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[* Y& A) X8 F* ?0 b- d: NYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
* @# k! t. ?. y, Q2 ^: W7 P1989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。
; U% o; T: R% W, T0 e) X k1995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。' y* g/ s7 ?& y$ c+ N: v3 j
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is , O$ I" X1 L" x( @# G/ \
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of , V( o% f0 X, \4 F
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent - I* p0 _4 L& F7 l1 h0 V* _
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 8 F* a& v7 U5 d
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
! ?3 `1 s9 K C. y/ A! N3 rare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
# j* J: d% h* w+ T& C1 D8 _/ Scultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
" l- r7 V! B& u. h( @) D# j" _$ @3 dtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using + o& S& \* H8 m
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands/ j& e0 e8 x/ B
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% q4 R' c# e) [$ x4 r# }The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
( W! h6 |! L6 U. G; P: |6 H& nincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 6 c. T! L9 X& F" {6 e
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 3 }2 y( x% [" F J
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ; ? a( b1 ~) F9 @2 f& z/ d
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without x2 y, g ~/ D9 D1 u: ^$ G
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
1 O+ l' r7 ^+ m1 T/ H _oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska4 H8 q8 V5 d H9 U+ {
USA
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 4 N5 k9 K& g I {, V
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. : p+ ~9 Z8 P& _- s( ~
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar # I/ W$ B* y& O5 h1 p! ?' J
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
. _4 x' h. h: Z" R6 B9 F B J( Marid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
; [4 Y, U3 h( a! h7 A, bBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the : R5 z7 K, P% X; I2 M
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 5 Z6 a4 m; J9 J2 X# @' P
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
5 B4 u( n+ E9 s+ x$ M* Rrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 7 z3 c9 G7 w: A9 \! ^/ q6 Q! F
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
# ^9 b- X/ Q: m! H* ^ O# [5 n& }3 theritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the + W5 U6 H; t# C6 F( B
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 8 t+ ~) J i* m" X9 C8 p
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
) V7 O* P8 {) c. Q/ U3 qautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
) Z6 P& P4 b7 J& Q; e A: Eexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 2 X" k; w8 l( i, Q% _
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
9 \+ C5 a6 x/ r& k. j* @species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are - {# a! i; X7 d
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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6 a" ]7 f3 a u" F! [km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 $ K1 G% M% A" C+ o7 }6 T& ~( E, A) `
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs * Q8 I1 y1 D, v* [1 M
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
* ]$ O2 C. h5 N8 r2 Qsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the " u* w+ G) B: h% l* I3 ~
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and * }1 D% O {0 T3 h$ Z# ]
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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& A0 _$ A* J" V6 V' ?Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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L4 F1 X' a5 h$ ^1 bAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
( ~3 \, T: W9 A0 _- C( g$ ]8 lbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
& {0 Y2 S* g( f k# A+ L. n- ]protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
w3 X$ d, H. w* R( k9 \iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
3 x. [, J+ T& c# b* Ofarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
! H: D. u8 [2 a ~5 o) Xmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
; Q7 d3 o# o ~) r; s; Z6 Ccovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island1 `/ r- g% L5 c
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% U3 d5 h( [5 e+ Y( JPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have # [) z: D5 s. U a( x; _* ]
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 4 ]; q2 o' Q. T/ Y* Y5 o
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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