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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。2 Y0 k* ^, i( w+ @: \$ J
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。! n4 _& q8 |2 k' r* Y7 E
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。 |5 m% m1 n; J3 V3 U5 D" I
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PHILIPPINES' H# E8 U! v6 _' S( g6 h& {
The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent & [/ w4 D6 c9 `
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
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are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ; M: f$ q- P X4 b, s2 N
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
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cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 4 C4 X s: f+ H9 t9 s9 z
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using ; d1 k# n4 m* B7 g+ J- H" ~
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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& w/ {1 ~, A8 x# f9 V5 ]8 jVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which + l5 X' t1 Y4 j Y
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
% ]/ V! j. v( y* tof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
: l; v/ u F$ J5 |! `3 r9 s1 iseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 6 p3 s) e C$ V' l$ o
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
* ]6 p9 ?& Q. G% R# ascuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
% _- ]1 X4 z( p3 F m, Qoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is f% D2 D/ h$ W; b% N$ T
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
! I% x5 G0 A! D& z5 yoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
# l8 D& j9 x* B: f9 g$ l, A0 ^# D% LThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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, t/ b! I( x* @; RTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region7 z4 p x: F2 e8 T
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar , t1 M9 o1 T& f$ \
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
8 x: k) x* r7 |: s5 jarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
M* v T7 T1 A4 M" N4 c' nBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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8 l- K4 Z; N0 F5 Nstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that / d& W: x( \7 [% {2 k0 Y
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
! b& C# a. _: isite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
2 X% r* l- y& lheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
$ h: c5 O, V+ W7 ucontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
# }# D; [/ A9 o b! Y1 fthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
' f) {/ @5 n2 z0 w; l7 J! ?* dautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
5 f9 \3 y0 n2 T+ z# m# \! `* mexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
0 J& G0 n4 C+ d* b) T& ]more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal % b, m4 K% O- e W1 ^
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are , |* `# [: @; `* r2 P8 A3 t
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ) y# L% j8 I' w& J
species are endangered.- ~" ?2 V: l0 W8 H5 T( `
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses+ p- z- o8 C+ _9 a" T3 |# }
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
- S6 W" U; o9 F' q' \- O: k- Rbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ' t6 c% ]+ e9 G5 d
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 4 [8 p1 `% P; ^1 m, u6 ?
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island5 y# h4 _: }1 W1 d
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
; s( Z' Z0 }6 O2 HThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
! L4 q5 S+ l1 Q8 q- fconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ; J' | {; m6 [3 ~
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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