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3 I' x" v- g+ O6 t2 f6 n' jYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。0 z7 _8 F% t# f f6 w
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 f, l2 @9 l; H- ?$ a( t* w1995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。' J8 ~4 r. ?; M: h7 ~! T
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Village near the Island of Panducan' h: f: {! C; O6 m
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
4 r' b C5 U+ @* G' q* bpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
L/ d+ L! a+ O5 }1 X1 Bpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
3 L- T% o8 E; U' Fneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent # B# Q; c! p5 }# n% _1 n4 a" y$ N8 e. W) ~
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
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are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
: N9 K# m. f& |% v) @5 Q- f+ Bhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, ! \7 c9 x$ J8 y4 u9 N
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
5 q+ X1 U) Y* z1 e! _+ g, g0 {cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ' i: ?& G# p' ]% Z! r, i
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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* J2 f, E9 W. Q* z4 a% ^The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 5 f2 N+ c4 B, g$ ~6 \4 [* c
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 6 J9 [$ O5 q u; v% ?4 R1 O
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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8 `( a( T1 \( U& qThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
1 [2 x9 {- J/ M& R% F" q- gprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
& a6 L& q. r" |% V5 q0 e. ?8 joffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that & M( z6 p8 B. ~3 E
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
8 ~+ t2 w2 K5 E8 Q9 @them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 8 K& M# V" q, J1 h
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MADAGASCAR
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
1 l1 H8 n+ ], g# zBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ( } ?6 l( O0 ?4 a- A, C/ `6 x8 |9 F
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
2 T5 U" ^* M% L1 B( xstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
( ~ l* o% N6 C) O2 z5 L; N3 crise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
* a3 S6 X' h& c: _5 B) |penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
~+ v9 q$ e4 L v2 Z% f* mname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
) b7 @6 M( A* Usite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
) X! a5 @ b- Vheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the - d( T) Z4 `" C7 e
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
8 w3 c9 Q& Y# f, O4 @that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
3 e2 L$ A$ R/ H6 A7 kautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
/ j1 w7 r& e& e- d1 pexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
) [) _! D! @8 V+ Q; }more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ! f9 O: p9 h$ \, Z' H8 p: x' V
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are . f/ W0 _ u5 Q/ N& D( C/ _/ p( r: b# O
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
9 E2 A! s# d8 A' _6 f o3 i4 nspecies are endangered.
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6 F! r( s0 h8 F# }6 N2 CNIGER
0 Q# n c6 r* L/ GOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses8 h9 x; Z0 J, ~/ z' `; i" ~" t
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A 5 c0 j2 N" n$ ]
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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: b( e6 `! d9 Y/ }' p* Z" l! j8 npresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 3 l5 M4 u4 b; Y7 i
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
! J' r, Q0 V& }6 abeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 8 X5 o# |. w. s+ ^
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 # Q# l& w' h+ A/ P
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are , F, r6 W+ q F: V- w* e
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).: Q1 D" C% a G! C1 l
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5 w' Y" u4 `6 HVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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8 |1 Z# Z6 Q5 ^1 @Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
! i- G5 e% M3 p6 w: aThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
7 N2 B0 f% `$ u# J. xconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
& c$ P" T0 A- N4 r8 N9 I6 K! w& nfrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
$ H! r9 t1 s9 n& u+ Gthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
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