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) i$ I& ?- ]: u3 b" @$ {Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。, I* s5 X- M+ b0 c! e8 i, }; \" C
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。
* ^& S- c# j/ @% d1995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。! e. p' T& D/ e' e7 f/ x- }; ?, x
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" F8 u. E; k- P# hVillage near the Island of Panducan7 O4 H: i6 p7 F* d! `6 Y- I
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 6 a3 f' v9 d4 M9 Z& z$ D: X+ e, z! }
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of & {: S9 `, {2 N0 [. H
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
( g, w+ v6 X1 ]( ?" n; L, xthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also , @9 H# `' Q) y+ D
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
! u1 U& F( \4 ^1 {( L: R; r* Btrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
0 g5 O7 l1 @" h' Ecyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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2 ^5 }& \+ r2 ~0 \6 g wVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
8 X/ F7 A" W' ^* Cincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some * a) K# g( R8 g3 Z( X
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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. e) }6 j! q. b# uprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ' ]9 {# |" c5 ^* I' R
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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) l. q. e: P* ?4 t( n& bthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 3 O2 e: U% T' |5 s7 k
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of food for bears in the region.
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is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most . X7 X; s D, m- S- s
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
4 s% L) ~: O6 v* D8 l, UBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ; k; m4 c2 n9 B, x* T* O
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 1 r5 p' I# @- q0 w" Q+ M1 J7 s- l& l
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rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
! H0 j5 n( S- Y( H/ Upenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
% [ d4 K9 ?' m: p& h% Cname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
2 P# A/ b9 q$ Y9 ?; s% C7 k Isite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
$ a: n# S2 k* k6 `, P/ dheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
1 L2 B; L$ G$ tcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
2 ~! g7 a) E4 j' r4 V8 ethat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full , p4 ^' E. W% e
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ?2 Y$ T* ?6 N
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are : A0 b' @2 Q. ] f
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
7 D3 t1 X. f9 h# Aspecies are endangered.0 `8 F" O& S" e) I2 P" d
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
: l7 w: N; v2 n7 e7 e( g" I: Pare reputed to be fiercely independent and have 7 r7 ?- b+ G& i0 t. S& G) B0 I& U) i6 g
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and ! b- c6 Y( B A5 A
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
: I" a$ c! \" {/ L8 zOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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ANTARCTICA
( h; U8 q$ M: K# `8 s8 B0 K$ s) aAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
M- G; v& q5 Z/ [been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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" Y& Z" f+ w8 D5 Y0 Ziceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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7 [$ z5 H7 Q9 h; IPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ! g8 O+ x2 T" _) F U& j
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
3 O& g V* W6 c. U6 W2 @similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, & N6 C8 z- z5 Y, R
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