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: W/ @) s/ w! u0 b* `Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。5 ~ {* V5 m& g+ b/ f8 z2 u+ d
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。
8 l. i! {2 ^& S1995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。% H2 P: n- T; y0 h
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5 |, B7 m5 q. A0 ]/ _( A5 YVillage near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ' B: [, D( [+ p- T. e1 {
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
) D4 H M) R7 fpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
. K- p4 E* I/ u$ }neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
" u( d5 ]( i7 r! V/ r3 g1 iMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
3 z. t6 }4 Q2 T7 y+ E0 Bconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
4 v5 S$ C; J3 [0 Q: p1 c) C6 t: `are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
' W" B0 f0 `7 k. vcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and : Q- n1 m( S. d- g$ S
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 4 P7 k8 ~$ |% J: q& n2 T
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
7 W- E. u' G' S2 o7 S" t8 g2 mfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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3 Y2 Z; Y8 r! B, ~9 |The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which % Z9 \- d* t( b
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
/ o$ K7 O2 z. |of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 3 W0 p0 d0 B" u
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The / m; g/ B) \# j5 I& n+ {. \
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 5 Z4 a+ }; S& _4 R1 a, d9 S
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska1 Z: j# o4 e9 g4 r
USA
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
& q# ^* }) m: {3 j. F% Voffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
/ X" E; d- I6 i+ Hreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
! |# t. n- {; j8 W: D! \! `; Ythem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
9 K# a. Q* v/ }3 G" s2 F% `0 p5 h% s$ ~The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source . b. ?# e% ?# P; u4 E: m+ `
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region9 R) o0 ^7 l8 A1 b) Y+ t+ t- j
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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
. M, N$ \5 Z o+ o4 LBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
+ K: s+ D1 F: J- t- @result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 5 v, C; S1 @1 X$ a) l; N
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 0 Q0 j' u# m/ h8 ^) X
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
3 a5 R# I3 M3 K$ o# Npenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
% o* E E' ^; N+ Wname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 2 k9 d) y( I6 c1 N' Y
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ' m0 U% T3 e/ a. R0 d8 S4 e. t
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the # ?, [7 ~/ Q- l" o
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 4 Q! e+ t" C k
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
4 B% W6 h+ k) L* Y2 Z) Y9 ?autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
# Z9 m2 t; `/ i3 P8 uexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
/ Q8 _" M: C! ?more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
0 G8 R5 v, i( Q# U5 h1 Ospecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
: W( ^8 H: H0 \& Z5 t; ]indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan : `% C+ }$ W' K
species are endangered., N8 t9 B+ _' ]2 [1 z/ e, g
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ( x9 u: P8 u+ K% ^' N! D
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 2 b4 _/ {! @8 P) [ Y2 |' i( T
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs & c' a& t# e. Q) b/ N7 t
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion a6 _% E! A$ S# b$ U! M# i; d
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
$ L+ Z0 i V4 t5 `iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
8 B3 ^1 d! E1 ^8 v& U6 z8 |1 kfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
+ Q" w* |5 O' _1 Omiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
( u$ n. J, | z$ K# K& a3 acovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).1 J5 V% }! Q1 I4 b; L& v1 u
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6 A; O8 u, |5 l6 z2 i8 mVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
# D- ^$ n% F# d1 kconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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