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$ Z8 G8 j* q8 NYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
( w n* W7 b. I& U3 I& Q; Z1989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。+ b6 V7 k8 {2 u( i
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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan
7 Z' f" f- k/ m% Y8 sPHILIPPINES
" t+ e2 N6 u2 v; UThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 4 b; x+ o6 q- O5 t
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 9 V2 }! g! k5 D. {; L, D
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
$ W( O* y$ ]( o( f9 P3 ?" Sneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
, A5 \) V4 B5 i! m' PMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
8 G7 W! I# \6 f" mconflict with the central authorities. Among the population ! l$ {0 K: o' M$ U
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
1 m4 N5 p/ ?: J6 ^" E: W, ?hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
# U( b& e+ \& \2 W9 N0 m- Y0 Dthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also & p# r* N5 K t6 u
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and * l0 c. ^, E6 C l% O, U! L
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using % d( ?6 [$ Z; g. l: V7 b
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands( d0 X9 ~" C- P8 B- R0 M% m
PHILIPPINES
7 Q- q( C7 g o0 \/ n- ^! s2 J) KThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 9 M, i e, M @' |& ]) O
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some : v1 L6 G6 ^6 O' h
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as " H3 O4 b1 U* M: K& ^) w5 t
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
e8 s+ S7 r; t2 M: G* rvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
+ T7 `& t3 v7 N$ o3 `( Lscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl . X$ Y$ h9 W9 r
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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% h$ ?& j. u0 E- o+ UWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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: Z9 m7 ~* \! a" Y) |# e6 Q5 sThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
) E8 M. G: d& W3 Y: T, bprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ' K( ^: l* N$ j9 l9 O8 W" `
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 8 L; s0 D- E! ?5 J9 F
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze $ Q$ K. V; O1 _ P+ h. [5 I- ~
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 9 K2 A: ^6 j6 G' J+ c
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ; }6 a. |. y: ~ c
of food for bears in the region.7 i# `1 F; N, N* {' Q6 {1 I
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
) h `3 b8 D$ {9 Dis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
. e; z4 C9 z1 m2 s5 X, s$ karid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 7 B* G `1 q) A; F6 M* K0 f' A
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the . l, j2 V7 {. z5 M) f. L: x
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the - t) o: q" z1 ~3 ]: N$ Z- {& P6 z$ H
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that , ]. t8 X4 m- Z4 X; i
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 1 M: k5 @& i( p) O( \1 Z/ ^1 q
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its * e) R: n/ p5 V8 w/ V6 w9 j
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 2 ~9 K0 a# w3 e, Q. v5 v' l
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
- z/ k! e% g3 f( W' wheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 1 k/ C h; @2 i, X1 t4 I
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
# B9 r. b& E+ T% A, {2 [- N5 Tthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 2 [( {" m5 D* u4 k; I4 M6 w+ f" S
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
/ l+ e4 U% ~, e# d3 |+ zexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
6 r* _; N# z0 h( A8 U6 amore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 5 K! R6 X. f8 Q2 {: I* X
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are # u$ w% E! K# ^; F, j2 Z, \
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
6 V C9 `4 Y2 }8 y/ H" nspecies are endangered.
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NIGER
$ L9 W* I) o# {0 s# }9 v3 R! \On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses# Q. T8 q1 I1 E9 W
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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6 d9 L! {# g7 zkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ! D* f6 C s4 G) H
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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C \, Y+ x# Q' Rdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
2 r; u1 A6 K0 b* Z" }$ ^9 tare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
; \6 k' x$ o; P* g8 z/ X0 q: a# R/ msuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the 4 A" g9 r( N( ~( c6 r- a. ~
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
( W! o, H; E! c- `4 S0 S, B. Upresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
* X0 V. ]% x, \ R* ?; iOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!3 L4 V( ~7 h k/ [
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
3 t' c) r0 z) E, A) x$ ?been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ! n# T; S/ a( h* p1 g5 T8 O
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
) ]/ o; i3 F Giceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
1 {" v; \: C$ @2 B7 b+ e- c' h1 }! yfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
4 d# D$ f6 n/ Mmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
7 {* N: A; R" s- ]. Wcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 5 n5 q; H2 |" ~& C9 S* Q
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 2 `; B. n* [+ U0 |
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
& `' V* w& d+ H2 J; \3 ?similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 2 L. i% w0 M+ g+ F
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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