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/ E# @ A& i4 O0 [, uYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
" H7 T* C7 Z' u# t3 i9 K) W G1989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。
. P) Q: h' E9 G6 P; T* r6 m+ l! y1995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% X$ W* _- e& R1 b; `9 j
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
; o" [2 y( a- Y+ R4 d% V' Uneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 4 I# q9 f) h9 M0 p+ N2 G+ ]1 i& c
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
, o% J) Y" w" p! V. A/ ?conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
+ X b$ G, K* I; j% vare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
. P6 L6 N: c2 m* G4 X* ?# Bhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
- b O# C) l5 Wthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
$ j- Y+ V/ I9 g) ]' n7 Ycultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
) Q3 _5 t2 p1 H: l( Q' p3 Btrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
5 V( k2 x( b. b% y& B- m7 c/ ?cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine # Q- L* h j6 k% H
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands6 A4 w" h7 w h4 C. Q
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9 c. q6 _# W$ B, w' F* l' D8 {The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
* Z; G6 `9 [4 r+ s U, q; k! oincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some , V1 n5 {& L- U( ~: p% L$ y7 r
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as . d) [" w0 n" i+ n
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 6 r3 ~" x7 @$ N( }
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
4 v$ l3 B) ], x4 B2 h2 i0 g, Hscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 5 m4 H% G) { F* }% j# a x
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
; w5 F- Y6 u4 oprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
" |# O5 a, @( Z% R6 f; ~0 |1 Yoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
6 U5 }' a/ P; f, O, dreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
) d8 p0 U% _% i2 g. x0 ^them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
+ W9 |6 [$ j( i+ p' G+ r9 ^ xThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
' I; G+ t5 w1 K5 }9 p" R, R0 Zof food for bears in the region.
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
" j" B9 }2 ~' S3 N% jis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most : m; |9 y( Q/ \1 c8 I+ S# S& y) Y1 [
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 7 k# e' o& d; a* A1 x5 e+ d
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result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
& m( O% S$ ?2 ]" x3 l3 u5 A3 ~stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
! |" c Y9 o. ^6 |! M# G" Vheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
T7 {5 ^8 [% R) [continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: & y1 H5 s3 i% L) j$ A: w0 Z
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
; ^0 d" O. \+ _; N Findigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
& P1 Q" u& Z0 q$ C2 o) Wspecies are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses# F) k; r9 H) I e
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
+ [9 B- p, C, ^9 `, `, w: xpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. ) G, x; K( m Q+ R0 V$ f5 L$ M2 Z
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6 p7 p6 ?' O3 t+ PAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
9 m* U- Z$ t1 }, D8 }1 Z( @9 N, qbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
9 B) ?5 w) T7 m" _, W# O& dprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 2 s8 w5 ^$ P& A+ F' j8 q6 ?2 a- r
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
1 ]4 `0 b! e5 y* Q1 Lfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ; i0 \# C1 k" B: |
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are + C+ d; y# \' w6 ? F
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( `- C" b& F! I- CPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. # e5 p. v8 Q P( p4 n# n$ J
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, * u$ V0 j5 s+ A4 C0 n6 \7 O" g
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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