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& z9 ^* c! {; `9 B5 YYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
& Z, t3 \8 h+ w' m1989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。
) K+ \; `* U: A9 R9 z1995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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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ) A% F8 K7 w" ]2 M: I
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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0 n$ B4 _& h5 {* G4 Oneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent " B$ _2 @' `0 y
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
i. z" i3 a( D: R, qconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
q A/ Z7 I( T# ^5 @1 ^+ N# B) Bare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also - b% y% L# E. K* _# Y0 @, @/ M5 H
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 4 Q4 s4 z. m0 U% _' T0 w+ e& e
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 5 }% o! W4 h% k8 `
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
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seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The s" i6 s/ p: y# A- H
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without & I( w1 j. u3 l/ @; n
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 8 O3 _ R# M3 n( M" f
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.$ z) \6 a; D! Z% R" n& F# A: C
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ; s( R6 f; K# }9 \1 K. s+ ]# b
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
& [- {- X( A$ g$ ?6 q/ v {$ S% IThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source " E& ?3 N5 n9 e! G n5 m
of food for bears in the region.9 T n8 ^) o3 j& I" r5 S
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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. L& A$ n4 A& D6 ~! q9 {9 N5 W- j7 \With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
" w4 x6 k. f, I7 l) C! T3 ]is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
" n8 |! U$ w7 z% c }7 Carid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of / |( `& u4 M- k# v0 ]
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
! v- u0 j- Q: q4 Cresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the - L4 c0 e+ u" C- ^' L; X* p5 X
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ) F. E! [: z6 V8 m" Q6 W, `
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4 w1 k/ f5 N8 z& Jpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
. M+ ?1 r5 o! B+ e/ T- Fname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the : ~* l4 J" \& ^' _; \/ P$ W7 q
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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* y) U% A k: y7 u e& K, qautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 7 x& o& H# L; H$ U
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
/ n) @+ ~3 D8 u& c* T6 c! u% gmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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8 _9 O0 e; W1 r) [7 Y: }% nmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
I8 V2 s+ D8 f! n8 Ipresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
. B! N5 Z9 ~) q+ r8 COne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!0 I5 g; Y' t. Y! E- O+ n
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have) |. _3 B/ z' z& I
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion * \! [/ E. E: b# p5 K
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 4 p! t6 t6 }0 E) V
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
" i: H i/ e* o5 I# s8 n: D- z# xfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 - A+ p( P1 Y& m
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 4 h2 \, @6 c9 z [
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 6 W8 p- m5 B$ N; N1 j4 i" k
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 8 y' n' a( C) R; f+ c# m& e
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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