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, A- }! o' i' s qYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
; d4 F4 `2 \: h% @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。 I1 A c2 N$ J
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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" F p/ i# e) Y0 w! f" a% _, @! |Village near the Island of Panducan
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# P$ Z+ j: U( I7 v$ PThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 6 o) v+ u( W* K. _( F$ M2 p# h
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent % J- Z4 Q3 c, |: q; r
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
9 I, E; B8 g. @ k# p; a) c. qconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
6 R( H }: G; z8 G9 uare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also - t" ~# l/ @ Y$ c' ?
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and $ p2 V- l- i* O
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 9 R4 z* M/ v6 D# f. b) L1 Q
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine $ M& O+ `2 {/ C1 {; L
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 8 X2 r0 x7 W4 `, A
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ! r9 {2 |3 y: y# b# T7 ~
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
* P; [4 O8 |+ q x, Wseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ; H9 \- R2 A; v6 o% X0 T/ D
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
3 E4 u) L1 U) m2 G' tscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ) d* f$ O# ~* E- i/ n* i
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5 s6 B# y( l/ A% yThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that " ?$ y9 [# D( _8 b0 \& _
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
]% p6 H* f' W, n* dthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
, X- @2 U1 x1 C0 z* SThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source s, X) ]# b8 f3 z7 w" j# u$ W( o
of food for bears in the region.
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5 ], N4 T, A: eTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar : D# H$ L: B$ s" n. m: ]: J5 n; N
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
" o+ G1 [8 \: @6 y/ MBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
2 R: b1 \& Z2 T; Y! U$ c7 Lresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
2 ~2 J& L* @3 P9 a! ]stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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! `: i' Z5 H3 r( q; dpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
% \' u( r' X# B) t% Uname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The * G1 U# \ ?* P/ O2 p& q
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
& F. r+ r& ?! K/ Bheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ' D2 s/ L" m9 ]8 Z W; ?; |
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
3 ^0 @/ z$ i kthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
9 B. O/ O/ e# H Sautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
/ Y' h8 N3 d% O+ D% P D! f$ e( Hexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 1 [6 C2 y w- V- {7 Y$ ?
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
( O6 G H1 E. p1 e1 r y( Xspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are * _0 i3 W, N' F
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan " P/ i8 I9 e |2 I
species are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at + t, {. i3 Q! X. n4 `
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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% q" K# L2 j3 w5 ssuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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1 V6 F/ q. ^7 f: t" t+ rpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 4 T: l' r$ d q0 k- r/ F" b+ Q2 Q
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have7 j- ]& e' S) @8 i
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
7 ~% d2 `- n3 P/ a1 C- {0 Hprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
% v( a( Z" r+ Y s4 Yiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ! z0 G& x: f, I. s; Z
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 % L1 M2 t) u, `7 y3 B: z) |' n! t! P
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
# m* c0 B$ f3 _9 C& acovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).) G B o2 X; ?) M
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$ a a- G* w/ zPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to ( {+ M% B, ]- [
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
6 T5 h( z% V, i/ `8 swhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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