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9 R$ V- M5 n# L( P& NYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
% F) t+ D1 W0 E, F+ V! g1989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。- K4 n: b# D6 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。; Q( l X! G9 R% f" j
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6 u# O0 ?" d" [8 `" g/ NVillage near the Island of Panducan
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W0 Z. J% D& z _) |3 h6 QThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 1 I# g9 ~- j+ j! m }3 s8 x3 s v
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of " G8 a) W! e$ S6 f2 r# P
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
# w( T. s, t& t" a+ T4 {1 A6 ?8 q- B ?Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in , I: R4 f+ w% |# c: |/ T# O
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are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 3 @+ T. H" M8 Z) Z( `# D: m
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
6 @8 ]3 w L% V# ^6 A/ x+ {the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
; A, O- q9 y/ B4 f$ }! jcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 6 p; u; b; X) p
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
p& R9 \- r- v- e3 Q2 {fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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9 B( H% D. G+ O! @) E; }Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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% H* I1 _7 n2 P2 i/ o8 e! F" pThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
0 D, Y/ ?( {# M4 |9 Z( [includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 6 b) b: _+ A# ^" f4 L6 y6 z
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as & y G' X# j7 }5 a5 F4 c4 r0 W
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ( S8 F2 {$ ?2 { G6 n" ~$ B. [
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
1 Y% p r/ `7 Wscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 9 j% v3 ^3 N& ~9 I& ^+ h5 d% v* ]
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is / C" k7 u u5 m
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
3 E9 ] ]6 M* J# K) t& U. qoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
/ X+ J: C Z! D {8 n1 lreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
) i) s6 J4 H( d+ Bthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
' e( t: d# V- V CThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
/ Y- D% P/ q+ Mis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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. V4 m8 B+ C! TBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the % _1 R6 t; l" S0 D2 C9 C$ m' j. j
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the / w) B' N; E; ~! a$ P) _+ Q% A: \
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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: k9 G, _7 J, M' Iname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
! |- F. x$ M/ i& hsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ( S/ H6 v7 l/ K. K
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
! Q6 q( X" r& R$ L2 Xcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
* s! Q! E# b1 b2 u `that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full # M6 d1 |5 b# {
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
/ v: P9 M% [3 ~% Xexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
" {) X; O6 L7 `more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
2 |% o7 L, I" ]- w! Wspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
# Z; ^; ^ z$ C* e$ Pindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ^$ r/ P7 i: F0 U" W
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( t% l+ L. {/ V4 H7 F$ j; aOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
# r8 O: A' d1 k3 YNiger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
0 K. ]# p, P. r) jcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
8 U( L* R5 G/ s$ \/ @km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
3 ?# W3 L h6 X5 c5 Bthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 3 V! k8 }! z6 X0 S- L* S! q
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 4 {$ w$ m& `9 q( ~8 ]
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have3 ]) z4 b2 O5 _9 Q
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
* H3 B9 a2 j& g/ ~3 p! A$ i) Zprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
( j, r( v. e; n; S) r4 C" Yiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
' Z! a" O- m& S: Z/ u9 ffarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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B; K" T5 J' |) Vcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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/ E: ?% u8 C9 kPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 6 M1 ?" n( @1 F) ~
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
2 H; D X) g1 s1 u/ H7 B# zsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
: s/ b, {. k0 l2 fwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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