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/ L9 a2 {$ ?# F( b% {, r% OYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。9 Z% g4 O; q, N( t
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。
% |# Q8 }& {7 f* c1995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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: Z8 J0 ~/ a) f% X+ v0 jVillage near the Island of Panducan# L$ ]: [. u7 B! A- g! p
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 9 A: [6 y% ? P. n( O% |
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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/ D2 ]+ I. h3 pneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent + _' R p# Q. y1 B
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in / p/ ]( e- n3 ]; V: y! E
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 4 d+ ]( x7 t( Q B: V$ L# k
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine B t7 N- r7 O" R2 B; s6 H
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.& H; B* m& D, V
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands' j, ~1 g" C z9 u5 ^: f
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which , m) v" j+ e6 z$ b' x9 _
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
: T8 E# j; [) x2 Iof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
, z S8 }3 E0 P& \6 O0 @seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The / [+ @4 _5 H; n# I$ r, J, \
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without # i, B3 m- X2 E8 Q, {4 e& p
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 7 s# _& _' b/ x, k' ?. s: S) W
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ( B) U7 \$ v* b! G! e. g' z4 O
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It : \, ~% \; q+ f; `$ p! M2 e
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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7 I! T; [: T" A% G Gthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
+ o7 C8 u6 V sThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 8 J# [1 q3 o! x
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ! d. k3 q N. q+ X$ h
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
) {* l1 l! F1 u3 c3 OBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
. c- i" ?$ [4 ~9 V- y" Hresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ; H+ [" }& m% `; G" y3 H/ u
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
$ K% m0 R/ X( W/ p8 j9 {% ~+ K8 srise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 2 M6 z5 I9 T! ]9 C$ i0 z
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 4 O! ]. l4 Y* [# B6 m d
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
1 L) o$ ]1 _ w: j3 Q2 r. N7 L- ]$ qsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
4 {1 |, E. N+ \1 Sheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
; t7 A7 p2 W: F/ B" _- z* ~2 s$ zcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
9 k/ D3 @& |: Z- Fthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full $ @7 j& U N% Z4 R. q
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
8 \$ e( b; E- u2 J! ^$ aexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
6 k' T& s# Q' J$ W, f- h# T5 Hmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal + }! e1 s8 L$ Q2 R, L& d
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
% c. @; T. L! Vindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 7 I6 d, l; p" ~/ r3 U
species are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses* h' o0 z: @0 d6 z, z5 n
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ) j' e, D [& d* y3 e- W+ o
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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2 j, B# G" r' S) e1 t3 o8 Adays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
2 J) U, Q% e7 N/ care reputed to be fiercely independent and have
: F- ?% Y2 ?8 k* F" V. X1 h+ Bsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
0 v; ?( [ |+ T. K3 JOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!$ n( h! r' { ^
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
# }% @ q1 V+ \& Q& m; f9 K1 z3 Tbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 0 E* d) ?- W& C- G
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 5 L6 h1 `) J' ^* I ]* }
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
! C; ^5 y1 y; q6 Zfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
6 t [: i4 {, I8 N, a, Q4 Gmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
9 L: m" F+ Q, d M# v6 i wcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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; G g0 D& z1 v0 G; qPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
4 [ g6 K; S$ Z, {) }1 QThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ! `; Y2 ^$ \$ \8 p; w \6 m
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
" |& ?, N! w) E, K7 Jfrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
" r! b# _' g! m/ ?* e* Y6 L$ Qthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
. U2 M/ T1 x4 ]! x( H4 Osimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 8 M3 M& v- ?+ I) v; N4 I$ v
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in , s4 n" N3 D( u$ ^, {2 Q
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