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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。* Y h* O% r% e- `
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。
6 j* Z- d& k# F1995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。9 s8 M; s+ p; U, G) G# b
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! I, R" p; @6 Z0 LVillage near the Island of Panducan5 e1 c# a) |, T5 u* e- a
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8 p* j2 k, q$ M7 g/ g" oThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
! j0 |8 B. N: Zpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of T% C# ?6 i* m5 m0 n$ P5 ] [
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
, B6 [- A# X. q7 q2 Nconflict with the central authorities. Among the population - U9 U) d5 C) W: y; M; H
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
; z9 k. Y8 q5 X: Uhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
9 {9 z; r; u3 ?) Lthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
5 V3 x. b4 L6 T' Y7 T* V# _0 O+ l) [cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
: q! L1 }0 v, T& Y& B+ {trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using ; k6 ?' W3 O _# k& J' g& @
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine # E) z8 l9 G. @, e* S- _/ Y/ ]' M7 j X
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/ [! _7 A) ^7 bVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands& |9 c8 d( @# X. h2 T+ t
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; { x$ J: \. P6 L1 \3 AThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
! l( C! P4 T/ A! }6 t, q0 Xincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
: k/ N7 @6 D- ^! s' bof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
( J1 d& h- r% r) ]seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
/ L! c# K5 `& m' f5 |( Hvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
# q$ h* M' B8 N) Cscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
* q9 p8 j5 S- |* O% O m. eoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska [2 `6 |8 O6 {& @% o- Q; s" y
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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 : A2 |6 w9 y# `& d, `4 {
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze , p; ^$ u5 X2 ~. C; a
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
! q; q+ N ~0 W* W# PThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ' g7 ?0 J3 b' W: E# B
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region" t0 L& t0 M! l0 i, }4 d G
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
; j0 \- m- X( E$ I) E* x( Uis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 2 j3 i$ Z4 J$ B* c! X/ M
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ; ~6 f+ W. {3 t+ M* ^; B
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
* I, B! J( `% H) k, ?( Uresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
: ~% p- ^9 g# astone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
9 `/ b) D, C' G8 Iname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
# z" w% A% F# O2 Jsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
9 A" a- y9 m4 Q0 z( G# jheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the $ A0 o5 ?3 g8 j) k5 O
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
* {5 D9 H' W! L- `5 s3 v: u# t( Rthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
2 L; A6 G" i' dautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
' ]5 Z) o. K( wexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
* C( V" C% K( P# C/ e$ ?5 g; kmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 4 ~) ]" |5 M/ [
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
# A" I' _$ l( Q, @4 [indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan . P9 X) R* y7 Z* a1 p) L! B
species are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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/ N& K! ~- T* v1 ndays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and $ k$ n& C& X: c+ O& V( H+ L. M! M& B
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
9 _3 j; C; R h0 l9 wOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
4 |; N. C; L+ C4 Rbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
0 z$ b! o: a- q! @/ | I, G% Tprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the * Z! N' }! t, e' X4 M+ Y! @
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees $ f" z% I7 g0 \# S4 O
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 o0 t9 w: E7 r( w+ z
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are & Q" v/ f; V8 b1 V' ]
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).0 w Q5 I/ Q9 P0 G W" b6 B# Q
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
% K) H* u2 h& W$ AThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
& M* O. V) J* d4 econsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 2 ~6 J3 K4 P4 W! _
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have : _5 U+ \3 @ B: l9 H5 F
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 5 M. k! s1 z& \5 j
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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