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% s; e, @* S- lYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
% ~6 f, X0 I: {& v1989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 i3 [* R! M8 [/ f3 o# I1995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。) R2 @* j6 B g& I' s; y2 H# h
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Village near the Island of Panducan9 N6 j- X8 K! x. @8 O2 @# I4 H
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
% d- t, R1 F- ~* M# Z' J. Tpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ; z4 J% z0 U, N: K
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
$ _: C8 E* ^) M5 wneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ! C4 \& ?/ p+ q
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
$ k! m) B+ z! b4 rconflict with the central authorities. Among the population - F9 ?/ l, B; U8 G; _
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 3 d2 o t& I0 P+ d1 n. @7 D
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
. [. [" q9 o, `8 i/ t- I+ Dthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
% o5 b5 F$ \, B2 J& ^; vcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and * b7 w! |1 m! C
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using + m5 a" r" o, X# u
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
+ B% u. @+ M) c% Ofauna, especially on the coral reefs.3 ?3 N+ x4 N8 B4 r- o; s
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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4 Q8 a% H) c- A4 M* T( NThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 4 C1 [& }: S, N3 P! v. ~7 C
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some # ], p3 j# ?! G6 |0 N/ a
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
# B- w8 Z, m9 aseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
% f1 @' N# A) v) _9 h% Wvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
/ p% V1 y, ^( d: qscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
- T" U5 ~' g* [2 @) c! Foysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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& O5 T; w4 J, PWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It / Z* C, X( w8 M: S) J
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
' e, Y+ S; g! z1 m" cThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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/ T8 C) q& j/ |, _- oTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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/ a) [* q8 f% w' P D8 h0 IWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 3 k2 W0 ?4 Q0 O- w6 h* [
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 9 p% [7 t- Q9 [4 i3 Z/ r
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
8 |( e9 ~* c' f' h# V% |( v' X9 `Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 3 v5 r7 t: n. J! [+ l; R4 w
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
6 g( `/ F' R1 ]" u4 u# d' Ystone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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7 s( L9 c: J. A# qpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
6 O8 m) ^0 J% x: P* iname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
) l) v! c# [' K: D Z9 M+ j5 Bsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ' n, u. ~4 F$ b/ `7 B
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the % ~8 m6 f. Z* a+ f
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in & W$ P# a) y9 m; N! O
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
% I" v5 q8 g, X0 j9 Wautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking $ w, D! q" F0 D! \/ D
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 8 v' w& { l4 _" V
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
( [. {& v8 W; ospecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 2 p& ?! S# |2 e% }9 ^, {7 [8 d
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
; [% W/ g* n! ~: w9 m+ hspecies are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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. G5 O, O" R5 ]4 ?1 n2 Ycaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 ( t' ?: J: {1 U
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
. ~, ^& X4 O) Y& C9 ldays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs % F' V9 X' Q' K! |- p/ M( C
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
2 q& U4 O2 f1 N \7 Z" ysuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the . \6 U! Q; j$ C2 p! H
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
, ^; v6 f& ? ^% wpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
i6 ~; P# X. h9 T5 \One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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ANTARCTICA
% b6 X3 o( _ [: O7 O2 `0 kAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have$ g6 L) X5 T# S# g, X
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ; A# A9 G, [6 ]5 c; Z$ L
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 4 U& I4 G# ~8 @* @+ Q. f
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
9 C4 d. ~& K2 }) H. v1 qfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 & q% _' m, n2 ^, j; i
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are , T& X Z. T! p8 y$ A
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).+ t8 K( J5 j+ {
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 3 g8 f, z# P1 u4 F0 G% k+ @
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ' G6 |: Q' U! Y! k% h
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
- Q m# {! N2 s2 Esimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
2 W9 i6 Z% i" K% Z7 j, T! I3 D) _9 Ewhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in L- w% k. g. ~) i4 r* S; P
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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