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0 R" ^, y' z1 Q0 ^ t- n% I" GYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
! Y+ k# N1 \) Y ?* N. m+ 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。
. C; w% Z& ?: N" v" X2 Q- E. [0 Z1995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。) F1 n+ K8 h5 ~! G
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PHILIPPINES
$ c; M' r: Z3 L# p# AThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is b4 i* R$ T7 d% R( v) F, u, R4 L k
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
' _' B5 W! ?+ o' o% i; I0 [" [piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
5 f" g7 z0 i* q8 Cneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
; m7 _% c- p/ cMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
9 S7 X$ c: Z+ T' `conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
5 ^8 n4 _+ d4 C J) Iare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
1 A J; T& V/ Q4 x; Ahamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, * E% U; W J# [! Q/ S
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cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 1 I2 K0 f9 w- ^3 |: c" P; O
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
2 M* r; @/ C6 m3 p& a8 Ecyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
# V/ p4 a* ]3 T: B( z! I2 H! ~fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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7 @0 q+ A% W1 u: f. o x. m% Y6 IThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which , z8 M! }9 ~! \
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ( M7 J; y% W& T4 d# H) X. O i- v1 E
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
* W3 ]; V6 I1 ~; [ O9 pseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The - K; j" W( Q4 C8 r+ f3 V
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without % K- O# f/ W1 z+ O
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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0 g5 s9 i4 `! U6 J/ N0 VThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
1 w4 S9 f! B- x* ^' ]protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 3 Y. L& k3 q% S, ?
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.
5 D7 x. l$ E% v7 M. \4 f* {The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
- K- f( D3 @+ ]' ]# q# h5 ~- e" uarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
1 O' W* w5 C v. ?; N, ~/ sBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the + N9 Y% _, @. a- v4 m( v+ l; D4 Q
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
9 K: n! b. a0 U1 O- _4 estone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
2 q8 J2 M$ w+ ]& E* a% i z! T! ]rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
; p' e( j; a& o% ]! t* Ipenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
2 q; s- E/ o, w9 J( ~name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The " _: e% ]! M7 b' n4 P5 l
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ) O% P! I5 ?& p5 w/ B1 P& C
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the , R6 Q5 j" n$ e+ Q. T4 q
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
! v. v. H9 N- W7 A0 ~9 Othat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
$ o, _# r- ]( y! nautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
& y* k& j9 Z7 Yexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
8 i. s( O" ]. rmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal " c1 o9 g* t% Y
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
6 u, S c& n# x) O3 uindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 7 t1 d( V! m: b7 Y- g! w2 @
species are endangered.
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% s8 H% W) t; ~ i. b/ wOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses t4 Y, s: z6 a& H
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
5 w( ` O f: v( R$ ccaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
/ h- x) ]# i# ]& d7 Q3 T; tkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
7 n! ?* N# U% z0 }7 a- a8 c3 r. Ythe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 6 d# @0 n" Z4 C7 d+ Q) g: ^
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 8 S# H* x$ w" ?3 s5 v# ]& H. {
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the ' ~4 o# K8 S b6 S6 X
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
: L- M9 k% I8 ^2 \; {presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
) _8 e% u* T6 `3 ?+ | LOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!/ E8 |0 k" [, } H7 K' x
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
/ F4 d% s! u; `2 O& f- U) rbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
, V7 U" K, R+ J( [; T; Vprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
: B- n3 S. G5 F2 siceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees - K. E* `) s! l, l! k' O
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
* B' Z7 G+ c% |( d/ wmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
! X. D$ D$ V7 m# A/ mcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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: R* f- X# C9 ~/ n% M2 w+ HPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ) C) H. a* X% g6 x$ t
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
5 o( q! n1 J1 b/ O$ |' v: gconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 7 \+ W# V5 S/ m3 ~0 Y5 X6 J
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to ' J, s" d6 k2 L9 @1 c, V* h
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
7 b k8 V0 c4 m6 Y0 Nsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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