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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
9 i! b# ]+ T; x; o! A1 ^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。
# W$ U" G: p0 g' [* ?6 T1995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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, x. O# j$ }. @5 i. L& Y2 x# kVillage near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is M+ d% |& q6 W& I
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 2 Y% n8 Z) g+ X- Y
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
5 W. _; M) A4 z+ l* y$ Tneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
3 `, ] ]# b1 M6 BMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
3 [/ P2 l1 ]0 p5 s3 j+ H+ Q. lconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
' ]) {( W8 y& S' ~are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 3 z( Y) }0 X2 S: n
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
8 G Z% Y% I) h' M+ R7 A; Pthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also # c1 K( D9 Y* g- U- [
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and - | F* ^1 V7 N
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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: S+ }6 H6 u P; OThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
3 G5 G% b1 r, |8 e1 aincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ( r- I% j# p9 X
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 8 B% \3 ~7 `* @3 q7 z4 @0 r4 L' n
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 9 r/ k2 E5 W( @5 O- e5 `2 V
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
* S3 U8 D4 d. Dscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
5 H) ?0 Y0 \( I. b* woysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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USA
- A' W2 e: Y7 c3 j" k+ tThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
! I% x! g2 t0 o$ E. J( [! Jprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
, g, H, `: T i( _2 X5 Foffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
& Z. p3 N) ~" Kreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
- M8 l' P+ R' f' }* ?2 Gthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 4 a p( k" d$ q1 f5 n% F9 s, @
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
0 d3 J8 e% G! V, Fof food for bears in the region.
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! E3 O2 j9 Y' W, m( @+ t+ ZTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ; M- M7 q4 U+ ]# X% O4 L$ u* T7 A) C
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most & o: z5 ]- d$ i
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 1 v5 k9 N) _5 w
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
5 G! K- z& [/ E1 ~, f: dresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 0 O n0 {9 n! h2 ~& A2 \
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that % ]4 @% Z2 M& X4 x: \
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
4 j; I. u% x: n$ \continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
& H" q1 R9 D+ S' |3 ^) B1 _that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 5 m6 R) @0 ~! q) V
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking : Q8 L8 L) \6 P8 ^9 X
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
; m- u$ Y+ e/ H* G# V) b' U8 G' y4 kmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
. {" D4 z \' g ]( ]+ k4 xspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are , A9 U& T. F, t" t5 \* i; E" J
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
' O2 h' o& w$ z' i) n+ @9 {9 bspecies are endangered.
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. \, D3 N; w7 A+ e' f3 nOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses7 {* q+ O% Q) J& o
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
4 U. |" F* W/ C0 Ecaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
J7 k3 g" H9 D( {. ~* G7 }2 Z9 bkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
0 H% Q) k; {8 c4 f( ythe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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1 z2 M# V1 W2 t( i, J3 _days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ! e. a: S E; i O% ~
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
; j$ z, p- ?( T g" @- L( c+ ?. Gsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the ' d) o r) v; z. g) A& l
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
* A" ]& F" r+ Q9 D. Ipresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. % p/ S" K5 R3 l6 l; B
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ANTARCTICA
# U$ P0 V9 j, n4 XAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
; s7 Z6 i7 e. u: q" H9 ^. Bbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
+ [+ E0 b0 `) Afarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
; [" u) G8 h: a; H" Cmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
7 n- V7 A* \) v4 K) i+ \, y/ Fcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
; U4 j) G; I' ~' ^& Rconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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