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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。2 g* w+ M7 y; d( Q; Y! j. D
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。& s2 B& x0 B2 x% V0 Y6 G& u
1995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。# p+ f+ _& H: ^5 Q7 z- h3 J% w
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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0 }8 r; d+ z f& cThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 2 X ?) p c+ `7 H
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
( D- T6 a- r- }, P, ypiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
. i9 y1 t, c6 z' T1 _. Eneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
6 Z: C; n% I/ r0 PMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
! b1 f6 @6 j, w7 A2 k7 X1 Oconflict with the central authorities. Among the population $ N& \0 G7 W) T9 V# z0 y
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
! _6 C! ]. P$ P, lhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, ' P6 f( w: u$ H2 H- p
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ! l" p# b8 y2 d% F
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine . ]$ B1 `0 A$ _2 c* n
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands0 ]7 u! B7 Q3 _: a6 s- y, t
PHILIPPINES
" M: l+ b) s" ~1 B) ^The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
) s: u$ q+ Q p5 I6 [0 nincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
# { |3 P2 l; P; Dof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 8 Y+ x9 W" e; V8 l0 Y
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ! a! q6 j/ [% o) Z* }# S1 z% n( n" z
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
$ x1 ~* j/ n5 \2 ]) z* Gscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
2 i( i8 J/ F R& b3 B! R7 {9 Ooysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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w7 y3 S) B2 T; ^/ P2 rWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
) s; f) c% G% Xprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It # k6 g; o. i, G/ |/ ?9 Q# g
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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0 I1 O/ }5 @' z& M' xthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. * I; T1 Y: D& C6 [) _4 |; M" B& u
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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% P. {1 }2 E" A1 q, |2 ZTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region" U$ X) Y# h. x$ o9 J
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
* c# a5 f# n+ J& w+ K. [1 Qis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
! E) ]2 B) n6 p# sarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
! r7 G2 h4 P6 n9 X2 y1 z: G4 k2 tBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
8 f1 \+ G) H0 O. Nresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
: c9 j2 L0 f5 x0 s; w" V$ kstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 8 @: _: d. t! }7 Y
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
( v0 g$ l4 S+ ^penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its # y" K E6 V) p+ U# A
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The / M) D# ^6 [9 _4 i4 s% }
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 7 X4 \' X- B9 f" |. u# f" q% \! |
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ' X; |2 ^% ?! L7 f+ l( _
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking - {1 U9 Q- g4 B7 R6 s
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
; G2 I, @/ h; C( K7 [more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 1 U+ i3 X9 r2 H3 i8 i5 o% \
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
% c; d; N X! w4 Y. t2 vindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 9 w& I% v+ g7 G. Y7 N
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! n9 d, ^9 L8 b- e/ eOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
! a1 |% ~( q! k; J8 lthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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; I( [6 o( P: i' J6 tdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
) b9 ~) M2 `' P- e' u3 rare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
' a* Z( }* e: [' D/ msuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
6 k) j/ p8 H) M- Z2 Smerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
" _" R) v0 ]+ k; B: g& F) t" s) W& l) L2 Mpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
+ a- Y, }( Q: h6 A$ NOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!4 l2 N0 t" k- `, T* I L% m% o
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
/ m T5 U! f, D, Lbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 8 a* c6 p6 L9 D9 ]- _; k0 f7 d! {
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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, O! O {: i8 R2 [+ ^* s( {0 fVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
/ ?/ I! Z! y9 W w0 s# zThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually - a" Z9 O9 c e& U, S
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 3 @5 l* k/ u+ @
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4 ~# U, B" r% v6 Q6 _% cthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have - s$ B2 H& \6 f
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
/ b! ?/ S: d! F' rwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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