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. m' A! `9 S4 d8 B3 R: ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
. f9 i- a, }- l4 y1 J1989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。
7 ]" V) ?2 F* V9 {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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! q3 v% T' I( F+ v0 | i* QVillage near the Island of Panducan; b- B2 Y7 r- _
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
( X7 N) L# A: T6 S8 ?2 fpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 9 \( D9 C/ v% a, e5 \/ u2 t; E1 L
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
; A% l! e9 d; h3 U& \. {7 Vneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent * k' G: S4 Y F* |" o' J
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 9 P% C8 G% m* N
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population - F6 M* V9 F1 F) ?
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
( |9 U8 k0 h# s. p7 |hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
1 F! `, M u0 S, `1 U4 V( gthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 5 I8 Y+ D z$ T
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and # I6 q- Z( Z: ~. ?# L4 y
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
4 L1 U& W M* a0 R1 q2 acyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
# B$ m, k Y, m: t1 E Ufauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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, \+ o# E( q$ z$ `0 m3 D$ iVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands: O7 Y: m" n% z4 q8 d/ ?4 L& W
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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
8 f& ]8 w" P, m sseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 5 c& c" b. ^# J" j; ?' P% m
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 6 L9 n- l2 B; i( Q4 S0 u: ~ r
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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: g" r) y3 ?* LTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 7 W ]/ ]# y# @' J( E
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most : g' g$ z9 K, h
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
; Q: f, [1 [/ D$ _. k" M3 nBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that + z& Y1 q) A" R. A# G
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
+ y) [' X g3 _% ~penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its - @$ f( y: S0 R7 _7 s$ j5 K
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 5 x5 ~# `( o ?+ E
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
$ u9 t- q: B" W7 a" H% n9 o( Mheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 9 e! e& O$ O! F, h; E# o$ f* z
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ! V6 ?3 }, N: v* f1 t# O8 F% W4 k
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full * X9 t. [7 _9 N
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking $ P* @5 T' c7 z
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
: [% `# v% r0 `- s! O! G: Gmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal # s$ F3 m* l: }7 m% q0 S6 a- w8 H
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
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species are endangered.
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
4 V, z9 ]- x2 @0 uthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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8 v# S/ N% K9 [/ M; R2 cdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
2 d1 _& M. d/ Z+ s/ M: |* h/ @! Q$ cpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
; p F* x% j* G) z4 h& a% r5 mOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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9 J8 ?- a' t) g0 O2 h4 {Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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7 `% k6 O0 v# _2 }All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have6 D! L8 O: h" q" _, q
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
9 _7 s5 F6 [8 f/ kprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
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: m7 b g% U- M8 @farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ! ~# `# H# T. e% M& ~/ N
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are - g% @% Z; R5 D1 Y8 e) u) y
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).( y) Y; I3 s. g6 h1 p0 l0 [8 t/ {; \
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% `( b0 V4 M8 `: mVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to & P5 w: E% D& B3 ^/ e
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
! D' }6 b' F9 p asimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ( \' Y3 i' L4 n/ Z
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! Q3 x- a. t- D! s! h nhouses built on bamboo stilts.
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