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6 O4 n7 y6 j1 vYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
6 j/ i# [/ O, ~$ x2 e+ K9 n1989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。 s) S/ X" E) ~5 X
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。2 }4 K( c% k0 ?7 g
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1 [, M$ C5 W( z- vVillage near the Island of Panducan* \: z/ l+ c3 r! t% i3 u" h6 K7 B
PHILIPPINES
7 _4 f0 l9 s2 M( m9 D( p/ O h& l7 EThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 1 I" o& i- \( c$ y
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 3 g T& {. S4 x$ j+ r) G" r
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
5 l2 z/ ^$ v1 Vneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
; A( `# E8 K$ C: K# u9 Z: {# AMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 9 t+ p X: \; {: ~* O, {7 G$ X
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
" G7 g+ C! l) l* Xare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
7 S0 s7 \' T1 [8 c+ ?( A3 M3 n( uhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
5 v4 S$ r) a3 b. G2 R0 nthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
7 D9 A7 r, X- j7 I. x! Tcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
. Z3 [2 g; T" V' etrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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- w' v% G) \7 g: OVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands1 ^, e, y+ k" J
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which : F9 L" l# a/ q( N
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
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seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ( v2 m9 \0 r) A6 p% d# i1 Y; z8 p
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 3 g( W: \% ]# i5 p$ E5 ?
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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3 p; r* \, V! c8 h2 T# h, vTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
, c3 F$ j# D* T( yMADAGASCAR' D$ v7 e z/ Y; Q `/ W, f5 ~
With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
B/ w/ g& }+ Y5 N. }# Ois the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
9 ^0 f$ S' c- ] @0 ^' L8 D& darid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of - B4 H/ C! G: o/ u* k3 d7 q" b
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the + N+ P* b5 b" ~) E" b9 {
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the # E+ F- ~2 ]: o5 S
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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; W3 c3 ^7 S6 h0 Dpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
) ^: w6 y/ N% N' zname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
; t3 ^. N) a7 H% z+ z" Lsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 8 A& s& T; M0 ~+ I6 t: u4 Q
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 2 t$ H# p! U8 Q4 q- H- @
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
. r. G* F4 E& @" L0 [examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 4 P9 c- g6 S) _
species are endangered.
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NIGER
' |: L1 w7 y0 H" zOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses* d x0 ~# u+ Y
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at % v; A$ c' l& M
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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* \5 s( Y$ k$ o% S* T7 Hdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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ANTARCTICA
4 O! ~$ Y/ Z" ~& tAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have& s5 d d; `7 V& I' r, Z
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
) o& C: m8 |- u( E W' u5 d! O9 `farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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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,
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