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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
% k+ K- j8 s0 e6 n) z1989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。% a3 W; X1 v: ~, X: ^
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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
6 V3 Q8 N# Z3 _part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 3 ^( p0 y: m. Z- {4 A, k) T
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 2 b+ N, s8 h5 C# a! P Q+ F: \
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ; _$ z8 s( A" O
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 ' L0 r6 Y) i/ k' u
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
' [0 R! y( Z7 y0 s: U" d# dthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 5 Z% H2 h: H: m7 @% ]
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and & V& @& \; b6 @) s+ b8 q4 Y8 x
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using S1 G2 _4 X# [2 A j
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
" i7 y, k* d& T4 w+ Kfauna, especially on the coral reefs.( {2 o( _2 V4 v6 d7 ~1 i; f& I
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands( _8 E$ Y8 ]* z
PHILIPPINES6 \% S2 d1 z+ U
The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
5 X* p: n( d' m$ t/ _+ F1 zincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
H$ \$ [' b- Cof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
5 u! C+ f2 ?( F' J( `seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 0 M, O4 I2 h, J% ?/ z* ]
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without & }/ a* P+ [5 S P5 S
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ( @. V$ @$ _2 E
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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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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1 E) c2 ]: @7 F- H( `offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that $ D6 R: z# X/ U$ n7 M
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze * T/ n) t' B3 i' P5 b5 P
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
7 k0 i% T+ N) b5 w1 |The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source N6 O5 y. F2 I: p
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region% `' H: [* R9 @% O
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar $ s/ g8 W2 f _5 e. o+ I9 c; K
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
# R% g5 k3 W+ s+ Z7 g7 j& m. zBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
5 [- d; C) n0 w7 ~2 Aresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 4 x; ]- N) m% Z# E2 e- P
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 2 A9 H7 E1 K# a% i% n
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The & D6 U% G/ f# J2 k" b
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world / T A6 u$ V+ I8 O* J" a, p
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 9 k/ U/ K6 q+ M* `. o4 z* @1 v
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
6 Z3 N! ?4 Q/ nthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
- b$ J4 a, s' }. k1 xautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking & W5 B% f( F! L5 z
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
4 d5 U0 B0 ?" P. {* r' `% x* umore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
8 q- f! ~$ l. o# H7 {( ?6 O9 Tspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 6 x; y' ]7 z8 j
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs / S4 s; f: S& w* c6 j
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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4 f+ R5 [* f; ]9 I9 C0 E- [1 Y, fIcebergs off the Adelie Coast7 a- c/ M+ ^: P% i5 y7 P$ k
ANTARCTICA8 K# y! A/ c$ m
All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
! N: _% W% ~+ Q6 {; s/ C& d7 _been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
; h6 S9 l& v( X* Q: Z* vprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
9 g( Y& g' M$ P5 Diceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
$ `8 f' ?4 I8 h% M) qfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 2 b& }/ W. o" A% g/ k
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
/ }) C; h4 P* j) \/ `covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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7 [/ _8 A" [% c9 ~( g# XPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding : x# H0 w/ N! ?6 ~' N! {
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 3 f3 P3 o3 B/ \) N" M* E
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ' H3 d! X6 `" q R+ j3 C. c% B W
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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