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' Y9 Z9 K/ D5 B, s# IYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
/ y H1 U$ G+ h% c* r0 X1989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。
+ G) R4 }" u" e7 Q: }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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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 4 P# `( ^( z2 y) z; M. b
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
, d% Z# V+ m, ypiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
0 A" x6 y' t3 [) F, Kneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
4 L( f3 A* H9 S L e, jMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in , H" w: D' j9 q2 v
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population . Z' U$ d( w8 N$ @. p
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
1 s8 i/ h7 p. G, h0 f0 Uhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, * x& \+ l- ~' L& H
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
/ r$ Q' s0 L! l4 S) f% tcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
3 j0 E8 Y7 R p' Ctrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 6 H" A: Y p- O" ^- @
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
# C a3 t3 V/ i7 o7 afauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands7 [. k- l" p0 z6 k
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 7 F& H* {" Y* G0 W$ S
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some C# K! Z7 _- E3 H$ l: R7 q
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as $ `5 Q+ u/ S& Z! B% y# B
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
# _/ M/ y6 Y* D( Gvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without . v& R* }& m x: @
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ! V+ k1 ?7 c0 Q$ o
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 3 ?5 e2 G% `/ ^( n+ ~5 i
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 7 y M7 p& N$ F) z
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
$ N7 q! g B, U( o0 _/ c3 wis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most " ]7 N: E. {7 w# P" Q- y
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
/ _( F# ^& u# @. `# G; [2 rBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
" W( b- `2 P4 M* Z, hresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ' N; L& U0 \: f7 [1 T: D2 l. f" F
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that & I$ s5 M- _1 F9 H) q
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human ; \+ `, m% A( Q, `) v: E
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
2 ]& K' S* ?7 u! K, ~% o1 kname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 9 D1 P9 K! n4 ?: `0 G: L+ i
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
9 E2 S% m/ h2 E, I2 |, D$ aheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the , C' l) u' ~6 d& v2 p' F5 n
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 4 L7 O$ T" F+ j
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full # |$ T9 s' V7 f2 C
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
8 p+ J" F* G) M: V/ M4 P8 K1 Bexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ; m6 z& ]7 H9 n% V, Y3 K' S0 w
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
% @5 k( x0 \9 E, T: j' {species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
" A+ u# ?) e# ^) Z+ L0 {' P. a' P. bindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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/ Y" C. r8 X" A/ {5 ]/ u! KOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
V! d% H- a) m# z) @Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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3 w6 k, o9 |2 ?8 I* Z( lsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
& n8 m& @# P2 }7 f' w1 [, pmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
3 J% A; L/ d' @7 {/ S2 jpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
( {( ^1 e- _4 ~( gOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!6 e7 b! N3 s$ Q: J" x- V
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ANTARCTICA
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 8 A0 [7 f2 P; B% ?! W( `
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).: J, ]! T. |% @
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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
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
+ N# r8 H# U# Dwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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