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# U" A/ p3 q I5 w; HYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。3 q7 v0 o+ e& N8 W) y) E
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。
4 f- S7 a# O; B3 D1995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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5 x4 b0 R W1 v( r- U# pVillage near the Island of Panducan
" R+ J/ {# p# t" e) D$ X/ UPHILIPPINES
) I. _ l5 V! D( }9 [The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
- @; x0 p, @$ Kpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 2 H( D, c' E/ U+ Y+ ?0 O; t$ S
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
. L+ F0 k& J' X4 e# Fneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 7 Q( @6 ~# ?0 ]' h7 L
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ( K& U/ d2 [3 W7 D8 Z
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 2 {2 z9 J9 t: W# {, s4 P2 `/ k
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 6 N, r$ u% N" e5 u& g: b0 P7 r
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
9 Z2 g, [' i$ b2 Ntrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
; r, s8 J" Q& [5 c, i( a' Icyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
; g8 ]! A, A+ Cfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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1 q; v* |7 {7 X5 w, `Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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5 P# m2 c- m& F" `5 J' \8 [- k/ d1 eThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
" v. U+ E6 H/ R/ e) g1 K6 @' }includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
8 \0 }' z" n0 I$ Cof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as + L9 e4 n3 Q$ s" o
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
) B! d7 I& z1 z& w- K) {2 G5 ]/ Lvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
5 g" g! X e& Tscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
{! c- k8 O/ t( ioysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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8 p; c4 t" i' a4 f1 W* ?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 ; V5 ^. `; g- b: v
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
/ {5 P r& N6 h2 pthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
# M: K1 \8 F8 T9 _) vThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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. D8 n( U6 R f8 U/ F7 S; P8 RWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
( u0 q2 o/ e/ p8 X4 nBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the & [) s5 _' w) q4 A0 I. D
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
5 [3 G' G2 u- `, Ystone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that F6 E% d W" i$ `, v- ]
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
6 g+ k& d# |; _1 C, }name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
8 _" ]" f8 X, [" ~ d2 e8 }6 Bsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 3 `5 R t* I3 a
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the & E2 C, T( y8 w ~2 e' r( o
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ; E1 E% g$ [9 I
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
! J2 c: v) Q/ mautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking % B: E9 I! @* P: S1 B+ k% @
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ) a8 d% T4 U+ [1 L. C
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 0 D7 g! J& s o. l
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
1 T7 V/ K# w7 u uspecies are endangered.
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NIGER
3 p( a7 a' o! g; J. p$ gOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 $ o; r4 O5 C! `9 q
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at , i+ q3 \& \/ `4 _2 r" ?) p7 V
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 6 ]* R; s( J9 @9 p6 u
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
2 _/ T$ v' ]0 Q; J8 [presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
; ^0 u, ~/ Z! f7 c$ iAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
+ h1 I1 h# ?: a9 D# T* fbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
/ E/ ^2 o7 t+ j' g1 kprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the ! X- b( {& p! c& }' ~9 {6 b
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 2 T( U% P! y1 x3 l
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ) L9 K5 B" T9 `1 Q; i c; L
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
0 }4 E% X% @; `& K! |: [' w5 o$ ~covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).2 u* p8 E J! ~
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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! A! P& S% z+ dPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ( J `% |6 [% i1 z. }. m1 b
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding ! m( @% l$ _+ ^: z/ @
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
4 K' H9 m- Y2 z4 x, ]7 othose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
. h/ X: @8 s) Hsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
, S' G5 I6 A! N* v1 P; ?5 x$ owhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ! U2 v6 j, ?3 g3 h) P# O
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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