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r1 j4 d Z) I5 o9 I+ g3 K/ dYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
( w( p. ^& F9 J+ M1989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。& \+ l$ M% h3 W
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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& I5 d* w" s- l) l. O+ OVillage near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ; C+ S% t# G' {
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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% R. ]. b% x- X- O$ e kneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ( s3 `$ U$ w2 ~( x: C
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in + E! w8 R, i( g
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population * j# @% q, ^: {& H U+ g
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
6 p. h! X7 `, c9 o$ ]/ Dhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, % q- X8 c/ K! s# s1 B) d! O8 i0 Z
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ; i2 C8 a% ?) `0 k6 O
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and # {0 _) k, I0 F1 G
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using + K1 H& U/ j) U2 y
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ) w1 A: R5 B8 W! E, `6 ~
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some - v4 c* A' \4 A
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
& @" e5 e( _9 F2 X2 @; h; F* ]8 ?seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
: ^7 n/ T% g$ S, K" Q' _3 T/ b% pvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
' Z7 y! d3 l, d" Y8 a# ^scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is $ ^: r6 \* w& u- A. G2 S
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
; T! w) K9 O" J8 s+ O3 F3 Zthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 9 S/ k% f7 f o- x
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 8 K- _9 Q+ M; I7 O, R2 r* ?
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region* f7 [8 j' |& p: T# z3 k' l
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
( k! G8 Y3 w$ |5 y9 c6 `7 Ris the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
1 x/ k8 T) y+ F% n% p8 H% {9 [5 varid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
0 S+ ^ C8 y$ l* V* o) ]Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ( |! B- l7 a+ `
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/ r# y, ]$ k4 A' i' F. ostone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that - m& i/ A8 a T
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
$ B8 M' H+ J; c9 C* ?, O! ~% @penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
+ f5 U$ q/ R5 d! Fname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 2 H" b- M( `" Q- v5 x( K; y, \0 _
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
9 M9 R G3 O' u/ }' ~5 k5 q6 Hheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
) e: w* r* J/ K1 h8 |" m9 y, u0 Z" lcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
F% I( k/ k+ K) z$ s; x: wthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
$ I0 e+ r$ e" `3 g( {8 x3 r! Fautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 7 @* t3 e7 ?1 Y
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
$ l( ?& G! h1 Umore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
+ ?* E1 ^1 k! _; \) Fspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are / H0 C. h# a3 M: }* j2 H2 E. O
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at . |# T6 u6 Q$ z$ S, M5 r- [
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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( M- {9 d# U# \' v$ h3 H' y! ^* }days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 4 I2 P3 z9 P9 O
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 3 Y3 ^7 E, h& A6 x# q
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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ANTARCTICA
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
, s( `0 _- o+ q& Z; u4 L! oprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
8 H5 |# H5 k, o+ M6 D2 viceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
, E" i$ w5 U3 x+ P1 Tfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
" `' P$ l# V umiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
, q3 R4 l: H6 A. Dcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually . s& e3 A2 t3 G
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 5 d- z+ c1 y- U
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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