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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
7 E! P' A; d9 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。& y* ]( }" f6 ?! H. E
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
/ a* u# X# P) v6 J9 V4 s kpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ! O' I2 x; X( k" J; {) p9 L9 z2 m
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in $ g% U7 I7 z, i5 K$ A+ x! A' B
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 2 R9 c+ D* U. \
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ; h+ [' k/ \. D4 D' {3 q0 j
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, / n7 r, e. X8 m' i* D1 Z G, M4 e
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 8 B* m0 H# m q" x, `) c
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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# T( g, x3 H" H0 R% \& V8 D+ LThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 7 R8 R- o1 _! K) }% p) r' `
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
3 k" a8 C( R1 f# g; a& ~* ?of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
- M1 j. R& g- nseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The , Y8 E8 j0 |& n1 e8 j
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
% c' |! E! I8 k2 `( d" @scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 6 [! l+ Q5 q1 Q0 m7 d( ]! s) g) x
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.( k0 ~: Z) F0 O2 K. ~6 z
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska# ?* k& r8 u7 |" ?# w4 ]
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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. : j3 b& `) V. J- p( o
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ' A9 n( }2 W. A; I+ y* W
of food for bears in the region.
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9 }! ~2 }' d3 BTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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' O" w% t6 h+ h0 I1 DWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 4 g8 i8 M: ?4 `! T, }
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ) \# L& P; o+ |. z& E0 u+ T: N1 Y
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
1 W* y6 {) s! B/ }2 \2 kBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
0 Q' n* G' y" k( R/ t4 \0 j0 Xresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
. S2 H9 k4 t" z3 W d: rstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ) c4 h/ o( r. t$ z
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human / Z1 y: O$ G* f) w6 t' S6 X7 l/ b
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
4 D! x' x" R5 L/ l. Nsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ' v* F% P' E$ u
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the `) e5 ]2 f3 B/ B. J$ c( F
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 8 h# H. J+ d3 D, n
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full & l$ _1 q8 |8 c
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
& Q# z# t1 J% ^) ^) sexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: : G+ s. t, E5 U: b: P3 l
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
; x# t( z/ K3 P0 U' y8 R" cspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
2 U3 Q& ^3 M0 u6 Cindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 3 T4 T2 b, Z5 K; x, w
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 * `7 _( v- D/ i, A$ h2 F
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
) U# c0 _7 q' W9 \& othe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 9 q C( `2 L, Q2 @: d( T2 H a
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
T& u8 d) x+ H& u, Z- I5 }days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
" {- G+ ?. C p _& sare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
" ?* \, t1 X3 \suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the " |% I/ {# |7 y9 Z) P
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 3 j0 u3 ?. ?* ~+ U7 `
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 6 |$ X/ T, Q5 y) l8 C8 m5 |: l9 V- T
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!% X: T i4 `- ^& h) O
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+ {' }/ s0 N% e7 F; UAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
8 @" t6 Y1 X# G4 Bbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
5 o0 ]- Y2 g- \; j( O% _/ ?" a0 `protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
, |+ E+ @. M" p3 q; a- viceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
" m, ~) t, a+ M n% Zfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
) M' n6 J) z# ?( r1 S0 E W9 lmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
" ? W5 g1 @2 ?$ z1 q5 v$ scovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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4 C: r8 \$ j0 m/ o* D0 ~Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. " v1 T/ X1 c" n6 Z& _2 T
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually # Z# h! o+ [- \( {
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
8 D w. R b" ?# f2 O. _% Q$ Ffrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
e/ `( E4 h. h- G0 Wwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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