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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。& w1 n* ^# j# x5 r( f* n
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。
3 E5 r3 @1 l% a. K1 K1995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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2 B7 [2 @2 W2 A5 XVillage near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ) K$ H! ]$ c, l) _3 V8 c
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 4 y, @7 i5 o. | [
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
: ?( i1 ?9 M i7 B7 N! T$ Dneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ; V" e# ~- S/ S% |; P2 D) z
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 1 T, m. z: |0 Z, h' y
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 2 s5 e; L3 ], s0 U! r; }
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small . J( i0 ?2 K# r: T. O/ i% p
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, % O. f; _8 r- p- b; b
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
8 U1 l% Z+ z6 q" Hcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and & }- p! `# c2 O- n* D
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 0 ?- t, T. E+ p0 u. o, z6 f
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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PHILIPPINES
7 e! _4 t4 y6 M a; \3 dThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ) t- a! G- U( N
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some * I2 M% T- c8 U6 ]6 g
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
' Z; {2 s' R) x1 s+ z0 _/ g1 Yseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 9 v/ A/ T5 |" Z9 M8 h" [( G& T
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without & ?! a4 m, U- G# w1 h& ?
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
6 V7 X. Q" [& w& l9 roysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.1 N _* ?# Z1 _" m% a! I( g9 i. B
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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 6 n+ m4 r/ D( t# Z5 u0 G% E8 |
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze + H- w9 }& u/ d1 m; C. b1 ], u9 Z
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. + q& M$ I, @; m
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source & o! y- v0 k9 N- _) h# ]! S
of food for bears in the region.
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/ b2 o, w5 w! W+ T& VTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With 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
$ o2 @; L* I! eBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
) O) b6 J8 T2 `7 M4 J' u1 n$ e0 gresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the " k! I5 k' w. a2 Z5 \; J
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
3 G2 c/ T' I P) Lautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
: Z& o i" ]8 z/ r' D9 ?5 y7 Kexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: $ ?3 t7 a8 p: `; Y- i0 `
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
3 {! D6 t5 |5 c4 \) [. E. [species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are + g/ G3 T2 M9 t1 c9 }
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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NIGER
/ S; h; j* l% J) E; i5 k. T& sOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
1 ^. d2 }9 ^2 o/ oNiger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
2 _5 A( ^! z! z. h9 S3 mcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
0 t0 w9 E6 ~8 {+ Akm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
. R+ E0 p7 y4 f4 ]/ T: nthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked F" z. F3 v6 n( R% |' C( x
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs % n7 V1 H' Y7 ~+ k4 j. M: P( `
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
* J$ A) {% C# T, I5 Y" _5 x% \suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
& k% ?- B% E* ^merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 1 q6 A! N, d3 R8 h, i* M8 B0 O
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
/ O* K) j0 C( x" t# |0 b6 t: |One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!. U1 r+ N6 x% |4 p
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 9 }# N- d# L; V% L8 ]* A& W/ y
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 3 \: M8 [/ X; Z& f- }3 N8 o, d
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island4 l) P+ C$ O0 s% Z* _( K# `
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 0 O ]: B& w# G% O
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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F/ ?0 B/ g$ Q- p4 ^similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
3 d5 S# T. i p3 `& |0 g7 U5 ?where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in : c& `' L6 ~2 m4 l" ^) v
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