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% C6 B5 D+ P4 y# |8 XYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
/ G$ p: S6 X* T7 I6 p+ V1989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。! T% y# N) k% g: n/ r1 z3 S. }2 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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan; m" V- b \$ j
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
b, z3 {* T7 B9 d: J; fpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
6 Q3 \) y9 ?5 {9 o. CMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in $ T- O8 V8 v. K0 {5 d4 I( k
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 0 V% v% T" d$ @
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
6 W* l! n. l" V5 V0 H( K4 zhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, $ [% c1 O' \+ X: D. P
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ! p% c! z0 M( U- r
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
R. Z: M" Q3 s, d ~- Ctrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
/ f3 h& ]. b3 r9 r7 Y7 ~2 Jcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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# s% C% R8 V& [( Y% i; o0 nThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
1 d8 R( |1 H L6 Uincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 5 u7 @. h L8 W0 r8 A/ j
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
5 D( G8 r' A% v$ g; xseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The K0 G. T: J+ F+ m
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
( ?0 ~% o9 d( W& u4 I2 {1 Loysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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' a9 q( o9 i6 LWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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/ G: ~( b/ b* t+ lThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
7 T# q; T% ]* m; M: L/ I% V$ f3 Fprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
4 x: @- T% ~8 ?1 Doffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 1 e$ N, |( @) Z) M
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
' H3 `/ [' C* W+ ^, Vthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ) K3 A$ d- N1 K+ E( \
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 8 j, ^; |/ T1 Z5 L
of food for bears in the region.
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8 ?7 r' k+ d/ UTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With 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 , n" V- L: E( {: j# U2 l, r
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
/ N! P, O* d4 Z, kresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ! u6 q3 C: w8 S* V, z6 X0 \
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
8 [$ p d0 r) b, O; J' l! Grise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 1 a: y0 ^' _8 M9 M
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its , _; ?4 H' _6 R0 M U1 @
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
) y4 S; r# \- y5 Psite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
9 u5 c, x8 t$ \6 X! d' Oheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
8 H" E7 o% k k- @+ ycontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in " z6 j |/ E$ p/ ~. o4 q1 z' y4 ?
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full $ C# D2 y" K% j' U7 t
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking % [7 y; A# C$ B- q; u7 {
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 7 s/ E3 E6 l" Z M
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
3 v$ ^4 s: g( c* Z3 Pspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are $ u0 x# y% ?8 I2 I, e
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan / Y: }: n X- F
species are endangered.! ?) e8 `9 w w( C( i4 u3 J
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) y9 b* g6 U& I7 i/ b8 A& t: `7 Z3 kOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 0 X* P- X+ x' \$ R( K6 e+ F
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs * V4 i1 i6 e" i4 c6 U" ~1 i+ `. } x
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have % _( `2 `2 ], e' N5 v
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and , m1 ]: w2 S$ {
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
! X& J5 N+ R' [& q; K) QOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!3 x ]: h1 f1 N3 M: V+ T% p- M
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast2 A; H" P! p0 X/ ^ J
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
& O) P1 b* Q- J, mbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
' `) `* ]( D4 e- V1 tprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
) U) D& |1 [, D0 L9 Qiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees . d% E' u& Y8 o& V! O6 a
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
7 J3 K# U: g; i) L! [2 Emiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
$ U- t( w7 l, D4 \covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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) y Y3 }( g# j: |& f% S* sVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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2 w7 M: K* F% w. m: j. oPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 6 H2 x1 `. i# g
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 7 l5 s2 x) X1 q& ^
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
; P4 q/ T) F. l/ _8 m- f+ Zwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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