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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
3 I: R) B& [9 v; S2 g8 @) r1989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。
: Y& ~1 e9 d; T# d$ n0 k1995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。* t4 G( B; v" n3 D0 H$ R
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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* `* P& I6 y' ^, ~& t" [The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
7 q) F7 ?& A; y8 w5 ]) lpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent + E* P0 z5 L# O
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ) o+ p% u' d5 J1 U( h( K
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
- l1 X$ x$ C- N8 z, \9 W' b/ fare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
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trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 3 L8 ^! c5 F; ]4 A) x
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine * T8 e1 U0 R5 m. l# x9 C6 l5 X% N; O
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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6 E$ i1 X1 {& d* g# i1 YVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands& W9 b( o7 m% ]. n% @' K( }
PHILIPPINES
! K6 w% I7 t' B* LThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which : b0 q# ~0 Q' l+ R3 b+ j; [) f4 }9 H G+ l" G
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ' r5 G( D' } W M' I0 ~
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
8 Y6 O/ a3 h3 L* M3 Qseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 5 [2 N, n* N& o3 Q/ I# H. B
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
0 Y' ^$ a4 N% W, w. Wscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
$ L. J* R8 X) E% E' O2 Boysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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# h8 @/ S$ P" wThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is " R: W2 m* k6 f8 k; `" W4 {
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It - W4 M0 F0 p N! Z9 ]1 z) _
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
. j3 L6 c- ~& ~. L( vreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
3 l4 X7 }9 H5 ~' }them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
* n3 C( Z& u/ x8 iThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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, j5 B! ^3 H$ ETsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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! Z* j: M% ~: r1 l+ k& HWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 8 ~0 w! M8 n! d2 j. R% p" P
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most * |* o- {; B; P6 f1 A1 n
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of . |; p W" D7 R0 A% x$ ~
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the . W7 Y( h' @: q+ L! J7 M0 C; T" f
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
' v: ?- Y2 v# x* Tstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 7 z. s$ Y: {" `" H* A2 V, K: @
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
3 V2 G1 u1 w8 b3 g! f7 W7 hpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 8 c: s9 }( r, h( p2 y
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
! v" a" E! u P& U m4 |site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
3 _8 q7 c: h x ~( b* Pheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
|6 Q) D+ i* X# D* t. Ycontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
# {: m. C2 i3 n5 b' H, e: L- ~that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
% A9 }, V; w5 Xautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking : r; s2 T# u4 W0 u) a( E
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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+ f- j5 p6 y6 }1 {- a7 dspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 7 K! _3 N3 T8 C. K
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked : u" l& N- I) k* [. `: K7 {
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 9 `1 X B" n; j0 k
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 1 R2 h% b; l& i8 R
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have : W4 ^' m2 b0 g& c/ N0 c
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 0 P( B O- ~ y3 ]! k! U
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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, h* X7 |1 w# H& M# Q$ jAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have- W) ]' @9 l7 @4 _6 @
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
, t1 J. `/ F1 [+ I: y8 lprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the / b* {, K) Z2 @- W! @% |" f1 b9 s
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
' c+ A: D& f" I# `6 L a! C3 C, P! P. [9 C+ ffarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
3 r l! z( |3 [( c% k4 Umiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
: {! |8 y& [8 _1 G0 lcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).8 ]8 y9 R' z! [
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
4 E9 C1 |# w5 n8 I+ F r* h9 uThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
8 K& c5 D ]2 b0 N+ E Z' ^consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
2 b" U( K& u) p5 ~9 P9 [from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
5 E. ], F8 h2 e7 L6 g) T8 lthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
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where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in O Z7 m, c9 m' a, n& ^- L B
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