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1 Q4 |- w5 M2 j+ B# fYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。+ e* p$ I* Z: \$ Y0 Y; S. ]0 Z
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。3 x2 M9 o& u0 v$ n0 ]
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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Village near the Island of Panducan+ ^+ l& w5 c2 G3 A3 W6 g
PHILIPPINES* r" D8 u1 l: W) i# s/ Y
The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
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conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 3 u2 ?2 y# M m D! O
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 ! ~ C+ u6 S3 n* h k' G1 C
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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( ]* [$ B9 O6 Y8 U. H0 |cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands, `8 C" o/ \' t8 r1 `
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includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some & F# I' u6 ^3 A
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
6 R9 _; V' w4 U5 fseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
" V; G% C0 ~' `$ l9 h. X; y( rvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ) F/ F0 B1 ^4 o* z9 m) e( S
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
( ]" w- I; R4 n) ?oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.5 P& v8 E8 ^1 E2 X- x# @3 _
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/ j4 @: e0 l! PWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
& o2 l( A# X( e. vprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 6 ]0 l, Z, S6 d" d
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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; Y8 ~9 T! N. v% Z9 ithem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. . W3 R9 B8 H) a/ B a$ |' Q/ P
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
4 p+ l* K7 o; g) cof food for bears in the region.
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- w% F0 \9 C1 m2 A) K' DTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
9 a0 S) R0 U5 l( M b' c2 z, bis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
2 w) T9 z0 b% Karid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 2 B8 ~3 y8 l9 t% K3 H
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
6 l0 i4 v+ h5 a) R) bresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
- W, O( \0 b, t, |( s6 n/ Rstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
. v: F: [9 D# u( u7 S9 urise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human % ^3 |+ y& R {: n1 N3 K
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 7 Q* O) k/ T3 r/ T l
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 4 w3 T: y' h; V; N% s
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world : q# @! E6 d! A; [5 a1 O% n0 d" ]
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 4 G. Z4 N/ n- P# D
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in & z3 j4 e9 E7 f9 s
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
, ~! P1 a2 `1 v% Vautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
[4 Y o! G" p# Texamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: + W2 v2 Y; N% h: O
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
& @3 L/ n. R+ c4 [; r! s1 } ]species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are + y+ X% k) Q& R5 `; p; T j
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
: c! ~/ R3 e, [/ Q: Hspecies are endangered.- W9 Q) W2 P' v# J
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1 ]. V: W, X8 B" U. ~On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses' i o0 v. F2 c3 B8 U$ A9 |4 f
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
# k/ h+ n0 L, e* E( i2 Hcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
( n5 u' R* p. e! wkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
9 u3 \+ P" R2 `the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 4 _" u5 x+ O3 m6 `
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
- ^! q3 F4 {. p4 @4 V0 _8 adays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
+ L$ t( l% n1 E" V9 g. J/ \are reputed to be fiercely independent and have ; z4 o7 a$ b( c. M
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 7 K. |! S' q4 p# W5 }4 D; I
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+ o1 U( n' p5 V7 K5 r& S2 a/ X# EAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the : H( Y+ |% R( a$ u: l6 u
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
8 I' Q2 @% d4 | z. b$ y4 Rfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 7 R6 U) B `7 L+ V/ \7 T) `
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are / r& }6 H5 u2 _0 |8 X
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.
8 w) ~) |! A* @1 G, J& HThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually " v+ S; r! a% Z) P. M4 A k l
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 7 t* f1 B+ ]+ j/ ~# f6 Q' P
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
" L( @+ T% n: @where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
f& ]! h3 J% }" X! Mhouses built on bamboo stilts.
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