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' b* k" P! O& Q2 I- E, Y+ u, o2 BYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
, \, E9 }1 ~, B, V' _) 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。
$ v; n/ Z; Z6 Y [# k3 q1 E6 R1995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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7 p# t; l2 ~7 {+ m- Q$ O: fVillage near the Island of Panducan
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, j j. _. G+ NThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is / K% G/ d+ P/ T/ ], H. n
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent + m1 ~5 K+ y0 M% T6 E: ^
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ' `1 o& F) O/ e' |* U8 I% A
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
4 {( L/ }$ ~. f4 Xare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also + v3 h6 w) ^' X* D5 {* L
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine % @7 p6 W0 h4 ]) i' l) \" i" _
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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* `! M& U' y3 @4 }! fVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
; ?# f2 E% Y8 t! Q$ m, F0 [+ Yincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
- r+ u( f% q6 o) M5 _+ a5 ]of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 5 q5 g5 T# X0 |5 p
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 1 {1 J K7 I" j, C! Z6 B' ~
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ) s0 e4 P( Y* j' |0 l( N
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 5 X# i! P, ^5 t& O
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. W s$ S+ C3 c9 Q Y
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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- g/ |6 u2 {+ R+ d3 V+ X$ }: a" }8 NTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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. L6 R3 m/ f/ p8 [. FWith 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
( N; ^) D( J8 l+ TBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
% Z# y" i; y3 Bresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ! T5 x! i6 L# `0 @+ X
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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( @7 d6 ?( Q5 I6 Z* a* ^ apenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ; ?! \# E9 z2 o
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 3 z$ [/ J; C7 }1 G( v
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
* m+ S: i( s, b5 pheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
8 _! b9 A* R3 ^3 m& icontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 0 T0 S9 R: ~) m4 {6 ~
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 7 {) z; X" ^% N5 r6 A) m: f: S
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 1 X8 Q: u% k! l8 p" S) l
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan - R( f5 X- H2 {( R# J
species are endangered.- G) |/ W" w# j) q8 c( f
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked ' N+ K2 m- N4 I
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
9 k( V7 ?( P, g. |5 w& Rdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ; h5 Q/ J: t" r. J
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
* Y# X' d" N2 q* C& xpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. ( ]0 Z w% b1 O R( k- Y
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have' D8 h6 @7 ~ w5 c
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 7 n+ L5 c& a1 T- B# D, B, p
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
7 M5 b2 Y. T$ c% X% giceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
( V- f% v5 n O5 U7 k' ?- L9 yfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 % |: c% h3 O7 }: X: x% K% O5 ^
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
, e$ l5 G: q3 ^, wcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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9 Y% E/ j1 L+ k5 L0 XVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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+ `" _& m# e( ?# HPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. . j+ H" z9 q3 @% B
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 5 }4 G/ P6 r% M! s
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, . Q8 _* }' G; ], y, j) O5 L6 Z
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 6 M L4 K$ v% w6 K
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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