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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
) B: m8 T- \, X3 G" l1989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。
! ~. }( J! {- C% t+ u+ _' 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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan1 q X* i. \' z) a$ C! v
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
" o8 ?/ E: A% t+ `8 c ^. dpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 3 D: Q: h+ A I9 k7 @5 h
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
: Y% u# R: ~& \. o; Z7 {; [neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
% S4 ~" ]0 G: m. j! yMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in # r6 x# `) m; s6 _) C' Y+ b- P) P
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
6 q' W) q) _4 N. e b6 H0 Pare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
# d8 b' r1 l) {( @& A3 Ahamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
6 w( w6 V$ p B! Pthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
0 ~, W; ]* O% z) N8 @) c5 j6 ^. ccultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
- r* g6 ]5 w5 `. x% ?trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
* ^" W9 k2 h/ S* b; h: _+ m8 Ucyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine " R2 a3 b1 M, f
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.7 U1 T1 X1 _8 _" a6 ^
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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* f$ I% m/ O! x# b9 L# D' oThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which P Q+ C9 @, W# F
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 9 p/ ]; i; z A; l
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as . Y j5 k9 | Y
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The & s# }. v" [9 |& @: Y% T
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl $ `! Z- M6 R" b; \
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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/ l6 \. h/ L- w" C" H3 PThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
. w- d$ A$ u4 W6 q! K0 ]/ X* jprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
7 B# p7 z: g: Coffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 4 R# }! z3 Q+ E$ Q( [
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region c# f# ^3 [* Z1 X3 g& \7 `
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar " q7 N0 m/ l* F4 o- j" u8 i
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
8 C, i2 B, N8 b2 Q1 |8 Warid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
8 S4 U5 Y) ~) K8 }, A: q7 h& |1 MBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the * L( W! d" e: a1 _
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that , ^. B. {1 f$ I! b3 i7 H
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
/ y5 q2 h& v6 G# jname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
( Q' j" S# s2 P2 msite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 7 {! r7 S" u0 e! r9 N
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 6 S! U( [4 c2 v3 g T" m
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in + h' q( y( q1 c- P: v7 w+ C
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
, e$ k/ [& g: R+ h: zautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking # f B C3 L# c) p% E
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
" k& M3 u! K( B7 b. Hmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 1 w. D3 r8 T- @; u
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
. }! Y0 v+ h, O' yindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
3 S0 R( P) \& A+ \- Q0 ]species are endangered.: e1 l h, ?% ~- C, f$ v# m* C
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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4 |& q+ v' Y3 l6 {6 pthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
6 c, n& G! y1 V$ @1 Y% N: {presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
3 H p4 h! J" r `One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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9 W& k9 ^7 o8 W( n) g! S& N3 hAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
! F i! L/ ]- y: L9 ]" Q( p; Jbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
0 Y( l3 F w0 \ J. O# q8 cprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
/ C! q3 `/ s L" xiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees " S# c8 C- P& W" ~' q" \
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 6 @; Z x2 _, W; {" D' h9 f
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 1 H5 Z% u" Z: \# |
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).8 l! w) V" J+ Q
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ! ~1 Y: v$ B" A4 Z% p- i
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
e* m, P" a+ J3 bsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, . h0 F5 M, g# P; `
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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