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- }8 r9 [3 `1 d4 x! j; d- l* o$ bYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。& K0 `1 e! m# Y/ n' H
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。( M# k' I5 H% [1 R6 S9 F2 q
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。5 o& ^& J J |, o& C, l+ J1 ^
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5 v6 z' q- ^6 \: f0 X4 TVillage near the Island of Panducan3 O1 L+ Y$ Q. P" o. W# s
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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 $ @8 M4 y4 E2 a* [, j; j8 V/ E
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent * d0 u, E/ J1 R# v+ c
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in * Z( h8 G \! X4 j) L2 a# H. ]" l" D
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
3 d' i6 G" f$ R: B; x5 Bthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
' W4 T7 y+ g# ^, n* Gcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
( ?8 ~; b. M% w5 [! Htrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
0 l4 }- W- h1 g( Mcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
L: E2 d6 \& }: K6 T8 Jincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
2 M3 {5 Q! F6 G. l( ]of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as . f; O* X- H2 e3 U# m! D
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ) Y( S4 {: C Q N7 z5 H3 [
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
5 ^4 k& D# [: _5 cscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
9 ~3 f. f D4 N' J* D, \ `oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is & W! r' \; ` K' \& z. Q+ k
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
' ~3 u: K% h" b9 e z' A3 v/ \offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
' R: v, U7 y7 Preflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
* T$ f1 W& ?8 Othem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. , O+ m; {% O4 C7 A* x3 Z7 H
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source + i. v" p$ r m! j& p
of food for bears in the region.
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
" T& f& ], o& a' Iis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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/ P6 D$ c' y6 ?$ a9 |% [Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ' j0 `/ {2 N k
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
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site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
1 F+ Z0 V, M5 X. M; J3 xheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the # r8 n) v5 o% k f: }
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
* w; E+ K1 s) `* F% Othat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ; A3 X; x, z6 v# B& d- P# l2 J
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 9 c6 d6 _+ O6 B
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
- z4 D8 \2 |: i I1 I1 z* W. w1 Wmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
6 Y I. @) Q l8 H8 r* @species are endangered.
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NIGER
6 a0 H- {% F# [2 R r# ]On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
0 a3 B# @9 Z7 j/ cthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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8 @4 k! S3 k2 b' Tdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs % }* B. {6 U& ^9 H
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
/ Z* r( d' q6 ^) k2 y) Mpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
' I' K0 U1 l& w, N9 ?$ eprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the ( Z# d4 @1 G$ N7 b
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees * l9 x; t* B8 N, T2 E, a1 b
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
$ f6 K: o9 M: Jmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 9 a2 Y% {5 s& ]3 Q
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
" @: C+ a' h& OPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
: b7 H" R3 b/ ]- |7 WThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually + H1 s3 \. h! Z7 ?
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
7 @1 J& y; g- h) nfrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
$ G" ]2 b; H8 l! r3 M7 J* ?6 Z, U) nthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
# C5 q" V( t0 m2 D; v" ~similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
4 j/ w% o9 x6 a- W2 I4 Awhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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