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2 ^* \$ x2 W1 z0 RYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
3 p6 U% Y2 s: `' {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。
4 G x, I1 x0 D S% b1995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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2 O/ _3 {! }/ g& K- Q. wThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ( a1 P8 C I1 J- j6 V! t3 C
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
0 N+ V9 g' d0 d& K6 ~9 yMuslim, 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
; Z- I" _6 E" l" Zhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 5 X$ D6 x4 ] F( L; |
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 7 V2 r+ _- b7 I$ ^. g4 K
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
% f% d6 V; V1 y8 k1 c# @trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
5 a2 m) t$ J6 S! o8 A' A: jcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
% [/ x- m1 d) N% c" Jfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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7 ]$ r! Z. u( T6 P6 n6 M& ?5 s7 AVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands1 D: e6 P8 i; o" n& @
PHILIPPINES
) E, j. l5 R1 } ~The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 5 P! W/ k9 x! w# \. _0 C
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ' Y/ B) k; u; W9 w0 A% \
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
8 L& S5 u) J* i- _! m! iseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The " t- t m3 g" G/ G/ U! D
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without " S6 ?( e p/ |5 i, N) A$ I
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 3 b/ Z [. Z) i
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 1 J4 f W8 O; w) n1 n
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
/ x* M$ X3 C* V3 F0 j( h/ hreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
/ b2 N8 C4 @2 |8 ~/ X1 n7 z& o, C3 @them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
( D8 w: M0 I" s- R/ O! \5 kThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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/ l% K! I, S! f! bWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
+ I5 U( Y5 t1 Y' |! ris the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
: j$ y8 B9 n4 t- Zname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
: a/ W+ G, f( f7 @site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
8 k# _7 U# d/ s) v; T& zheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
/ [: j3 z) S: k4 O+ s0 tcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in $ q# H5 d8 X) W1 M
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
8 N- |0 M2 O: N# F4 x8 iautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking : X& `6 `% l; r- w
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
2 u. I$ H f! K7 o1 Imore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 5 C2 X( q- H6 |9 C. j5 u
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
: Z Y2 u d+ E# j$ ?indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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4 T+ M3 K" p4 K+ W/ Z3 gNIGER
~% m4 h+ m! G- R$ [/ JOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at " @2 z' j$ A) k$ W) x# v Z; \
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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) [/ E* f; {& y8 S& g" _days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ( c' r, l4 r) s) @% e" }
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have 7 B( C( A2 d( A2 Z7 N; d
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
0 z! R6 N% N h6 l" rpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. G, E' o& h( i1 E
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ANTARCTICA
, J2 E- Q7 S5 XAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
2 U E: I0 s X4 X7 V* ?6 ]been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
) C# T$ |6 g! T) mfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
. [7 Q5 C2 n9 ^# W) aThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 8 T) B6 V; c, H8 F
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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