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/ M9 [) [% {( g. r% BYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
q) R) e0 k+ v1989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 J) o8 O; 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。6 v0 I* c; k7 ] Q, i( C6 U
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# ^1 v( s# h: y2 s! PVillage near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ( i' |; C$ i( E* y5 L5 L
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
. [- |+ ~/ |& e" Wconflict with the central authorities. Among the population * j- t% j$ P' i3 y) @
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
/ S& T M) |: ?: ohamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, ( `* D, b5 Z o, E+ q! h
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
. s+ w+ g3 s- S6 f8 jcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 2 m7 Z+ ?; G. `0 X
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
& f/ P/ C# ~! b# p; @& Y9 w1 ecyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine & G1 K' n+ r8 D* K: F
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands. |: d# T3 a& ~
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ! k2 S" N0 J9 h7 c7 @7 ?7 i
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
5 Z' S# r9 \2 k1 b6 d" ~villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without : W. O3 k$ f2 R; z% J& a
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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: r) l. u/ D9 s p$ H, k, X& I( iprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
( j- ]# F' F2 P" ~$ roffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that y: e' K- i8 {; d3 g6 m% \
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze . T5 N3 ?6 G2 L2 w
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
4 @% l$ ~1 a1 C0 ^" Q$ Q! X: zThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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4 O9 {; r7 Q. n% u. J5 KWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 8 I, ?2 d8 R) f: D( A, w3 Z0 V
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 9 K9 P1 r4 p5 d$ f- \, Q# A
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ! G) C1 V. F! T. P" X, f, j# A6 E
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 4 H p+ R. W8 Y" J8 D6 k
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 1 t; f' [' C% U! b
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 5 U8 |$ N: T% _) i: P) `
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
8 @* Y$ G& N" Qcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
* {: \) X* F* v/ lthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
( j2 S% T: J# }5 }autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking & L4 K9 A: k3 R( Z( @9 E5 O
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
0 b/ ~. q. G6 pmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan , n1 w: y9 S1 D: x% j
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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9 R4 `# r/ L6 x9 j/ X: Y8 qkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at # i! U8 V4 q l! x) @4 H# x
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked ; k3 q: t& c7 r9 E8 j! j
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
# t% I! F7 G4 G) odays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
! j Y1 Q1 @8 {0 ~8 Fare reputed to be fiercely independent and have / i! g" Z3 w: e2 M, u/ R) e8 O3 e
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have: ]8 \2 x) Y# u$ H9 a
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
4 B5 L" a, Y2 Jprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
1 }6 p, S. L0 E1 uiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 3 v0 n% `2 N& t9 f
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
) M. d* ` g; s; Y, _miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
) b, R+ h6 K6 C: m N+ r' Wcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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" A6 K8 P* z5 D8 ~Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 2 A% L9 C) D9 v4 c! S- |6 u
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually * D5 b; L7 h# b: s4 ~% V) B
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding ( b0 ~4 ^& B1 c9 J
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to ; x B/ _* R; M' y [
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have / w# K' w: {0 f* q2 l( K7 @
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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