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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
. |9 `( r$ k+ b8 p1 F! o1989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。
, `: e) o7 n5 c9 I2 p1995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
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with % u4 Y2 S0 K- {9 ?6 {) a9 W# B @' y4 X, S
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent # u3 g# _9 r5 k9 R* {! \
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in / W3 Q6 W6 u8 z, i9 v9 I& h9 P
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population * W9 g! G+ h- ~4 q2 I9 C. z
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 7 u$ A$ c& @# P- z4 K6 P
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
9 S* w. z' U; ^: U* I8 dthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also , I/ T; w4 D) I7 a! t
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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/ U9 Q- A. M' F' `2 TVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands) S( B8 V4 t5 U
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
% H1 w4 ~6 O- Uincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
1 s5 M0 g( [5 w; O' P$ q( Sof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
: f; j. ]3 m4 i; Q- `8 cseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
$ ~) W+ L3 @5 |; ]5 Hvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without / S. w$ s7 \! u. Y5 \! v
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl + v( @( z" _( q, T! K
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$ {& W7 f2 W/ b% o, Y/ aWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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/ j' F( L: Z% n: Z. N/ q0 DThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
+ P, Q4 g8 z' c! j; tprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It % e/ \/ H% m. C1 n G8 C
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 7 @3 f% x0 p+ @( c/ d
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze % a) S" P& c- H! W
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
+ c- ^% X4 s% u8 B0 X4 ZThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 3 j4 E( H. ~% I9 [) s/ I; ~' i% K
of food for bears in the region.1 Z$ v V; u/ V$ q' o
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MADAGASCAR
3 j# m7 q- z, |' Z! EWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 3 b9 { b) m! C9 [1 s
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
( }6 K1 Z- C' L) J; M2 L* P6 \arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ! \* r+ Q8 P; {7 M8 z4 d' v
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
) n' `4 q* i9 |% w9 z3 uresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the $ a/ h! ~- K' u, z( S$ w
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that , Q \8 l* M* l1 D, Z! `
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
) [6 T8 a8 H- v, {9 f' Tpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
2 I# u( `. q6 V5 \/ M# @name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 6 `3 ^7 b9 \1 d; i8 [! X5 ? ]
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
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continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 4 S, E6 I1 h7 C/ Y7 ]/ e
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
0 `' E$ P6 Q0 r4 d% P3 D& W1 ]autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 7 S3 W" J" q. P0 V$ P( X" f1 Z. A( t
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
( \2 G! h y2 j& K' vmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ' u: X9 v7 f( R0 g1 ]
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
( q7 E3 d4 s, C- F: E; jindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 6 N3 r: e" P& U, R& e0 J5 O* Y
species are endangered.
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7 ]* _" W5 y6 _( E* r( f. k3 HOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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2 h; O& M; Z3 Z, {# S( J5 V& B: |caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
& r& h- J3 f0 w6 M3 hkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
% n) K# `4 M5 J/ J% {/ f/ e# u* bthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs * g. I8 V/ n- m
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
. m; d( D' p0 d5 h: v8 h% Nsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
8 q/ Y5 L8 K, Jmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
* O U3 q) u/ h6 t0 r5 @8 Q" Bpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. ! V* O g; W( B J
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!: E$ X& U: C/ \4 Z9 e5 ?. z }0 z
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ANTARCTICA
& `& p- K5 f% ~) h# M7 d9 }9 ^All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have' H* `: i1 Z. \! s
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 1 Z; W/ b$ M3 P8 \
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 3 Y7 y6 V8 @6 A9 ~* l% K: b& g8 Y6 c
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees & K$ I$ H5 R- w/ f* a* T3 V7 e
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
: K9 L2 a j$ C9 x+ @+ Wmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
# w- J7 v8 ], [9 O( n7 ^covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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0 l3 ^; Q7 r" p$ XVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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* l6 i0 A7 K, s0 L# j2 o; EPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 4 `0 b5 ]! `/ C& L* x9 @5 X" j
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
4 r3 {. q: e m; S9 v1 b+ Pconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
4 n9 y5 G* Y/ Y: ^3 i! Twhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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