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0 Z/ A, T# e+ q. pYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
8 r0 p% v2 \6 ^9 L3 t$ A# A1989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。5 @$ t8 N8 v3 Z$ A! ?! H2 J" R
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。
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$ ]' c+ y4 _% d4 Z' y2 {* Q6 m5 |- BVillage near the Island of Panducan0 f5 Q9 z% r& J, ]
PHILIPPINES
/ \' Z/ C" N& \% T% KThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is * \/ M F" Y8 e, ` O
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
8 P* O6 B! x2 s; {, ^7 [4 Zconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 2 e0 K8 ^$ D, M5 T5 D1 f
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
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trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using - s. g- ?* O q. j2 @0 {( ^6 n8 I
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2 Y; X# F% c% Y) ~& G2 P& eThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 3 Y6 I! m5 E0 ?" c( _6 M4 G$ O
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ' K# `4 l2 @+ @! {+ |
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
$ t( H5 W5 z& Dseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The : p# x% \$ V8 e, _$ _ z/ r
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
- `$ i# u: @" c! Hoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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0 _( V8 }8 V( B+ x5 n4 O( _/ J( E" hThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
+ k) g" D( l d7 n! NThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
8 F" ^& m; u) M8 a6 t5 E3 I6 ^of food for bears in the region.5 S) O/ ]( f8 X ?; N
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: s, N, A: F$ g+ } B3 X, PTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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3 z. E* k5 a0 t4 t1 cWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 4 t. M( Q$ G" Q0 _
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of * e: B6 b r* a* t; ]! N
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its + B7 z/ ]! x1 B3 \+ k1 L' i
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 4 g" [. v2 u" K! b4 Y
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
; w2 E2 i; u; {! lheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
! m0 q! k% `4 c2 ]6 |- Hcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 1 q9 G( S$ b! j6 |4 ]
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
& C A% A: p; V. Q2 q- ymore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ; u1 D, T0 x7 w! \, s
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
2 |# F8 y# `0 n t* vindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 4 W; k7 [# y; z. u8 e
species are endangered.
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
, w4 H- h. ^% Sthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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4 Y7 @/ P6 M9 N9 mOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!- i- n8 m5 Q0 s
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ANTARCTICA
) }; d- S7 Z( R$ z/ `2 \ |All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
5 z+ w8 C6 G% A3 [$ fbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion * `3 `- j: ^* h7 w B% j1 y {
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 8 g" e9 M- x! I, o' U4 L1 ~2 ]
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
* d @1 F' R5 yfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).5 Z9 {1 L$ T2 j, m) [4 E" c/ R6 Z
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$ b: ~0 h, a0 V. K0 GPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 0 |6 \' d& \6 v% u2 c; [* g/ r1 q
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in & x6 K: q$ v8 P2 P
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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