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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。# m* b G3 O7 w; S+ e
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。8 P" k/ ?% X. v2 `- r4 N
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。/ a, \5 Z9 f& G
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Village near the Island of Panducan4 }$ A0 s6 X6 ~
PHILIPPINES
; k" B; j4 H7 d$ ^7 A$ tThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with / o9 B. i8 E2 P
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
, J3 p; i0 W, W0 }% _Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
4 r0 s+ O b$ qconflict with the central authorities. Among the population $ X6 U4 ~5 W2 x. ?( r
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also % J# r! K+ y3 [& [% ]
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and - r) t4 ?- h( Q [5 f
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
+ W0 b( H2 L/ m! |cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine p" M/ T3 k* R5 \8 L4 P
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 5 X" R" i! t4 a$ ^
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some : x) i+ c" H& t$ w# L# r! Z2 J7 n
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as & H$ B1 B1 x* X$ u6 g! d6 u- H
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ! O- t8 h8 V9 _8 T7 N( ^$ q* a3 F
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 6 q! k6 Q8 x2 c$ |9 \% ~1 D2 i
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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' h5 A R4 A& D# J8 v7 Y5 I& `The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
/ I: [5 |) x# R C3 y% oprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
% c3 R1 Q8 d* `0 ^ roffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 7 B0 H- e. Z2 q
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
7 N' i* K, A! _% }' ~them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
5 r& y9 {! ^; u' i, s# [" V% rThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source & p% a, K" s8 H# ?, ?: e
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MADAGASCAR
: o m! J; i4 J' M" \* DWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
2 B$ n2 P9 l. Gis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 2 e& ^$ ?# i X" c; r' B/ K' U: j
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of + v$ d* |& x1 o- s" L
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 4 W: t% B* d. G$ [' r; t
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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( B1 L- G9 g2 m5 s Irise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human o6 g! `& ]' M2 D( d
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
L( Y5 `3 T" x, V0 u7 E: fname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The " O$ |" s7 ~7 t9 y+ j- q! R! p
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
2 e' @* Q! C, g; `7 I2 f7 Pheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 6 F+ @" J- k* h
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
4 |1 A+ b" n. x+ `1 |that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
& x- N4 n1 f% B+ h- g. Kautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 6 e+ ]/ w2 h* R1 V" p
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: & C8 o! j1 q6 M4 p+ F
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ; c: ?8 I- K8 q* a! Y
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 5 W- z6 ?; C6 c7 f" |
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ! @+ b$ f. w v2 j2 S
species are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses' W4 X: r* o: c8 ?( |
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ) b2 Q* h+ y" E- A
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 0 ^7 ]7 b: ^4 N3 }
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 5 X) l% d! |1 Y' g+ q2 y
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
! w" I' ?7 [. B4 bmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
: A' k7 ^ h; i& K [presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
$ ?* }* y* f; u6 D7 ROne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
4 f; h$ G; R+ s' fbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
2 z& F) E f4 f: ^# l2 Eprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
8 p8 M* ?2 I# f% f4 siceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ; M4 K3 u% v' z$ v0 D
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 S$ E3 V+ d0 }6 a, t( H' l* A
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
_: Q7 J& v3 Ycovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).7 m# E, r8 l* E: \* ?! C2 u1 t. `
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+ U4 g7 h' `8 _8 T( bVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 6 J; T2 p* q2 Z6 o: O# o
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ( _, E2 d! E8 [0 c. j( \: A
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding ' |5 Z* Z" K$ f7 T
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
' b; u/ L! Z4 D) bsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ( m4 r& F+ u8 e- U& c
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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