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2 n' k, P* j& ^5 z; ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
5 V$ P& d& j5 q; U7 }, P1989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。) ]+ [, ]0 s: {6 }8 @
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。
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% v: {! z; a$ s0 C9 ?Village near the Island of Panducan
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) i4 E7 _- A3 S$ Q' iThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
6 l1 } R% t$ I5 R* t* g: W1 Nneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
, p& B- s0 V/ E$ `+ uMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in / ^# Q8 {) I! @% M, b$ u& H, [( a
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
9 C9 n6 I* U3 d5 K2 K/ Vare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 8 l& Z! f5 T Q
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, % e4 N, @ b& N0 t! o! N; |
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ; e; _! i" S" `: F* N0 t P3 v
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 3 H4 Q+ [6 w, f7 ~! d, `
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 5 w/ B: m+ N& g9 G8 ]1 R2 B+ q
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine & D) F* G7 n- K% V9 k: ?) {
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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; R$ J. S$ s3 a! v8 U( MVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
/ f# T3 @3 M6 J8 F+ n9 Hseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
8 R1 D3 Q( D" n3 D! Fvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without : ?' h" j1 A, e
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 1 w! t8 s$ E9 u$ I: R6 `: b
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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/ }6 S, [6 g0 l/ |) qWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
; L! Q" h! B O+ vprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
* p Q0 S4 w& k/ M& j Q/ |& `( }offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that / v" e Z4 o7 Y9 ~$ M. l% Q
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
) z0 @& @; v" J4 U5 gthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
' x8 W& B+ f! q! Q H( YThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source / ]# s3 _3 Q" w
of food for bears in the region.
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/ x) d9 R+ ^4 t4 U3 YTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region$ B' [ v. X* b9 P2 q! {
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
8 w3 f2 [2 j5 Q' v* e+ Mis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most % L& ^( C& b+ N; g' z6 Q
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
3 O$ T3 m4 D1 ~) [3 PBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the " j$ K% `! P! @6 i' S2 Q, I! P
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ; q. K I3 z& |& ^' q
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the $ k% k* ~8 h$ P0 e) A
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
& K. i& Y# N/ w& I( I' |" Lthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ' H. x) {2 O, T P* p
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 0 R3 s. ^ V& w& W7 |2 H
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 4 n5 c7 t1 r; R! M V- [; M
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 9 p) X3 O: e6 E# l6 d
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
- e+ ]( Q6 r* W4 V$ Qspecies are endangered.
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NIGER
% }: f7 e7 E1 u* L( I* MOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses$ M/ d: k+ m7 u- i4 _) ]9 Q3 q
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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9 w/ K* Z* Z5 w& |km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ! ^. M3 t) O$ Q3 M5 [7 Y6 p
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 5 @( `2 E' {7 E1 U8 M, V
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 - ` ~( f% P! l9 W2 E: i: q
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ! |6 o+ M! y* f! s0 E1 H
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have + Q' _: \# k% u- ~' V. k
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
8 G: k; p# G/ J5 Q2 U0 P0 a. ppresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
" I$ Y! Q: x5 Y: d7 W" ZOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!4 {& K5 H, y6 z- u
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
/ T& `( s8 a' X( fbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 1 d$ d1 d$ t' u% i9 n
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
, l# ~/ { B9 I! D( ^% U7 Jiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 7 {' Z+ T3 |' H9 t/ c: Q
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ( h, l, T* j g
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 0 M% ~+ [, e* Z' V+ w
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.
q7 k- u3 d8 Z3 H# j( eThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
8 r$ e- L! u! @1 u: b( Qconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
$ a* d6 ]7 w1 k& cfrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
3 g$ P$ c1 _) p$ W# w: Xthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
" e+ h7 X+ k- M9 U z2 ysimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, " ~/ N) Z. |& U$ [- n# @1 d- W- H
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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