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* X) m" t! {1 b& z$ ]2 p1 uYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
$ g, ?$ d" }2 G' X* g8 _# ?7 Q1989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。
) C; b/ }4 G) w9 Q% I6 I1995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。3 B/ V7 E8 o6 [' H8 c
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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8 S+ B, f' g9 G6 [! A" p: QThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 8 A. ?. U+ E+ {- I
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 6 s$ v+ E# `, P& U8 e3 K2 a
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
3 q! ?3 ?! _6 f4 V7 V/ |& Z0 Pneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent * y I$ j B& ?) D4 N5 [4 `
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in $ ]- E( S* B& a& ^# c# U
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
7 r$ k/ q9 j: Jare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ^ K5 ]3 [1 g6 s8 C
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
& W5 ~& ~5 j1 ~8 B9 p3 u( e$ d2 @the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
/ U/ y! i1 s U% a' p- ]cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
# Z! B" w7 t$ B- L' `) N. Q8 ptrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
2 u C3 I2 x* T. ?$ R; o6 |9 R+ \0 F: vcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
! o/ k* q( }# | v0 L' _! dfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands! \2 y. q; W0 }3 |, l# H& P
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ) ]" C+ H/ n$ r3 F
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some - F2 b3 M2 h( N; r4 h+ Y6 Z
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as + ]# G/ }1 _2 I# }) R% G' p
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
: W n+ d' a8 k8 s4 O1 toysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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7 T4 q6 ~& u5 E2 S' D# x4 bThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
* ~3 Q) @0 J( X2 N' g; h0 zprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
7 ?8 ]- t: ^ roffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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" ^ q6 r; F6 G6 I" e. U0 ?them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
, m3 s. X9 L2 f" vThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 5 Z4 T/ A; i) C. p9 y
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: p8 l( }4 }5 j/ cTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
5 W Z! }# K( P; gMADAGASCAR
+ b- s9 `" f2 {# A5 x$ T; f2 s% WWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
1 r% N4 h* P$ |% yBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ( K5 O( V. `3 U3 v% W6 a
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
' F# w$ r) m" p- g5 h7 X4 Lstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
- v7 U+ @4 ?5 @. krise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
1 V, i; y" N7 g; Y: D2 r- g5 z+ Spenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
7 F$ J) i6 F. S2 ^2 `name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The ' \! `* h% g& J) Q
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
+ P, H& p; t. qheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 2 l. o4 h! U7 R+ W; b
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
5 t( @, E: E0 |$ Vthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
5 f/ @. E {1 e: l/ `0 K! E* @autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 6 g+ h0 F( J1 [0 E3 c
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
9 M( o5 `2 i, d3 T% I8 fmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal " Y4 m# E6 Z8 \$ [- ]
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are $ z" E L, l7 W2 x( z2 t% t
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
4 @" c S" [6 S( e8 [( W" L* Dspecies are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
3 w5 c+ C! X5 R; L5 b$ ethe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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( N5 T# X0 e/ d- ddays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
2 c7 s0 c0 V8 n5 }presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 8 M( ]* h2 B C/ ~& e9 N
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!$ K) m: }3 \+ W
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
; y, j+ K7 M5 n' a$ xbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 9 z, L' U" U. f# l
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
2 p* C8 ^( N; r$ J9 M. a$ s! Oiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
+ H6 q7 Q. h0 H, Nfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
, y. B3 z1 r% {( K9 B1 {miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 8 b6 l( s$ ~( o8 k
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).' ~8 x* B; l) X' o
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ( H8 y7 V8 A& X' g4 U
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
! c5 {6 G& k, n& P; U/ h& _& @similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, - F& w* X1 J3 G, A6 e( v) q$ H
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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