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" ~! {* ^4 [4 {) \" O. D, QYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
$ A: n e5 @; f" b$ k1989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。# R" ~( O$ U6 P% A \! D$ l
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。) l6 N* t; G4 h+ U0 R+ ]6 X
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/ w$ H; h3 f! Q# Q2 X* LVillage near the Island of Panducan
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' S: G3 L f2 e3 C% YThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
0 \5 p b( h: X' _2 M9 H, O3 l8 cpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
1 c8 q: ~" i9 q1 F3 T" L, vpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
5 Z* h: S: `) ^$ T1 x& mconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, ) E3 ~1 D2 R- ]
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
: w8 c/ K$ q5 ~# n% X, Lcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
# f; l: ~$ d4 u% l% [7 f5 w2 Utrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
3 ]% l/ E* ]' x7 Rincludes 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 * z/ t J4 E5 C+ ]# | @
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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6 G6 x. M7 E( N7 } X$ Z7 w+ ]Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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" y& ?" y+ T7 J+ A M6 ` X5 `1 GThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ! p; K4 c" U( l0 Z* |
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
1 v4 Z3 j- Z4 R( }/ OBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
& d& v% V1 i8 F+ Z8 {result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
8 d( r4 Z3 V. P$ a7 R* @4 Lstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
' G- ]- e5 K% [9 y2 G b# c' |rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
4 E. g2 s6 `+ C/ ^7 }site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
. t+ }* R' M2 ^: k$ `& C2 y f) ]heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 8 O4 x# T2 H' P7 N
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
# Q5 ` X. U4 _8 q* b+ |that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 9 C6 c+ t$ Q- k9 L9 K5 S9 D! M
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
, s X. T1 J9 x. Aexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are / O5 X8 X; n$ u
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ' {* [ ?2 W/ ~- l( P1 B
species are endangered.
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ; O/ m. F7 ^+ B/ \
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
F+ z9 r, y6 ~ T8 z) awith a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
4 \: D* R) Y9 G9 D: H( a h( H4 Ydays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 0 q" x; _2 H# v' `4 x" D
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have T7 ]4 z% |* r: e0 l# q6 e
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
~! T [ l- F7 ~; J/ ficeberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ' r9 r# @$ s5 [9 E* G4 A) _" v1 U
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
# f9 S6 F$ x7 R$ l7 Wmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
8 [+ e* r$ F5 V* g5 E6 Vcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).6 W# F) q7 w9 v# P
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. . J- k: X( I3 e
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 8 p/ W6 C' I* P; k$ `
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
3 u8 \# H2 g% M. K3 p) Jwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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