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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
) |: `+ d1 J& T: X2 k+ U8 _8 o9 Y! S1989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。
! j2 Q. q+ \0 L% `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。7 `+ Z5 I5 ~" H$ ]; ~
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Village near the Island of Panducan' b1 A1 ^* M1 H: E
PHILIPPINES7 k. Y1 V, {3 H& `+ K' h
The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
6 I5 w4 ~ Y: zMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 4 I5 r! Z) f. K6 Q$ g; g
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 9 I! t2 y! u2 s; S& O; @
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
( \1 U" G5 _- |, D3 Rhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 3 Q5 ]$ W l- c* d; M; k
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
' b2 E5 |+ A F1 {/ W3 x9 V- Fcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and : a6 }+ I6 O6 U# |# t" w
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 4 e$ Y7 X: a1 s1 X
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine N5 a# D9 x; x7 ?0 j2 Z
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
! U$ O' {; w. r6 Y# x5 ?" R7 gPHILIPPINES
+ y9 A( v- w3 z. z3 J! WThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 1 c: E, Z- D: ^
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 6 ?) ]; R Z7 s
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 0 e# y& ?& F+ S
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
( \+ O2 q/ _' Y, M5 G8 Nvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
4 x! m8 [( z7 U7 _* p/ f2 pscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl - H6 F+ Z, M+ O- [% R
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 1 n: m% {+ K% L
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It # ] n" H; t" L# M7 F2 _ p
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 0 G# n4 c7 t; o( b
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze % l) s: t4 H+ k5 K# R
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. % _7 [% h; [7 b8 G3 j8 O) v
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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MADAGASCAR
( }9 a: l% t g: h( l8 }With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
3 T6 b0 P x" t. I6 Z4 Yis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
% f: \- n6 z# F5 F8 x U, Iarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
9 w& F$ s% N X0 s: p5 ?% JBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the . w: \3 A+ A% v. q: J# \# x
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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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
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- Z' ?1 T# f- l2 H" yheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 4 I* [# f4 G. U. A4 o
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
2 y, n# Y3 G% _1 G* i( ^! vthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full : D( i3 k) J1 ^, @4 c. R
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
- n3 H0 B2 r* |& d1 H( t, {examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ' i Y0 P' q0 k) M. b- x
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal , @/ t. c' v2 O) s5 \9 {
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
( ^6 z6 P! _$ F, Q9 _$ Lindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 2 k. C. K, _$ g6 |; y K5 N
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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2 }6 ~* Z5 c) \6 w9 cthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
$ Q! A1 n( A4 C1 V* I1 bwith a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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, T" I: C) Y( j9 ?2 Z3 kpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. $ f! Q5 ^! e6 ^* s* f
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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ANTARCTICA
. a' R( L" ?4 k! \! Q' k: t! L1 jAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
& N j) v: G4 d' b* g0 ibeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees % E6 @' f& v9 v/ D, S, F; x8 J: v: j
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
4 e3 }8 X/ R9 P# Emiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 1 _6 ]9 b3 Q% m4 \, M& D% @* `
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).5 s8 z! b; X1 h! T6 _# T
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THAILAND
3 I3 I) v, n. B0 }, |: LPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 4 E5 d6 B% G. ?# N2 u- S
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually % T/ p' J% K* M8 l9 V& h3 W4 `
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, $ R. M( J+ ~" w% @6 s1 g* B; z$ u
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in : {* x+ s; ^% A4 Q' G, s* @5 q
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