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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。/ i# f: J( r0 Y! _
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。5 a2 C# I, u5 G9 _
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。+ N9 \0 Q! }; F& y1 o* x8 K
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Village near the Island of Panducan" T( W3 B' H* L V4 H Z" G! n
PHILIPPINES
( y, Y- y8 N9 ]1 V: |% l, D$ D+ qThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is \2 U% m1 L9 a0 z5 l* ?! g
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ; R a1 R+ Z! N+ E5 f. a: {
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
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6 [7 s$ I. n% V) z% G7 Nthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also : S; e4 O* H0 d/ P' ~$ w
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 5 Y* W; ^1 T$ m, y. u
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
$ M, {- X( v4 Ecyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
8 ]2 |! x8 r* |3 O* gfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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6 {# Y! C f8 o. A( D+ c0 U% WVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands) P+ X* U2 E6 ^( c
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which A! \3 Y5 e* z! `$ |5 s6 P& a
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
* Z9 z+ E5 l/ I0 }% z. kof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
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villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 6 R' L. |1 c4 J2 B
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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USA
0 ]7 g3 N% u4 o& n9 C0 pThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
3 d6 d6 ]5 Z+ }& T; s7 L' r: z* e) qprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
! y/ G2 t" U- R' |2 \; _+ E- z2 goffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. * d* E) u; f4 r, @( a
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 8 \! P2 l! u1 o0 w
of food for bears in the region.
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& G5 k( U j! P# N5 z) q6 x+ u& ~: eTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region2 G2 b- G0 w: h ]1 Y
MADAGASCAR
! \5 _+ q( w0 Q* q1 i/ wWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
7 y, `" ?: p0 s4 ris the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ! |7 s7 M: }) X3 }
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 1 {# c7 K; D9 _, b
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ( w' k& @7 ?. @% `
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
5 F& I9 \: s. L2 Krise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human " g# R' U! b/ |7 J
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 7 n' S# w' C: ^# ?
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
2 q+ R5 ?! W2 a/ v- S8 K" I6 Jsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 1 e) e6 W5 c# J8 {: x P
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the $ v0 D2 c/ U* L1 \
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 ' T% ~4 A3 s# z w( B* ]/ F
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
( O9 x3 J2 r F6 Umore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 6 w4 S- W& O1 `$ S+ {
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 4 L! J% V- r7 Y& m9 n' _( W
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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Camel Caravan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at X! U1 Y# C6 A a- A. B! x' }
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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3 w" m0 G2 ~5 c0 y& y' s/ Dare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
- n6 H3 q: l9 `5 p' gsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the / y, n# z. N1 V; k7 L5 d7 Z
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
9 c( ^# h6 H( b! g9 ppresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
, ]$ M# @* \0 }' [ A. |) R4 n& W/ JOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!9 M% o8 e6 a$ C& H1 p
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast- s- n# D6 s/ g8 e5 }
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have: G8 i; E* e7 z: h4 c' Q2 B
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
% p/ ?' L, F5 V+ Yprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
; U' U* x r' X2 H/ Aiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
) h+ N' J# r4 j5 {: dfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
& `& g. [4 v: j+ xmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are $ K8 G" ]; C$ Z! i
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island4 B8 R) o& s) f* O1 e
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. # A* v' c! j7 l1 q3 `8 B
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually , X6 E: ]1 x$ g# n7 Z* @
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding ) q2 q0 C7 B2 D
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
: Z* k3 l& A1 M7 d" ^9 ythose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
0 E! F, K/ M! b/ Msimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, & O) q) Q" w h- I% P1 Z# T/ [, z3 f
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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