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9 m* @( {3 w* q3 E0 ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。7 m$ @! v4 t: Y0 x; p1 b/ L' B3 }% k
1989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。
. L% |, E+ ]* j3 i9 u/ i( v( P% ?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 Panducan3 j+ q+ R5 {( ^3 Q+ o
PHILIPPINES6 B9 q) H3 C* `' Z' {) W ?5 Z
The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent % }3 W( e# n9 l, y' [( k
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
( Z; V# b$ W0 ^5 V. Kconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 9 S2 g P- U% k1 P" Y) ?9 p0 f
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 6 O% C8 `3 J! ]; ^
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, b( M, A; Y ^. c
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
7 e* D% O/ I' `# Qcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
9 Z/ ?" N6 `+ }) H: y. T/ O0 ~trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using % h( ?% \, `, W9 V& U$ W
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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; S, N k: w+ AThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which # P- R# P. ~1 a* V$ g# J1 R
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 3 F, i5 [* m m0 b. g% l
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
6 n; G: V8 ]/ jseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The : d/ n* s6 L; {, i% r
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ) l2 i% ^, A; n: h& s0 C
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska& A( h. q4 W2 ?0 A' Y2 [
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 7 x( L; I7 l3 L
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
( ]2 `& I8 Y: g' G3 N, E Cthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
' W% X, P" x/ Y) w1 [$ \The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source + M2 r1 G8 o+ V& e/ _5 n3 G# g
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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& O' G. E# b6 r4 t+ FWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
0 D% N- G; @: z3 p [, K/ l, ]is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 1 w' j% W6 F0 I7 h! D6 Q# m2 C
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
6 J# Y0 h, z4 w2 p0 MBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 4 J! C# k0 i9 f. O
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
6 }9 n* U6 C% C* Pstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that % W5 o: G% ?0 I/ ^
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
7 s4 y8 `7 D. z0 \penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
/ L# z' k( [) n( {! Z2 v9 }! tname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The , u; R: z7 @% L. t$ X2 [4 }! D
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 4 ^0 f- r) s0 I" B% J+ Y$ }% X
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
- P. w0 w/ n; a2 a* @' acontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
9 ` _& e* e8 o7 f9 ?' k/ p6 Tthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full " P. r9 P1 e% |% X3 b$ }
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
o, [( c. Y0 E# lexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ! w. d3 @& F+ o* |% d4 r
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
' M: I, z; P+ d5 r7 v! e# sspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are & ^# h6 b+ ]! E/ Z \5 a
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan + T/ W4 ]( C3 r5 W' \" o; M7 \
species are endangered.4 ~* O u% T! y& z% {. X
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses' \4 p8 Z$ i4 i: V7 N( V' h9 q/ Z
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 4 [; Y2 t+ w5 A3 C3 z. K
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
2 i% z! T$ a9 q( p2 z4 b' Osuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
5 }$ C% V% [8 D( J+ fmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
2 [: |% ]0 M! B v4 P) Ypresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
4 q% u- j" P; I& q# E9 kOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!. f6 _/ |- z& y& P8 M
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: `8 Q9 ?9 N4 i3 @5 N: x! KIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ( W4 y: V) q! V2 o5 L- y
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
+ i, i. G5 ^7 ~ o4 L% P& G5 [( Piceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees " m9 H/ D- Q6 |# D1 w. ^
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ; Z% s+ b2 P" I& ~$ L H
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
3 h+ T. w0 Y8 Vcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island# ^7 C* z6 `& R$ l( g& B
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. , H* B3 h; I9 u- ^- N% [# s, \% A8 O
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to 4 y% ~( W* D5 @# {3 ]
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 4 J! q4 r3 @% G; c+ g. l% {
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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