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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
9 |( i& ?0 P1 N. b/ x1989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 _/ ?. K& |6 n2 r7 u1995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。; k& ^8 l$ h, x: b- K( ~! m; D
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ( \3 x( h# T- v m# E- V" d
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of & e5 ^6 Z. X+ F% _' f
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 9 H+ o0 o4 L" Q! I# P
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
6 }3 G8 f( \8 p* g# ] kMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
! y8 b: L) v1 \1 S: I% l4 rconflict with the central authorities. Among the population # ~; l g& `7 R9 Y" M* h
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small * H) }% ]1 ~4 w4 A7 g
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
& R) d" E- s9 w/ H/ v+ \& Qthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 0 j3 F" p* Y" g! j1 Y
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and , X. r& G) g4 w; z
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using / d: C% B- y& V6 o" w
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands: ?2 | l- i) _0 L f2 A4 K4 Z
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which : i) }1 p3 h+ w* F9 ?
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
- ^: Y* J% |2 t5 ]. g5 @0 _; Bof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as + Q3 E. K2 V7 l( M0 R# c: O
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 6 H6 F0 p' U+ N' M, \/ d* q
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ; }% m4 [; U; k" p# w- S
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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1 u5 ?# F; h2 r; T% tThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
3 i' e% x0 d8 P8 oprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
: t8 Y3 {0 s! o; x9 K% ^4 Loffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
2 A! f9 {- g# Y& S, h3 gThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
1 R7 m. T0 s8 T/ k4 ~6 gof food for bears in the region.! P& Z7 F! C3 \: ?; q
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2 U3 r5 ^5 V# X8 @- w' L3 l0 aTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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" B/ T9 g1 @( X6 k! W9 {With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
" E. f( u0 H* i* v) yis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ; f% _1 k1 G# d0 c4 B7 W& J4 e
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
6 r% x9 [* C( n0 PBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 1 ]+ M! X0 z2 Z' J5 j7 U& A
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
0 j" g" _) A) h( l, R7 o4 xstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 8 s) u: T- w- ~% I1 ]
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human : ~! k( Y' p5 K g! z, N
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
- m5 W$ s% Y" z; y+ ^; |* q9 qname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 5 t! T; }/ s v
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
' {1 }3 ]' M. A4 Uheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
3 S, ~7 |) F2 U }- j) X1 ncontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
2 P7 l% c5 u& }( F4 l4 \3 Lthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
! h- n/ n- X$ ~, ?/ {* |4 I7 q* {autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
! A! R2 ^$ y: m% E6 v- Yexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ' t; k; z: u8 s2 S
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
) v" _ {3 [2 [species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
" ^* w% }1 {2 Y/ R+ O. mindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan % [' v* ~. y" R5 v, s; s
species are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses0 l Z' h! c/ h' g+ n( Z
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 3 C3 [! B9 O, k& W$ e W0 D
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
4 |* u) v/ c5 q: f8 e, Mare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
( G; z2 v/ d% o; R* m- z- W2 Gsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the - p `+ H! ~5 b: L
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
2 l0 z6 K& s, A2 t0 C5 s. a& D; G9 Ypresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. $ _$ M# V. s' z- x3 R; S
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ANTARCTICA
: E9 E( t8 R5 P5 R0 V. G, \( o, x, PAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have: q9 i5 o! M$ {
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
3 }# [" Y1 c. S8 F3 K! z y. jprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 5 O5 B- l) B2 p& D2 D
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees . o) G+ Y; g7 y4 `2 U* P
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 # O9 t+ A% d8 Z' k2 j. ]
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are . R' i4 _6 v. v7 T( p
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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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
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
1 [: R# M# X2 M) w1 F+ }where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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