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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
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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。 A( ~8 a' Y U6 F2 ~) e
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4 W" _8 d6 {$ A- ` nVillage near the Island of Panducan& g6 I" T, C% B4 Z
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
/ g5 [( Y$ ^3 F3 X% S3 Ypart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of # k8 ?9 M) U' @; V6 v/ X
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with ) r7 Q$ m0 I+ V
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
( l0 z3 W- F6 p3 u" l0 JMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in - y8 p- U9 \! T5 A* }
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
]: @2 l! K# p/ }" yare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
& |9 x# B' {+ Thamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
+ y# ~+ M: N# s& fthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also & M" s/ O% { |
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
( A- a4 A4 g, A8 r( N. k& }3 z( ctrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using / I8 u% G" H% ^2 \0 ]% l' P, y1 D
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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* r! a1 m& g d- ^% YVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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' [' Q. w- S/ U- o, D5 TThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
/ L X+ i- V E* S; R- i) aincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
) t* x8 i( Q: u1 y8 P5 H9 jof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as / j+ ^+ _) K; h! }
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The . C% P2 A+ K/ ]7 i9 b0 Q
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
' [$ W q+ \: nscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl $ V' O# g" D8 i& {% X1 {3 K
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.9 q3 @# p4 V7 @- J1 q
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
3 A& U5 x$ C0 Z4 Xprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It . Y, x7 }- ~" | e; h$ f- Y# s
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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/ \3 K7 N" k# S6 @1 othem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 2 d" x. \$ `5 h( ]' K
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
3 x( G. M2 ^" F% W' A8 _of food for bears in the region." Z: W% k0 H) ?* B
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5 q; C2 b. x+ Z3 q! WTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
3 J2 y- e+ [7 I8 {is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
% X& K! t( A$ k4 G1 O5 darid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
! O6 D0 B) W, U2 RBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
" \; a+ y" U/ i. \8 k1 ^result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 1 ^8 s! b1 k0 b7 S& h6 r) Q9 G( u$ }
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that : F1 l( Q l: U) j
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
8 }$ {! G0 @ n* x2 c& apenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its / [; y4 ?, L1 n, I# A
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
. b; T. T6 A I8 J! ?site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world " G1 u3 S0 W0 o+ B" D
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full Y, A& b7 u+ ~ P% K! v5 {
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
! ]. Y$ N/ M( Z u& \& iexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: / A) o: f+ h( |8 n
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal V2 \* F7 F- Z6 {( ]# m, h
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
+ @7 ?% W: @4 D5 H+ |indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
4 E$ ]5 Z9 {: ?# O$ v. k a$ ` Vspecies are endangered.
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Camel Caravan
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/ i. s" P5 P0 ^8 N0 wOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses) V0 B/ ~+ r- S h5 ~- l
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
1 z' Z9 M4 r' G9 Y: \7 L Wthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs : B2 I. d" G2 w: s5 m" J
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and * E2 C0 r. t; S, L
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
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- h% R3 Q5 A' W2 Qbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 2 U: A+ M1 L$ Q
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 0 E( ]# C) c2 [* _8 f4 ?7 h
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 2 t t9 H7 w; \1 U$ _
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
: m" w5 j, i' E8 B: Wmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
5 P2 [9 G" G; q0 }5 O5 Y2 d; hcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).) ^% T0 i) f# z5 P
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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.
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to " @; S$ \( U- s5 g8 |
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
0 X3 ^ M3 {3 Y& tsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 1 V+ L( W3 Y8 H
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