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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
. r! O/ w7 y6 M! B) W, ^. z8 O1989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。, M$ Q e& h. _6 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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8 _7 Q6 L0 {- Y' x$ FVillage near the Island of Panducan
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' l* p( ]9 M1 g$ l) QThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is - E* I! N% {# w. F
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of : ?; Y+ w M2 M2 h
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
% W/ N$ h8 b1 X. ]neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
2 T' s3 o: R- D8 i0 m8 z5 lMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
0 V- S* P% W9 V% iconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
7 c' w( t# H# M. d9 A4 R" Qare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
, _$ u6 t; M+ o8 J* X3 {$ c: Phamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, : \# n6 S& g) B$ P7 V' h" e
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
/ v+ p7 a" f+ P. {8 jcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ) U6 k$ R8 ]" {1 G' U% B
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
. t7 O e' M$ ]cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine - M6 {) ]7 f* t! M8 g) H
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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! H+ l1 O, a/ `Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
6 o- K+ t! p- S$ P, `% Mincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some X5 p; y* y) f' K
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 2 b& m9 y R& q8 A2 J' B$ b
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The , O. I' K5 \0 `4 z. y/ v0 L3 A
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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6 p2 c- u# G$ Q# AWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska8 g6 b9 u/ J0 K( k; @
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
( A" H9 g% j% N. Ythem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
! ]8 m( i) T) _# v. B" EThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar + K! c8 I% `$ j' f9 X
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ) v) K5 k/ W! A o0 S
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 7 }7 L9 R# R7 s2 f" L( s; b8 O6 K
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
6 @, Y+ [! r! p0 Z) X$ p5 Rresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
" \; }9 N$ Y' D- J( r2 Jstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
5 d F; h, ], |$ d' P* I* Urise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human ( u7 _" q' @3 N! ` Y: ~) h3 J( F
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 4 C& `. k! O$ H" N- R0 c$ V' m5 U
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
( s$ c+ J! P! Y4 f: c, Esite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
! U& z5 H. @& e$ {, p3 k" k: {2 m) k" Bheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 5 z, }9 w; L4 t3 j2 g+ K+ s7 X g8 Q
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
# I: H/ v# {3 kthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full . r, ^4 r4 u& X1 ?
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
$ e2 N$ U! C1 L; eexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
o& m" @ {% @8 u, m, p* ~more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
2 |( v1 [. |; x& [0 Especies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
" [- t# V0 G. T8 Z4 T; Y7 M0 yindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 . s {5 P4 i$ t& V
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
+ ^9 ^0 l4 U4 D; Z& Xthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked * P/ @9 a h4 z# a0 W1 K0 d( R
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
0 r; Z' L5 D, l( Q1 H1 edays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs : N- q/ c5 m* m! V: s1 O
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
& I! O" c1 ?% ?9 Osuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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1 o& Q- p @5 k- {presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
/ {6 b" H# o- p& UOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have3 ]3 H7 J4 z9 H
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion & j: V5 Y" x1 G1 I# ]( e8 f. z9 b
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
. c9 a% A1 e* ?+ b+ s: @iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
6 `. ]- b, S1 C2 v/ W7 ^' \farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 0 _9 B0 ]2 F- n2 a' q
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
6 S5 Q+ x% E n4 Ccovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).0 Z5 w' P, [$ O1 F! z# F
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 0 w& q; D% g# N, O1 n2 f9 ?
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually : e! n, h0 J! X6 Q3 D' u
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
' ~- `! n2 n* e2 ?. bthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
& e) R* \8 A4 f& ]similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
! m$ D% b6 u1 e/ ~+ xwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in & u x1 e6 c8 U4 e3 R4 c2 f
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