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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。4 u! k1 s! K9 V
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。
! k( K1 I* R$ n5 h" S# H+ B( c! y( `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。9 y7 U; s& ^5 m4 q2 ^0 y3 ^
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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, \# |# x5 `: x+ h) LThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ; J7 ~2 s5 l* E3 p* H- {+ S
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ( T; y: x7 S+ U
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
) C& q& o5 t4 t \0 h5 kneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
" R+ y9 ~8 M/ Y( D4 ]9 p5 ZMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 4 m2 E# T! j6 J. r) p) v
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population ( \% w. v5 l8 _0 j" X
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
& L0 ]# B J5 Q, lhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 5 D; s4 ^6 ^7 Q) C2 P
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
8 G, X3 y$ G: I4 xcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and : @3 @* i4 @; A6 P
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
6 ?* q8 e( j" t9 Kcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine + k* e) t- U+ S
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' `1 {, i. E6 u+ @Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 8 q7 f( c9 Y: l1 r4 T+ Q& c
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ; u2 o; x; \ F6 p6 D# Y
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 3 e. [' l5 O+ R) V1 A* A6 N }3 w
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
2 Z- N+ P5 c2 h$ |( ^' H# Rvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without " T& Q8 ~* s: c7 q5 b1 X" G1 H: @
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl # Y) Y5 k. w- z% |0 W0 |1 @, k- ?
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 3 `% e4 U, Y! N6 w' B& j0 O! f0 S1 |
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.
v; c, r+ S1 v2 T$ EThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region3 }$ K0 T1 h5 h! F! b1 R, s
MADAGASCAR
6 `& c+ T1 {5 q& R) UWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
6 M1 x; @) ^ o7 x6 Q6 V: a( W! bis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
5 h' ~1 C: U: k* cresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
- g7 q0 J" ~/ ?5 ~stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
c. C$ j) T% R0 wrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
( [ B5 f6 D1 k; spenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ( ^' E# b% J3 [& N
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
8 r' f5 {! e8 v; {% C* A4 p( \site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 2 P0 X: m) A, q3 s, w
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
q x- R$ _( K! c7 n2 x( {+ o) Mcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
6 i% y' Z4 A4 l0 a9 h# a9 {2 ]: y! Rthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
) P7 [3 G% o" n) hautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
& h L% |" q* i" Lexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
+ j: E2 F3 Q8 C* G( qmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
6 M5 w$ ~1 Z5 \3 ?- }" `% Qspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
# `7 R: f, K9 Y$ }0 W Lindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
& H4 C/ t. a" [0 Gspecies are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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4 E" o# R" Q2 `( `km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ) ]& v5 f/ ~, l1 ? ~/ J, ~
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 3 |( W X: `2 d. F# V) e
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
8 \( O1 ?8 H( r& P2 h/ V4 h; Odays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
& i+ P0 t5 f; L" c$ ^& j" q- tare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
( V3 m( k" |/ H$ q0 l" v% apresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
9 f5 |) i2 g7 j% fOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!5 W# u9 V0 }2 F Q$ ~/ n
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ANTARCTICA
2 w% W+ i. y1 g) T6 s5 F0 OAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have9 R& ]! E. B& m$ I: R( o
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion % p3 }1 F3 `! E9 ]
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the $ h5 A8 e& }; ?
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
% F* E) i" J: `1 Y7 J; u8 Z1 `' ufarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 3 c% H7 k! p- @" H% n
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 4 u V* B7 q) x/ A) V( u6 J# ^6 Z8 Z
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket 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 3 r- o& W. D1 Y
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
' P1 [2 e n* c$ Vwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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