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& j6 k# Z; Y) {3 jYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
; Z* }- L z: F2 d. 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。% `5 ~& U' @ A/ J
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& |% z# @' E( G3 W4 E% r
PHILIPPINES
2 j2 L c$ V3 x+ p8 U' Q: WThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
, \/ q3 I7 s- N4 ]- P$ V" \$ \( q+ Lpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of & \& o0 s9 T: @
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 4 c7 J" \) ~. ~: u4 z
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
0 G& ?% I! {9 e: ~+ Aconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
$ ?. J9 Z7 I# R- Pare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
: e& s% y) d3 W' O: Vhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
5 u2 _4 u8 `/ H! [! V1 [the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
( P! y, g- g* tcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and * A3 X1 x9 @5 T
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 9 C1 q+ c! L3 I* B/ D2 z' a
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
8 A$ ]- P8 t3 ]fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
( I: s1 a! v- Z9 pincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
/ K, g' S& l0 o2 xof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as / L" N n( J5 v8 ]$ j" l& Z! C Z5 Q
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ' M% z4 M( @8 S5 I; d! u6 o$ D1 E
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 0 B6 J+ s2 N) P' x! o
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ( g* E2 E9 Q7 r5 \- l
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.3 K& e: r- k! s0 c- G1 C
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ' }. A- e4 T! F2 n! L4 W
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
1 f+ |! P2 j5 Y2 e/ G$ Kthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ( r9 c3 z& h) a. p/ _4 B- o
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region4 e# R9 W+ F$ h( p# B- j
MADAGASCAR
0 U5 _1 h8 i- |With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the * T1 w; M2 N3 u0 C: Q; S8 l
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
! x1 D' O( Z j, r. R, Dstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ) z' N8 d6 N: j# I( j; x/ [& }
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 ' T6 ^. G% i: F$ R+ f
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world V) O% e8 M- ]3 m( o) r
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 6 b' w2 K0 A$ U) N, |/ p* M
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ; K6 S2 H+ c" d) H' M
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full % B" |* u6 x3 r& i/ k
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
4 X, O. ?6 E) }4 |* vexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
! X6 B1 \ B+ I8 Z" D( Wmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
* {2 ~% x, q( O# h% K; Lspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 1 B2 V; g' S$ Z+ H1 I
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 }; C! K2 i0 u! K7 \1 o8 o
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
8 v( q! ~, m# Ythe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
# Z# F1 y Y& S4 Z! Jpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
- N& X) U$ r. s* e# ^. ~$ N* ROne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
) h- s" B" }" b7 f% `been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 5 z6 K+ P \% Q5 c$ |
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 2 W. {6 P, Q! c. x, f" S8 Z
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are . ?2 ?1 h5 q6 z* @
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).9 `% u, F0 {" z- f; O# H
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8 r- ]7 k- O; e; x, l* GVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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5 \# b* p+ q* @( e* S; yPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
6 C6 C9 H, {5 Q8 Y7 W5 T, U% V; jThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 3 n% p+ n, J( x' W+ S
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have , Y! S2 g% N) J3 L) E
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
, m2 o: O1 K. P8 qwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
( X ~$ o9 s# H& Hhouses built on bamboo stilts.
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