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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
% ]. c1 d, ~0 s& G1 s! t. 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。
. \8 H4 T1 b! @6 ~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。0 h' b0 K, x2 s5 S5 E& o/ r
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PHILIPPINES
8 [2 d ]& o& s6 [, a4 xThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is + h8 k6 q, u1 [6 ~! `* N
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of + U9 R0 s. Y& Y4 X# a) ?
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
. O9 e( m3 S& J8 ^% S5 O+ sneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent / T( v+ i$ J. a6 U% C+ ~
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
% k( j1 c/ ]. O, x2 a9 vconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
5 C1 M$ t3 @5 T1 [* ^& }" N8 dare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
- u& B1 e" {: |% j! G. G" Whamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
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cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ' N; e1 V6 s. O0 |( \$ c& ^+ w7 C
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
% y9 d( \3 e9 X3 c0 gcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
' M7 [5 H. G D5 F* F9 lfauna, especially on the coral reefs.* ^" U+ r) t$ x) R7 l8 U
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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- d3 n9 G$ z, U" W/ s# CThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ! i# _4 X& E1 ]; Y3 b
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
9 B6 I0 \; b0 E) Q6 V; ?% Zof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ! m3 o1 ?( H: L4 F
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ; b2 u$ G9 E1 k M
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without $ w/ m, u) z2 ~
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl , F0 K+ ~" k: i
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is . L3 L/ K }- i7 O# i
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
: _" d) ?- t- V2 M) x1 A# uoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
6 d9 Z- F7 A" RThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region. b" i" U6 i& a/ d$ s! K
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
2 |7 w7 V' A. z. Q* u/ u2 ~is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
- W, L3 L* f0 @7 ?result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the # \$ M% U d' T: D0 y; W
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
. }: T- j. M3 }5 X; Mname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
' c! y- h* O5 qsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world * ~* s* u' \0 i
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the " A8 Z5 E) k$ a, m; q+ Q/ ?
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
& T% w* |5 x6 P8 vthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
; E+ p6 F' j- H+ X" C, Aautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
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more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 9 T$ A5 p) X) X- u$ F" ] Z
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ' ^. n R4 O" C
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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NIGER
( v6 G! Y2 U' w4 \1 n6 iOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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$ @6 Z* m4 ~4 w8 R2 E; Mcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!$ U6 Y% U' F0 F1 M5 k
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 5 L/ M$ L# p3 k7 z0 Z+ N
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees : h0 R$ D' \ ~* l6 F* B, P
farenheit (-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).) [$ G1 ?4 Z4 Z$ o6 m
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( T! N! D, E7 M" b( fVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island3 m- I2 @; j# f& ]
THAILAND
5 m- Y, }) i, I. ZPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to ! B0 m' N, D3 M* D, J
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 4 U7 O* K2 G' u. W
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 9 g# w3 N7 ^$ S3 ~# K+ |5 O5 Q+ p
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 0 s4 Y) B o3 Z2 s6 y
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