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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。 x$ _" R( S$ V5 @( Z1 g$ X [
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。1 [2 Q( E1 _! G/ n/ }; q5 \2 T- t
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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6 [! f( v5 m# R/ t6 EThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with # `: Z4 m: H2 L
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent - }- O1 y/ T3 j2 f) {) ~
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
# y7 r( `: C iconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
f+ g9 e+ ^3 V+ N4 J0 ^3 C7 Aare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
" U, V6 I7 V' p/ fhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
. o* R6 w/ |" r2 d5 a X* L( D- othe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
! Q4 @) l7 A Kcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
* t( g K5 L# M2 I% u0 d2 ztrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
, n) `6 w: _$ u8 Vcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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PHILIPPINES6 X! C( c8 K+ @( ^" ]4 ?2 \: s) l) M$ J
The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
' ^ L% O# I+ w6 m6 F5 _6 aincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 4 I1 j* U$ u, r6 p- |' M2 p
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as , |; B/ b2 |% A0 ^4 n, z
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 4 l3 [- E; |* H
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 5 G2 b$ f7 q' t* i9 V9 n% s! Q7 X
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl & l0 z$ S8 ?+ R/ |
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It & i; w0 O V) A! J0 W
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
, k( g- a6 r( t2 treflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
% j' {3 ^: X1 b* O- hthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ; ~3 y7 u. f- H, i3 t) [ `0 h
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 8 H! s$ l2 e4 k) i9 O5 C e% J
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region7 J& m% x1 [7 T6 n
MADAGASCAR
5 X* S9 U4 e' n2 uWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 3 v! L+ Z4 O, P2 L% h8 W
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 7 ?* l: Q: \+ s% g2 r3 I
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
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result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the % Y5 a& R' v' r; K2 {; B; I
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ( K) u& i9 E0 ~. B) u9 q
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
0 \, X+ |9 D; T. L( Ipenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 7 L4 w; }" i& @. t* @! n, P( Q
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 3 v* i% o; b0 J; ^ D
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
4 A1 ? ?+ q) _) x/ sheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the # U2 n5 u8 L9 P2 |
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
' s; ?" ]1 D8 Xthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
7 v) @, ~6 d k H( Yautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking . D! n8 ~3 y6 ?& K2 ~8 N
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
5 n/ w p) K, n( a: W" y% ymore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
$ p7 M! c- J9 G& ]4 q' nspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 0 q6 [0 t% L& |/ h- r1 m m
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
4 O. |% g9 {1 }0 w* Ispecies are endangered., y# e4 p8 P3 y- o9 F8 Z6 c
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Camel Caravan
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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 ! N, `$ U) m3 o% ~1 I6 {
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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0 l1 Y/ U: e0 n! Edays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and $ G+ @+ z: m! k. v' M( ~3 T3 f" N
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast& ~/ X+ T) S" _! O0 n( C" \
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have- w+ N& o9 ?- {
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion * _4 [* P! R- r; N; N; }
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
2 v6 @4 m8 f, ^; E0 M( {( Giceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
8 a E& E: n+ Z8 {+ V' w2 ^( tfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
* e+ [4 U1 G0 R# u8 P2 Q) d1 Emiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
* T9 Z6 q# v: o8 _covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island! I2 o$ W1 p) n, p
THAILAND
0 f) o2 R) I0 g! q+ ^- W. f. U+ BPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding $ q4 N( f' u: P5 G+ f1 v7 J$ J
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to $ I1 v- r8 }% k l
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
. i, C3 g0 K3 O- ^similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, o4 U+ j1 g1 n( `/ J$ e" ?
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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