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' ?$ Y6 n! U; g h/ S6 r, J0 ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
2 G/ g! g3 k+ ~( l1 D1989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。
1 W4 @2 i9 a* R' A1995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。3 Y U$ s- n$ w, M
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7 {8 X+ P& n/ A+ P- }3 ^/ O- `! q8 MThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is / q8 k g! U6 [& u8 o" g* h
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
6 _. l0 }) D! e$ `+ D3 ^piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with " [' Z4 R$ d: H; p( ]8 u% M
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
2 w% b$ A1 ?( i: Y! t3 _# ? yMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
9 U( A8 C8 g6 }conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
3 |2 T. V1 d( K7 d, C$ s% Gare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small $ U% @0 x5 @ @- U) `" B2 i+ x* ~6 A- a
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, + C6 W3 h( w: F/ o
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also % q! n' t1 h" g1 n% | N
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
* X9 l8 r. k- G4 N# Ytrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
, B5 z( b0 [$ V$ s' q. B4 gcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
4 _% @7 L7 o0 u2 d. N, Qfauna, especially on the coral reefs.0 Q$ H; g: X& l8 w! i! M
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
7 H" H, c9 F8 s& `+ v) Dincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 0 v0 u3 ~1 ]' ^4 G
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
3 z7 i( F4 o% ~; O2 d8 ^* D7 [seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 8 J' ^3 |8 t4 a/ l9 ^0 S2 x- Q" h0 Y
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
6 U1 I( K+ _7 H. E( ] V9 \: yscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
, F' A: p0 z D( m/ X' l& xoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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- y0 m$ v0 j4 @+ B/ lWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 6 M/ I& @2 V/ d4 N
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ' V$ N* v# l6 m% | }
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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4 r9 ^* E; D3 F8 D4 x4 _$ sWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar * A% U: h) V% n! A, v6 a
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
& [7 ?. k0 x2 c& }( G" e; Tarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
; s- Z" C5 z( r/ gBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that + ~* I* h: I: _
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The . Y' Y) U# c: ^' g) ~0 T U
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
: b/ d% K% o% c: K5 F3 B: |2 ~8 oheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
6 {/ e# Y8 t0 O+ v2 ]/ C& p3 I! bcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
2 M" |9 {9 j4 g# \& n6 M" j/ wthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 8 V2 _4 l1 ^& A) [3 p! G; p
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
3 `! Y7 ?0 d1 O, L9 f& [examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
4 ~! C0 G3 J# cmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
- ~( x2 Z3 d6 F- wspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are " `5 ~9 Q t/ ]8 ]" K1 G2 P' I5 i
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
7 H* ~9 {; N. b- V1 ^4 r5 S% Ispecies are endangered.
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7 T! y+ W& W% F! l' @; w4 _/ rOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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/ p* H4 \" F+ w/ D/ f- S2 w/ idays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 4 n3 \5 m; q) y
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 1 P( ?7 H( j/ d' J" C1 @; V' u
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ANTARCTICA
* D5 g6 Z7 _; h& _, L9 J7 BAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
) ^5 O2 c D0 ~. j0 W8 ?been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
- [/ a2 u; Y# @% Gprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
4 a, R* N1 ^7 F1 \& N6 siceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees . D* e) L" ~2 Y
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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, E$ r" ~# n' `) B- dcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).* S6 R9 o; k6 m# }8 P6 u: H
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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$ i5 B6 w+ ^ n3 U( z, M* ePhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ' ?/ m* t. X' E5 a2 p) A1 p' f9 f5 B
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7 d1 n9 |7 U+ W: D0 T% W! V! H( cthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have / x5 b( ?9 A9 D, W! E- G) w
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 2 Z; ^& Q* o9 @( F' B8 c6 M+ r
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in + p3 ?% Q5 B0 o( o" j0 [
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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