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3 i( m$ }2 `8 i4 E, pYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。1 {/ D2 U) e: g6 z/ U) G( t2 _
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。; n+ D; L0 k; h$ T7 {
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。) x% b3 A) Y" N( A0 F
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9 H7 i6 m y* E/ r2 pVillage near the Island of Panducan/ b9 z* y+ r; g& g, h. H# X
PHILIPPINES
% ~* k0 ^3 D6 EThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
/ J) m2 N M# ]3 {1 Zneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent / G6 h; ?0 s6 }7 z/ \ f# ^) m1 F
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
4 Z; o; B: V0 o& q0 [: A: Ahamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
9 V1 ~. @& g1 ^, @) ethe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
6 x- v/ Y- T1 k) Pcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 2 X( z$ w/ w6 R5 c4 u$ [
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using + p6 g P' r$ X) B
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which # |4 X2 T' ?: ^9 z3 T( c
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some w _, D- V* g2 R5 x
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 9 ~" Q6 v& X8 O0 U
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 0 _* H% T3 q, M3 e$ {8 {
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
. @) l. ~, Z% _# u9 pscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 5 u! ^8 q7 p2 S/ U& W) n8 [. c1 c* E
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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# {2 ^( ?1 C+ v# @( gThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
2 |1 D2 N6 A- }0 t7 B' Aprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze . V2 o. G, z2 r5 r& [
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. % s* i) O2 P8 u% F8 d0 L) q6 K9 i
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
2 s. R$ s% J6 q: D) y) \9 h4 kof food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region# T& | ^( Z2 U& `: j
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ) o5 |& y4 M$ L% D! c9 B0 ^: V
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most + d6 }7 w( ^+ U, P- y$ u
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
; |4 |% G8 s9 ]Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
- Y. ]4 S7 d6 B/ M* }9 ^result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
" { e' ^; \" D3 p4 G7 qstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ' g5 S2 A8 A& r7 e) d+ @
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its * s' ~ M C9 B6 ^( ?' N, w
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The / A8 p& ^) _" d1 r: _1 `+ r
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 4 _% k- e% _4 v! L1 q( }
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the - u' h- |1 @! [ x1 E) O; |
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
5 s. T0 y) b9 \; u+ L; t ~that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
# l7 ?/ f. Z. ]& z2 `/ Z) I+ {6 a2 @autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking . N7 V+ S$ z8 X6 k& l( {3 U) ~
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ' c" V& g$ A( h4 l* I
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
5 q/ t( N& z, f# q3 g: b$ O) Dspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
, U( `" Y" `6 n4 |indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan * B% U7 P9 U+ \3 `
species are endangered.
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NIGER
9 V+ ~0 a5 r6 v3 r2 p+ e7 _On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses; k5 K: E( T( ~
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 2 [0 b; D" E5 P+ w6 O5 L! J
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
2 b$ r; a8 n8 I; M/ V6 |5 B" hthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 8 @. z/ L. I# m$ ]
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
! R: O1 j7 B9 Pdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 5 ]& H1 Z$ g6 a0 I/ o% G
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have 5 M4 P& B% N: F6 O( c! q! y% z/ a
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
2 }* t5 {+ i1 `/ ]% r/ Mmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
2 L g: x; K) [presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. , t2 B( t. @% M
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!, {2 t1 _8 v( I J( S: Z
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0 w9 b# ?5 W T6 A7 pANTARCTICA
v' G* j: m- K2 x8 d$ f+ [All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
+ W9 L# d3 h7 m) lbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion / t# c! v+ t: n! Z* A/ x
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
2 O+ Q5 h* o1 C9 O7 {7 \4 Riceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees - s* b0 J! T) j/ X
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 9 f6 f% Z/ b- ?8 p
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
H# O- ?4 k( E0 f8 m; N! [1 jcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).3 G) x8 N) t2 {% r4 r( L7 i
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 9 B! U. H0 c5 ~
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually + Y4 v) K' L8 N# L" l
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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9 B4 ~& M. o" w8 t+ }those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
k; B3 n; R7 m6 A4 Gsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
6 {( A: Y9 ^8 [7 X1 _where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
& O8 J; t9 L# a/ q$ C' zhouses built on bamboo stilts.
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