R- o9 ?. `0 w4 a$ }
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
$ I1 S+ }( u$ M" E. I8 N% d1 sthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
# ^0 W* f7 C7 G& Yare reputed to be fiercely independent and have ! H3 H) w( ?# r( D
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!( ~1 J# b- n: T+ V1 E) A9 ^6 Y; f
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1 Z% C+ ^4 K# c- p0 rIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
! m2 }# ?6 Y' obeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 5 U o2 X* H( N1 H& x
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
( L1 X* ?7 r: niceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
9 C6 V$ J( Z" Y% kfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ( u2 M4 A: n! I" p5 W3 R
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are ; }3 g; E8 f1 x7 G
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m)./ O, u3 j8 a) F) X
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually / N8 D9 F0 {$ w( z3 K
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 8 f2 G/ _9 M% T' U9 t/ W/ [
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to , L6 M# d4 k. r2 j
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
5 y- r( L: q) A% h: F& H8 A: S5 esimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
1 @# c& x# q+ u$ J: o( A2 |where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 1 M t0 f! B- O! A* K
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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