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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
3 H9 I+ E+ W0 K T1 J1989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。2 O' y& D6 M! G; ^: Z
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。* z( s# |. }- S, t/ l
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Village near the Island of Panducan% ^- y( }8 t$ m. i( h' i
PHILIPPINES
p+ I6 ~" ^# h" T) vThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
: `* B6 u L) @; P( a9 Mneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ' I$ K3 r4 I; C, w4 {1 e% R% ]- N
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
" s' f6 @" f" {( \8 O8 Fconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 3 E" J0 u( z+ l9 r1 ?& L& |
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ' ^) ~! s3 P6 y2 c1 C7 c( G' A, [
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
7 ^+ J7 O. f" @! `the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
( z6 x# U. N+ Z8 `+ Vcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 9 n4 H6 e P1 G! L
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using M x; G0 L% P. B6 O1 y1 v
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
$ U5 q, G+ I& m7 Zfauna, especially on the coral reefs.0 I9 S+ `8 ], ]& x) V
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands( S. l$ C: o; R- n6 L- K7 Y
PHILIPPINES
' G, N+ @5 U/ I/ Z; ?The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which & i: x# ?! a5 t% T
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
& C2 f1 H2 w# C$ {5 H$ D$ Lof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as & A1 B& m! U6 R4 ]
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The & @' [0 X" O4 i8 q
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without - z: E5 C" T( O4 \" J8 X
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 5 m, I, L- W3 d: w, i2 p5 _8 L4 y
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.: I2 @ e: {& v+ a
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/ E9 p* o+ M \" |9 a; QWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ) M% x- W. |7 S
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 5 `2 a# m, j/ ~/ G# r$ [: [* K
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
. I, g3 ?) R8 v) ?reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze / M4 p( \+ j, W& r5 q" l& ^! `: ^5 R
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
$ a$ m. ^9 l5 ^ I. tThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source # M& x& D! R h9 L# i! {
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region/ c0 o- Z6 g5 S- K6 A
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
) B( g" Y! u% ~2 b9 g% M1 }* _is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
/ k1 W! u6 H4 P, ?arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
. O& e- Z& e2 n6 jBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
, p& ]% n: Y. G, ~& |% Eresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
: T, U b7 U- N' b% I' [# ?stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that / \2 C# T* [* _: Z# G
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human % s* Z, Z7 S* J: T4 |0 s* L
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its & d' `% C; M' K+ \# Y: n
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
" t. z- T7 \ b5 [# W8 ksite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world / L6 z1 Z. h6 \% F K( B/ K
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
! @ v }0 u/ wcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
- q/ H! \) { c! y& }2 w1 sthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
7 B( Y7 j. |3 Z- d9 y6 ]4 ?autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
) k, E+ p8 Z- j8 G {examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
3 Q I5 p& G/ O1 Cmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 0 V0 L& {3 v: b. Y+ G+ R. p
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
5 B9 @4 }- C; m" n6 Iindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
- [' b4 m8 R3 r* Qspecies are endangered.
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 0 E [4 ~/ `& n1 ^
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at $ h8 ?7 z, _% ?9 n$ ~
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked - O) y) z6 @6 c6 j$ J( `8 B, W
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
( E5 g M$ _$ V$ G" X9 ^8 jdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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7 `. f5 a( @, V' xpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 5 K/ S) e7 {" s$ ` Y; t/ f
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!* Q+ l9 D; t ~. Q; {
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast# u7 y6 }1 H, s2 B
ANTARCTICA
9 o" D8 ^8 A5 r2 b7 hAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
, J1 z7 ?' |. q3 G8 hbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 0 v: `& x9 @! y. ?
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ! p, M7 j0 N4 R; T7 w# L& p
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are / V/ p c% y% [ e/ ~% o/ T
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island' ]7 `" m; e' y/ v, \) {
THAILAND
7 `; M+ k+ H9 E8 T( g" pPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ( M* {, [+ L" d
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually " [( |# O ?6 \4 w, y- f
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
) O4 K0 l& O3 Z. afrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
# D7 [% F# t& ?0 ^( f; f9 Athose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
& L( R, \, v8 i6 Rsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ' P) O5 ~9 L3 A! ^" U6 V9 {
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 9 I5 {' |$ p6 S; q/ w4 X
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