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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
3 {; ]8 V" \7 P$ y1989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 l* e3 X/ ]8 v: d
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。
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 5 p+ m! {7 t, H+ [
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 " u5 U+ C) y4 A% J/ z: t7 I
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
: p6 t- W; _; k+ E1 {. m. G! vconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 0 i. m" c& N- D9 [3 B) n L
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
# }, B( s' \' L+ _cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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# H8 v/ w! \6 {- q1 X9 O) eThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 3 L. }9 ^ b& N# S5 A( S/ l9 x+ q. a
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
: j: ]. s# c- j" z" Evillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
, _% g0 O8 \+ W" jscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 2 U" P5 T2 I- v2 n2 K w6 C U5 X9 m
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 9 h% {% A2 H/ _
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.
4 U4 b2 e2 w7 l qThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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6 \ v7 I% m0 g5 PWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 3 O+ R5 n' N3 n0 l3 f9 Z' q" C
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of " F+ y! M% \& P) z5 u; K6 N1 o
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
0 h/ G( ?, {4 B2 M% Qname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
t3 g! F' `* w. esite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
/ W* y3 G8 }2 a/ Y7 \1 uheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
: f j+ {2 K6 Fexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
E* r$ m: h3 H6 ?3 zmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
' l" N8 y2 G& i/ x4 |: yspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
& Q) x/ H& b) ]% B7 b5 Hindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan / d1 f8 {6 O; U5 H
species are endangered.; _8 E% P+ C' o! K! k
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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 9 p0 c, i4 s% p ?3 }; I1 ~6 b! q
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked - j7 k4 L/ a7 z2 v# Q1 |/ s
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
% W9 R7 a+ F- u8 h/ |& tdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
! i: {$ l; t, Q- o1 l* L" Z. J3 ^are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
D, a- |1 ]4 L1 Esuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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ANTARCTICA
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( Y K4 \3 R1 [# y$ ~been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
0 f3 p& v6 P' k |4 v& `farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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covered 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.
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
+ E: ~8 b9 j1 t: D' Q6 z* y3 vthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
0 |/ V+ `" ~' U: U9 S* J5 `similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
+ Y( l" y# p9 K% H q% Vwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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