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7 w5 K3 j& j/ b2 T k% MYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
5 y- _2 ?/ H4 l" H& j9 m5 l1989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。, D+ M$ c2 @/ a4 P
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。. |- c; o/ T: ~
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Village near the Island of Panducan5 l6 f/ N+ E2 C$ H8 q" u5 a
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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 6 [0 F' R" e" W8 d6 Z# d3 n: C8 I
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent * J6 d5 C+ T* Q* Y( D
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in # J3 ~1 G2 [+ b7 G3 B9 R
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 0 n% y$ t$ I5 o8 L" ~; A) Q+ F# I- {
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
2 A e8 S8 p! C0 phamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 0 I1 z' `7 [8 v1 ]" i
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
4 o. E) b4 o$ d4 [; [6 \. N' ^9 X: Mcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
4 f- G: a; U4 ~# W5 h, @% Dtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
% _! z# t! U" s) Y( G9 ]cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 2 m6 t- o1 {* m1 j r$ S' C+ b
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 9 x& X5 p' |8 T5 v
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
6 s4 u7 z2 Y/ b* Cseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 4 Z2 K$ C, e/ d
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 3 E# |# H( M+ `1 O: N( j
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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( s, H S0 U6 G" A( ^4 e5 UWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 1 G9 z! a. a" X& O/ h3 w
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
* U& n- M7 _) ~& `offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 6 \5 t4 f7 _+ h: \# ^
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze ' f9 e7 x) H$ D
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. & r$ Z8 x' x: o$ j2 s
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ( T6 x) I! g# q, B, ^2 U- j
of food for bears in the region.
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! d' T# q( P( x2 t- B2 Z5 |( t7 QWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
0 G' E3 D2 Z$ k* Z1 h b8 A" ais the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ' W5 n p8 v% x& Q. Y6 s; v
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
# ^6 v( ^7 M- N& q) N WBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the $ S* T& g/ T9 Z2 P; [
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
4 M6 k" S* ^( M. q4 H& ^0 Z# p$ m8 Urise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human " S, w$ f3 r8 R0 k) S% f
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
! A" w8 E% P/ o3 R% t; fname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The . O- ^2 Y. o, T- d" D1 v
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
4 M# G3 b4 B+ v" fheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
$ D! n: y3 [! a3 h% [6 P/ y" Scontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 7 h1 T( ^$ [: P ~3 S
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
$ U& D0 b0 Z1 i: W/ a. Q9 nautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking * b* V4 V: L* P J; x4 y
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
8 _( m& k$ t# |# e5 j' J, [( ymore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 5 z3 h7 p; T. }4 w" m3 A C
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
- R% T- O3 s9 l5 N) @indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan / I0 Q; l% V) b \ x
species are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses5 U% }2 g8 j+ A) m' {
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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: C. M6 y4 W3 U9 j( fdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
3 ~! z L" [/ K& k/ a$ ]7 |presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
9 Z, n2 Y8 v! Y- \- v7 IOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!. v* [$ W7 O3 U) f2 i5 m
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& N/ z. ?0 L5 n/ _ANTARCTICA
* o5 s# ~, A7 a& D, gAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have6 G) F3 Q6 R" u
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
5 K4 A! B5 }8 Y! h/ E3 ]protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the + T) b) \ ]4 D
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 3 F1 V; J7 X W0 \3 p
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
# p- K; S5 ~! x- u% }1 x) ?2 mmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
! N4 A- m( X% j9 ?( Ccovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).4 }( ]1 w* u \4 Z0 e( V
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
/ M* E! S) \ Lthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
: Z0 s4 P' W! {. v0 Nsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ; h' j6 |% m; ?% i5 v; @$ @
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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