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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
. y5 X5 A8 E" e6 R/ r1989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。: Q4 t+ G& W+ f/ w* X0 i* h- E
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 ( j4 m/ V4 J6 @$ C4 @" A
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 8 }2 ^9 w& K! A2 m a
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
# X# L6 J0 F7 M$ _# C7 pneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
. ]" }) f7 I2 k7 dMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 8 l) Q0 |" ? n, A
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
- I; B7 d; }: Q$ _are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small " P7 u* t. V8 c7 d5 H
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ( `3 g% I. x) ?6 ?5 }- {9 }% ]- h( H: x
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and $ [3 N2 [- q/ S1 z
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using ( k7 l5 W, R; }
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine . F8 g6 y8 h/ |! G- H
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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PHILIPPINES
- H$ p N9 a" f8 E! ], ?! R' A2 CThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
" X% |9 W6 `7 w" z2 l( hincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 6 W' ~, u! g Q/ A) [/ y9 T! I; ~
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
2 r! d W; W, W8 |4 H6 sseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
$ e* k D8 n* [6 x8 A( Tvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
) L5 q6 g: I6 ?# Cscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
" }& I! J! V4 X! }/ T+ Ooysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.9 k+ w' Y+ k! d. h" r" v3 J$ B( K
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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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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 4 |4 A( z$ X3 J* l" X5 N! {3 ~* N
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 4 v+ i6 u" ~8 [% S
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 3 K* j8 B1 Q9 a0 `1 R
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source , z& T6 {5 q4 G9 n7 w) u! M
of food for bears in the region.1 [) I* p# T5 @" L
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. T7 N( _6 ]% H" @Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region- ?$ H. ^( `* p, y
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar , D$ y# Y; m# V. b
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 0 e5 w- f$ y9 w# p8 `5 ~6 V
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ' y/ N, o6 @0 r. Q2 m
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
# m- S: n, R3 M8 k' p0 b/ N% f7 ?result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
; m% w$ E& d% O. i0 istone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 5 P& _, e+ p, B7 v' M
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
+ m5 i" X- v8 openetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
' ^% T( X r0 S& rname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
6 T s$ N, D% l6 Jsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
/ \$ d9 S5 H, Iheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ! I7 W9 }' v! d6 C% _/ k3 ?1 U
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
! v9 }' y% L( L1 Pthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
2 U+ i1 K! G2 K" Q1 U$ ?, Z0 Q) tautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 3 N0 H) t2 q" ]+ l* l
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ' T1 [5 n0 \/ N- Y! Q
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
7 H& F, Z6 D9 M l. Lspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 8 L( |7 Z- l8 G8 ?
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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Camel Caravan" I, }8 u' P1 z( q
NIGER
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
' |) u4 A$ T# o* W6 Dwith a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and # }, s' \7 F2 W1 B+ Q: b
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
( ]$ k' v2 N2 v) T. T2 {One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have& J& j$ P# e" y# q( i% z
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion # X5 h4 ~6 I/ t2 g9 @: x
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 5 }8 e9 s/ v; k' z
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 8 b8 B/ d. Q7 r H0 ]: W
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 . z7 c Y! |( D+ D [
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
/ L0 v' j6 C6 y- q, Ycovered 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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; S+ n) b9 P) P: l+ e5 EPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. - x* Z3 o# \: b B( c$ N/ b
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
2 r0 E% Z1 d, n4 | l4 A2 Lconsists 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
% D4 i3 R6 |* bsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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