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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
; S* ]+ ?- m- `: n) i$ C6 R) f! 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。
0 \3 ~3 V6 Q; J4 ?% d6 F% ^9 f8 r2 V2 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。9 u( T6 D$ a% c% d4 s
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Village near the Island of Panducan; u! i9 |+ S7 E
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
3 z# v x" k$ c7 \1 I, Mneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
- M4 X! {, t( K8 FMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 5 d- T$ I2 Q. C& `# K! f
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also % s8 i% S0 y9 |
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and # [+ x7 f& |' M' i1 a9 V
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 3 [% H' R! z2 ~0 ?
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
2 P4 Q. e; f0 P+ t) `, Dincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
6 P+ W2 W6 w4 xof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
" T: i4 h0 l% @4 m: vseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
3 ~: \* A$ a) @. }1 `- V( kvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 1 F9 T0 E; _. z% j) d$ T) S6 w* K
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl C# t& P4 x* ^
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1 G5 F1 C# r g% A+ o4 fThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
& `3 L! i% E/ r- gprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 3 v* q P2 \1 H0 P1 l2 _
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that / B! S/ G4 D$ U0 h. r
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ' F/ z0 w/ x1 e3 v2 w9 l$ n
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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MADAGASCAR
/ g, Z! ~* c4 A1 jWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar / s3 F |1 E) P7 ]
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ( ^1 s) j p+ e0 V( s: ]9 t$ j4 _
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of / `: ]8 [4 u& n; A+ E
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 8 O3 ?+ G$ Q; `8 \/ w: Z" ?0 F1 y
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The : R/ R1 K1 f- Z' @& T- d
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
( g5 Y( G! g* S" _heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
8 h: M+ ^5 d. Y" acontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 4 N: x& R/ i/ M9 S6 V
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full & c" k4 M4 E1 ]
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
1 n c. { } F2 g5 Q& Bexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
2 {4 L0 g7 Q: [# Z! M% f# wmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
! R" Y6 X& o b. N7 c9 Sspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
2 B q8 O& h( zindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ' f$ P5 R$ a0 a, L9 H' G2 C2 X
species are endangered.
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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6 B& V8 J6 i" ^& s D. b( N4 mpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 8 m# F9 s( w9 I/ \& z
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!% }% C! f9 U5 u- }
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ANTARCTICA
: q7 k/ a8 I; B8 V$ ^) r. dAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have$ }; {9 M, }1 W2 }3 n
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ( b1 R& C) ] I/ w
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
7 y4 c4 [2 t/ B* q Z5 C1 M) v% `iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees + g$ @: {! A) O. m) V
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ]- A! ]3 M# L* s: y5 j
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
/ I ~7 }% ~2 i$ R [; Gcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).6 i# V. b2 Y) L, m* c- i* W
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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. q; r! V8 q2 H1 `" h/ JPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. + ]# W0 A8 i$ e( R2 Q0 h& p
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
6 ^, ~$ `1 `4 P) B! zthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
, ~8 C1 k2 b& \+ Tsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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