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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
! l" k9 ~5 O$ `5 w2 [& m: k1989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。1 G0 b$ }+ E# [1 A, M5 N
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。( B4 p( Z7 a- g" h$ {8 Y
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b, P ?/ V. P3 vVillage near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 4 G- ]% T5 B- F6 N1 u
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
+ g: X" S. H; W" t& z( U/ QMuslim, 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 L5 y6 G2 j1 s& _
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, * j* @; t0 M% k) F3 D1 r
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 3 D5 a' K" q4 C
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and " Z: ?# @9 G, v4 K
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using F: g9 c. z- j- U# @
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine , n1 Z& ~8 N6 K5 X
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands! s' a9 F/ U [, I) p
PHILIPPINES
{, }; ~& p4 l0 tThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
% H7 ` Z* A9 Tincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
D+ D+ [& ~- a- _of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
4 v _, A+ k! _' ]5 Eseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
5 F" n, L/ Y! \1 D6 t+ {/ Yvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
8 c7 A) u2 O' {" v$ x$ j/ j& O' Escuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
9 X9 X, z$ d7 X* m9 U% Y4 [1 goysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.% y0 X9 q9 `/ C. T' [: e
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska' c! E0 G( X2 a
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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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. - X8 h+ x! p+ I' u1 S/ h
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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/ L$ x3 E8 J& v ]: aTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region2 b" A6 K' X8 S- @/ Z
MADAGASCAR
( U; I; I. b; q/ n. n7 o* M% f5 _4 BWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar , [! }) o* h# o9 j
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
+ b( G) `- X) j7 H& aarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
( o/ Y: `% {% |4 j" w+ ^/ | bBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the " B5 Y1 P2 q# |6 i" b/ i. X
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
1 G# ?0 i2 _4 cname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
) E! u3 |- |( x p6 }1 rsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
1 k' f( V0 L6 f8 [heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
5 }% X& T! N' }4 S1 C4 \continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in " R: ?1 M( O2 |) y- ?
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ) y7 D9 }% ]/ O. E2 Y O
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
8 J; E; \2 o! texamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
- W9 S+ m( r4 Y8 _. [+ Rmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
" T- M# C5 Q( aspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
# I- E# Z( [' o0 n% |( Q& t* sindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan $ B8 @$ H, l) a- k9 s7 T' D
species are endangered.
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
& h% U0 m, K8 `) B: \- u) qthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs $ N2 W3 s% k2 v( C
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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$ S" `1 k! s$ |( j3 g! a) mpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the , H1 D' I% e' }- `+ A2 [1 V
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
6 R8 e z u( A0 Vfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
3 F: z( h5 \! n& F) \miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are # ]$ l* [( z; q) U2 Y, G
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. : @* T7 b! Y5 H, }' E" D
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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" V- u3 Y" e& z& H; n3 o* ]similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 7 m; N7 D% x j9 F: u5 |
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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