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1 s5 T; A2 h* o8 T. CYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。/ s. [) U/ ?% d$ C, x
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。* ?0 h- W3 s" v1 B8 G
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。; L$ U' U$ H/ C* s! ~2 ?
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7 N$ F; X5 }& i! r6 ^# _2 F6 j8 qVillage near the Island of Panducan
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. V0 V# f5 v+ c6 y+ f8 F* ]The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 7 J; G& v. K5 I0 x: n% \6 k# Y+ n
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ' v3 f9 t+ h% h( \. L3 [9 E+ |7 o
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
0 _8 U. T% N$ F2 ?& tneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
3 `) j" E- r4 T [( |' _Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in + I/ `+ A$ G# K2 F* A) y& t" u% {" u
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 9 P) ~( t% Z6 o8 ]; |1 C- e
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 5 e1 q% u. D9 M% W% ]6 [
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 9 _- W: |2 E( f2 X* C: }
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
6 Y3 K1 O9 X% tcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
* i! }+ k1 o u9 \6 }trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
2 q( j" a$ H) D/ ?+ f( hcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 3 }7 ~: U* ], ]' y) F1 d
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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2 u: O; T1 ^, DVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands" i& ^2 |$ w- ]. b( Y+ [1 N( ]
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which % n- |( I B. F3 N, _! v+ Z% b( _
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
/ J# z2 d" c% Y: _# x, w, o Fof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
2 M8 v% k% M5 ^; c5 useen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
6 k) U) c- i6 i& l( rvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without , J- R( f! F3 x) Y/ W
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
, o" k! b- o: G' [8 qoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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7 h- @+ F5 r) QWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 3 ?% Z B3 h* `/ h
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ' t, J+ M! R2 P5 W+ {
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze , r( d* c$ ?7 V- }: j8 {' N4 `
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
) Q& N1 I* y0 zThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 5 ^' D8 V7 \: h1 t' |! X! x' C
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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* V* k G! A$ \: V; |With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
' q7 A7 e, `8 }+ g" O4 y, Pis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
5 f( i- `' c L' p$ S+ A3 Yarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 5 k. s0 k4 w) | b5 a% v
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
1 ?1 K% g% E) ^$ t9 qresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 5 |9 b# U- \: D' K5 j
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its # O$ X/ b4 h8 q
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The , j: D: p ?% l. E7 |
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
+ a% M, ~6 Y, ~9 F, w" N7 X: `heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
" O* W6 |: w3 E! Scontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
8 j) i) N/ {" [1 Q! i) Zthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full % Z; _& Z4 e+ l) N0 Z: g
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 0 A* c, x' ~' \" E
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ' N ^; v% G4 |' g0 _$ X" ]6 s5 T
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
' |, E, a S0 @) E# u# Gspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 0 t5 [ R* O# X/ ?( K% c1 N4 U
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
4 l9 J/ [) }- g$ \- nspecies are endangered." C3 V4 N: v5 A( y
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$ X; ^& f0 o& s! uOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses3 b, E( f9 Q7 Z) }6 @
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
9 [- u$ r2 f, {& u& G+ Xcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 , _' u! R" e/ N
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
$ a) R- ]" X! P- I6 p; U$ R5 s9 Q' O# J% fthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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0 z+ b, _% z1 Ldays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
% B! B4 }/ F/ Z5 G- care reputed to be fiercely independent and have
8 Z/ x7 n$ t: {% B6 Gsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the * j$ r' C" Y9 j2 J7 M( _6 R9 T- v
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and , M2 y4 R7 f& `) O% U% Y
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. , v4 Z2 J4 s: e
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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2 {% V: S8 J- |8 b2 PAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have- i6 Z3 D, U5 H6 v2 ^+ X/ q5 v
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
4 G+ m" A, _7 D2 A+ W' P {+ r4 Aprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the . Q" k" {$ V' }
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
- q5 n9 R- z z) p# }farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 , G4 I' q0 h/ a* Z* e
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
- ~, w o ~8 e& }9 q7 ncovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).6 ]6 H" r# X+ i* F8 M" W( h
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THAILAND
; ~; w+ M3 q+ b1 A1 o D1 F0 ~Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
; k2 c0 c# f/ V+ G1 h" l) hThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
) Y. B& r" K2 `' ]; Z# L* ~. wconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, & f3 R( a! A9 X6 [5 C" |
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in # ]( G. z+ X/ H5 k8 q( O; ?9 f& h8 d
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