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8 n; i) z0 g2 g2 T U; ZYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
8 m" x0 R. J0 q: w A9 Q/ J1989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。
! S1 e$ z! f- K( u1995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。- L7 J4 [) Y% O6 M6 |0 T0 H
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: {( b- v9 W7 e, V2 AVillage near the Island of Panducan
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, G; {, m, }3 G3 [2 t' bThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
0 c9 ?0 b5 ~* H% mpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of # K$ a0 Z# h/ K1 D- G3 w1 I. B. m
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
/ ~, }' \6 M6 @# cneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent & c* A- |+ O4 w5 m+ J$ M7 W* U
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in - f/ z3 d) j( ]9 `; b% T9 Y
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 8 o+ b6 J( Y8 H5 f! f) h
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ' {) Y; y) b1 W& A$ s3 I C
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 0 U$ L! s: o4 A4 O, n. \+ I
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
- }5 q& f5 o- |5 T$ Ycultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 3 V! G, X5 K, A; V
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
$ r0 P/ X3 m% Ocyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
9 S1 k% @) a) p# @0 o3 Rfauna, especially on the coral reefs.: C G3 O0 j2 e' Z. T) a0 e, Q
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% k5 E- `) R0 d* fVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands6 J' y0 u, S, h
PHILIPPINES3 x5 l7 a7 t1 ?; y' H
The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 9 d6 E/ N! t9 Y2 V" v
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 9 w6 J B: Z( j6 ^% ^% |8 g( [( {$ @2 D
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 1 v+ ]; J+ I6 p0 p7 b# i/ S/ O
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
# S" _. D/ e0 V+ d2 o: K7 Dvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
' O6 u% w, Z& R5 _2 g3 I0 zscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 1 Q T) r4 v: L; n t
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USA
" Z% d8 t9 q/ Q/ T9 O) n& zThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
! v$ Z2 g4 j' ^ Z. |0 zprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
! e% Q& p* q" V7 ^7 _offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that . {) s3 u0 C6 V; _
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
+ D9 X. } ?1 y3 [8 b$ |The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
( t. d; A. J* J2 lof food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region1 B( [. ^" a- F! K9 N+ l7 k1 P# G
MADAGASCAR
1 v( S" y' l; m& D( NWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 4 @! ~4 U3 T% ?& L
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the , [. N1 M2 `6 f. \! f! b
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
) j4 n2 `" j) a$ Rstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that : t9 M& a9 e7 @+ U O
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# S9 D9 v1 J2 U4 T+ Y5 @! ]penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its / n( Z: h% ?/ `( s8 n# T! S' a
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The " {& _1 J7 R$ ^! P
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world % w( w( P- j6 G. i1 Y- p
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
; I) c3 r( ~& p' R/ C2 q. |continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 7 s; Z- L: d. [- b( t
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
9 M- Z' C8 U1 o$ m% gautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ) {1 ~# d* L$ d! _
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: . d, u# P' N; W! ?# A ~
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
7 ]6 w q8 }2 {6 h6 Jspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
8 @! O- |) b9 y% j; N4 {! kindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
0 \- o2 u; {& xspecies are endangered.
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 2 ?7 T9 c% m% }2 f
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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0 @7 }* Z5 D5 b: _& M+ S9 _are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and : b! P/ A% ^2 E! U, C" d
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
/ b' c% |7 U1 T8 eOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
1 Z9 G! {9 b( l! [. a0 ibeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
( ]7 } Y4 @" {! |! a3 Sprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the ! [3 l) F. n7 |% m; h2 s1 I
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees / }* ^" J) l# S1 n3 y$ f% ]- i
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ' E7 [4 B8 W$ p) s6 x
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
4 `4 N% J! ^' W7 xcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).) ]) Y, d5 G5 o9 w5 \
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THAILAND
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 2 a7 \) h4 x2 L# O/ d! p; y
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to ; [, g( u* w6 ~6 E5 ]& s- X4 {6 z
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
( M6 @. o$ _& {6 w& c, }- {similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 9 J) g+ C% H9 ^3 c9 ~
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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