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- \' N7 k2 a1 B0 t$ F- |Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
9 [0 E8 V( m, ^: k/ 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。
{0 g" b2 `5 Z2 W2 E1995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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' U& o6 [# U) y1 {' T! YVillage near the Island of Panducan3 k, v4 `! o# G
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
9 `/ h8 X. v+ q- e0 R8 y7 Gpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
6 b: a) v2 k; O* c3 `) \piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
, R3 q) B( c* z6 o" r3 ineighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 0 ?$ w/ \6 M, p8 k! k
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
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are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
/ ?$ _1 s" T) v3 j0 t: w- qhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 9 x! }2 w. Y, ~0 x2 k/ ]# w
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
9 Y7 ]" o+ L8 y( [/ s( {$ Bcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
- p4 N* {! u$ |! z# X7 ftrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
" c1 [' d0 i$ Z( S/ ]cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine % _2 S5 m! b9 d0 u
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ) k: l+ B2 X4 l% z7 ?, V8 I! c
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
- f# @. d9 L5 `) Nof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
7 o! _$ u: F! n9 rseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
[6 X) O# b3 O, t% x7 f1 ~villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without % ]9 v" Q% C1 ^9 ^& F
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
$ A. b. Y/ b9 p5 w; w3 {* poffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 3 F J& m: t: r; s1 K
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region- l) L: [( r7 h+ f9 l# ~ x9 {
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4 K. H% h4 I7 }. Y; F6 y) `+ KWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar o& v$ M9 T P" r/ W5 T2 i
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
1 A7 B& j9 X8 N, ]arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 2 U P9 N( ^/ E' C! @) e5 `
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
: \) n0 [0 m4 B2 j$ n* ]result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ! d& f2 v- k! E* _0 O. z; f
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ; u! M1 L* j/ \& b& b
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
+ H! A" R. a+ q: a' v' j7 wpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 5 X' h7 N, v- ~# v* U1 k/ m1 ~
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
& j2 @8 {1 F& dsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 2 S, c" F5 c5 r/ f/ g
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
. ^) q2 t- d- J8 C: I* Dcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ! G7 C( I2 M @( x" |
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
. z) k% M' J5 L' J. @' W jindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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2 u. S# Q$ `% ~2 ~8 @) QOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses, K$ p/ x5 k, i8 M6 b3 A+ A
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have. O3 |& I; w7 o. f
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
5 j/ {, n/ ?' m- K: _/ ^( c% Aprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 6 l2 V& N- J0 p) a+ R9 ~" D
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 5 R: u# J1 A w. ^
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 8 D" B; X8 |' y2 u& _3 j% ^* l
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
8 R9 r: Y) O2 \0 \covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).2 Q2 b5 r' a" w' o) X
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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: Q8 \$ p+ S1 s1 g. I' ]Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
. T3 G( {! U# ]5 T" k, V3 F5 qThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
+ ]; b' S# D! s! E5 ? Ewhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
4 J! q" ^- N1 r' q/ \houses built on bamboo stilts.
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