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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
( O1 g# U- L, g* l3 Z* \4 o& O7 w1989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。5 e' L2 I/ \- e( q" O' t7 z
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。" |: Y, R0 D% G1 L
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Village near the Island of Panducan4 A; t2 {; z5 o
PHILIPPINES
& {7 O5 z# f! y2 eThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
$ I6 i. j! H9 P$ o2 M0 |# O. ^- `" Upart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 2 E A: r, N( ~! @. |% _8 }
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
$ I4 ]$ I6 |5 F! @# lneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
+ O; l4 q7 d9 ]/ f KMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in * s$ d e* L+ P& W) `
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
. }# o( t+ M! f$ ^' f4 |are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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4 l7 K0 \9 D( fthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also % y+ t! }$ r1 G3 C0 J% Z; Y3 S, w
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ) b( E# h8 I- ^0 l2 Z% r
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using ! W' Z- ~! [, g+ Z, `; R
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 1 C7 N, q, h# @+ F: V$ }
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
3 ^# C) n9 N# g6 X/ e& y' ~6 Vincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
, e, E+ I. Z$ W/ K1 U# v& Mof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 4 f% i4 G. P! m
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The - `$ K6 ]2 V# v: a% `$ z
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without + _. O9 R; Y h! D5 G' b8 O4 d
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
4 z) R) t9 s- g+ h1 Q: A/ p; i& ?oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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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 0 q, c8 S7 L; i( t
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
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The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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K5 a$ f k8 _; [Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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3 K7 N+ T6 I+ O. n L/ M5 P& iWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
9 V3 q% U2 I N6 I! lis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
( O; Z6 b4 ~0 uarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of / j+ J0 c: [! f- c5 {
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
0 X4 b: J& ]( `9 x) q9 dresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the / R8 e* D8 W; B1 e+ P) U8 B0 e2 Y7 Z
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ! ?: F) V1 k8 E1 s3 `0 ?0 D
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
' a7 q; p4 H$ y* wpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
1 X& c2 K& s7 Vname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The \; m0 P" d. x# b
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 5 q" \# v8 U. a) w) m+ `9 c
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the . `2 Q6 U1 ?9 w& s6 `# `) C9 d
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 6 W r3 w; n* [2 h
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ( Y' g, U0 ]8 z6 v5 v2 j* J
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
4 v K$ s: F# I( k. E# r3 \1 Wexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan + _! D" }) \$ M- G# W
species are endangered.+ N i# q/ m$ o3 f! C# j, w' x
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked * j5 M4 f* `- T. z" F: T/ a
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
' _2 n' `$ _. ldays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
9 x4 R, f, t6 S) Rpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
L. n6 G d7 k, G- ^9 o# }9 Z; bAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have, i( @1 }. W2 J9 b0 A
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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! C7 H- [; L- z1 O$ D$ \iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees * C: ]2 ?: E4 N+ N/ f
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
9 @; |) x! a0 B, Wmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
( w+ y Y7 N9 k" Z9 Hcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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/ x5 J& G; z8 p# P: ^Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. : s! m6 I4 T8 R/ x: T z! z1 B
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
) F8 h I B, X; A! H/ Bsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 6 t' F! f9 C( R0 y
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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