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* f* A+ p: C: ]" nYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
! ~0 O1 G) w4 J$ R2 y$ q1 I5 N1989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。: e1 s6 M* c+ P% o" u
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。) H) k( k7 x) X3 C
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is : h% W7 `7 q# Z2 m3 N
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of , u; Y: {; @" r& R
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ; Y% |+ T- k1 ?0 g- l- I0 `1 L3 [: F
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in / m" |5 @, s& E! d# f3 \' _
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
6 z" d R# [. `2 C' c9 X* uare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
& o m4 ?5 q5 l( khamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
: y7 o! i, U/ H: L/ V9 `+ y4 Xthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
+ B0 {5 q5 ]- z0 G6 ]: tcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
4 h' D- ]3 S G v1 C) K% [trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 5 d# r8 ~, N f9 |1 S8 z% g
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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. f8 |% t) \/ D& p8 LThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which , h0 H- n( H/ _0 Z
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some : Y7 w9 @8 c7 F L
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
; P% u T3 o5 B( c0 f% Nseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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USA
3 ^' G. x% y' g7 ~' mThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 4 w" V. Y) b6 Z% d& A. r* J
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
4 Q9 E o6 ~, \" D! Ioffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. * k" {, t6 A* \. G: a2 c
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MADAGASCAR
4 i3 Y, F& L0 T: P! [/ p: SWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar $ f$ E, @5 a" a' c
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
. Z4 r, X. x$ ?5 o. ]4 V4 Warid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
! ?0 U H d L; K! z9 oBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 1 q7 D, r; S6 g- t8 u
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 8 i/ I7 u; C; Q0 V0 r! E2 x8 x
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9 T. w( M" S5 Dname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
5 w3 F8 I$ p* }) osite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
2 r4 z# B% ]7 I2 Oheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
* ~' N+ Q. p D7 ?: e1 ?6 rcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking : `0 w r$ o9 |9 R5 K/ Q) K* g
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
; X7 z# X+ B& y/ z$ K- _more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
2 s' \8 G" Z5 [0 D Pspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
& y7 M0 @5 N8 p+ h1 n" Hindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
2 f% G7 K" A# f/ rspecies are endangered.
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NIGER
0 Z6 @/ D x/ g0 e0 WOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses9 T. p" G. O! h' O
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have; H7 a1 j7 \2 Z1 v- Q
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
3 \) y, T7 C0 e- |/ E% b, {; B# iprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
% @# ]. K ]3 Q4 o1 a3 Q. `0 giceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
/ W2 s; w$ ^6 ?farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ! f& \$ p$ Q, R, S+ W7 _! n4 d
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THAILAND
5 L/ h& H- V# W/ a! Z3 HPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
/ E6 @1 h) E2 H( o$ R, SThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have * y& g7 G8 Z9 ?
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ; K5 n) X9 x& E8 f. U
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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