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0 {' E$ n3 }- v: F' r. uYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。* t( G7 t4 O0 P- q. S/ [
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。( S1 A0 k3 V0 b f+ v C- Z) r1 b+ B
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。, \3 F! {# ^7 f: \& V. k6 D! @2 P
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2 ?' e8 C! S7 y) T( K& a/ `* k4 |Village near the Island of Panducan" s; N9 m6 o# w7 }
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is . Q& L+ T+ m. X7 G) y
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in . d5 u+ }9 M! a5 {6 e7 [
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population * ]5 ?4 g- h( o3 p" k6 W
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small , s, W# j) v7 m) a
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
7 A8 |* V2 O8 [. E; T1 w2 `the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 1 W3 [/ o- w. O" w
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 7 W9 R, p' A7 T) @ e
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
# J$ n5 i8 A/ Qcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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; Y4 N3 j0 x3 H! c/ _Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
! i$ ?* t0 ~3 g' eincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 6 U3 o. g: L7 G7 q+ e
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
! F3 m6 R4 x4 c! M/ T- Kseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
4 `' n9 I3 J- a( K6 W+ c2 `villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
/ z t- N0 r" `, X. sscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
, H% D) u6 @1 i! a3 Toysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade. K- @; g; n* Z* ?5 ~* ]( ?. r
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It / c/ U; t: v: u8 R- L1 `$ `
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 8 ]8 @8 {1 n5 |5 r9 ~& y9 |2 W
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
+ c, h! b* e- X' qthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 7 g4 H1 B) `! X4 [
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ) i2 M) j( v; y/ w6 O
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region+ L2 k) o5 U, n1 w9 ?
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! A' S0 w. i* V; K; s5 g+ zWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
+ l e. I0 w) r. o$ D7 e; `is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most / F# ^8 M& [$ k D" c0 r9 G# b+ q
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
' F" ^9 y' R/ A4 jBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the $ J: J z' O. h! E
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ! h. S0 [6 X8 q: |9 A& U$ h; {7 B# s
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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7 J; D2 N' N: ]9 s! I" I5 b7 F# K2 [penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
1 ]7 c+ W0 v8 X9 Cname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
5 ~( E& y' `) a" t+ i! C+ psite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world & I3 j7 n. H+ j/ f5 V) B/ b
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
0 W1 y, K/ u( X- m1 mcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in $ l& j- [! s/ E& w; B( R; c, f
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
1 z& J7 x$ \6 G2 _9 c. rautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking . C0 u5 T, q, s9 x+ F" d4 |7 w
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ! O. f; Q- I, r; k$ H" L
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
9 A. T0 O# P7 Q# G8 \" ospecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
8 |% J2 H& m8 \3 N; G; H8 \1 Y2 V) _indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan , c8 x6 ]8 @2 R$ [2 w2 K$ m) l- A
species are endangered.
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at * G; u0 R: N% F3 ?' Y% t- z8 x1 ]
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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9 l a& L: }6 h' c( X9 |9 {$ Adays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the ; T, c" D7 k" A0 x( ~* t: e/ v
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and $ d2 C1 f$ f3 z
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
: K- `2 A2 w! ]5 {4 mbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion $ R' R2 |. ^3 v9 t9 H9 w# ^
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
! |* R/ t4 \) m( C4 I/ [iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
& g; q9 Q9 v. Q+ v1 m! Q1 i5 Ifarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
# r# X5 Y8 J, P2 |% N+ c& Tmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are . E: G* s( I9 J/ I' Y" H1 @ }
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).' h+ J( i! J7 `' N8 V
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
5 Q. D6 U2 b! Y; r! E' @$ e6 ^those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
9 @7 S- O8 Z. G1 v. t; p) @0 k2 dsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
Q9 `) M* B" k6 }7 Wwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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