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. L+ E( R$ x ?2 k7 TYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
, \! |& m, U6 \3 H1989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' C0 h! D9 w" H* q, G
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。 ^1 i" ^ F, G2 ]
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Village near the Island of Panducan+ w: n; o0 A/ X: [# |1 R5 k
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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
: U1 S( q3 H. Oneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent $ c; W" S$ k3 N. e- G' h/ U' g
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in , g' F7 v+ a/ M t
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
# I* }0 O) k- o8 n2 A6 e/ fare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small $ K! n2 z" [4 w/ w7 A B7 r
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
' @( F) N9 A! O; c7 r' hthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
3 V0 H+ X' t0 Zcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
& x" v5 K* I: n1 ]0 j8 H6 A4 p, d$ Wtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
7 U! d/ j5 n/ D# V& M/ Vcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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3 ~+ W- @, ~: l" g9 R1 j4 x4 oVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which : S' T& h- s+ @/ L" H5 R
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
, H! K$ ~7 @6 z7 L& q& F5 \5 lof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
/ i( M. q0 j+ d: Dseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
; w, F$ K) |. x3 L7 v# N" kvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 9 X9 Q7 _. U" ]0 H0 ^
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
6 O+ o/ X/ U; B, U+ v- soysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.. J! B: Y- @* m1 S3 E$ P
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska6 }( e' B1 a* ~" H5 ?
USA
F* M2 s. k. ~% w) r4 e: dThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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$ ?8 q) E7 ~) Z9 M' xoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that , h U( [ J0 b3 h. Q0 @
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 7 ]$ g2 j8 [/ D, d" _8 c) I
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ; B+ X4 r$ e8 ?1 ], o. s
of food for bears in the region.
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$ w: P5 B7 `( _9 V0 FTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
- p2 P) Y: j6 o8 ~3 Jis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
( m8 ]* f0 ?! I mresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
* T1 B9 i9 d' C7 |stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
, Q0 d1 ]! |. p" `rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
6 I) ?4 w2 o {5 s% ]$ J: Jpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 1 _0 ?4 S( W+ C
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The $ X% H2 a# b, l
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world / k0 f2 l2 D' O( h( x
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
: t b r* O6 }7 r2 v7 G1 r$ jcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
# H1 L4 u" d/ N' B0 X# Othat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full . ^# C0 a8 h ~" s2 v& A- j
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking & p' D4 t* ]+ _8 p3 t
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are " z# U8 [) I& [+ g, H
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
, @5 A) ?. T3 A8 l* c1 ospecies are endangered.
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have 8 S* a4 U* N* [9 ` e1 z
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and * [" n, I+ o) m4 r- j: T
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
( x; f/ }2 i! b+ c, D0 Z9 F! k* g( ybeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
+ L o- B' J m" m; R& T* Aprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 4 ]1 e* N& K0 Z$ [: y
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
8 H3 S1 W/ _2 D3 y8 Y6 M' B# xfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 : |) v7 R5 Z9 H. }% g, j
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 3 t4 N3 S& I6 A1 _' g
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).6 G9 A7 B6 S2 u! z/ s
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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 % ~, _ x1 ~* N) J9 @" u3 p
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
. |, l( e0 y3 owhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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