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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。1 ]$ V; Q2 C d6 |7 M' ~' Y
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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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is - ]5 w4 P* U2 {( v
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
% `/ e, R# s$ W" ?1 dpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
0 ~2 A" h( {# H6 q) E& T, Xneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
' F; U% {1 J: J( Y" |Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
) G& j V$ Y( H% s4 M4 Oconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
3 g9 O* [ [4 uthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
4 W8 f) T& Q3 r) r: wcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and $ j1 z2 V' _& p& @, \
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using + n: |5 j& _' |8 O7 K
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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/ L& Q6 d9 q: wThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ' d" k z( |1 C9 A/ B3 s
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
' ], H. a# z `9 S1 F, yof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as * E4 _5 ] O1 ^' l
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
2 t7 P" s/ Y: B8 ^6 ovillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without . I2 G: E# ]0 r* F# i- z9 ~
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 3 N& r, i' w& n" Z* |
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.( ~9 {$ {- I1 ?9 v' K
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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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
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
# m, c3 y; e* Z8 MThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 6 e* Z4 c7 X, G
of food for bears in the region.2 L. @8 t7 I. a! _1 U% S) O' V
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
7 {5 {4 f/ T$ Jis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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( _8 x% J5 r( E" YBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ! i5 ?& r( [# j& ~! g" E
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
% u/ s! K& i4 D5 e; Qpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ' W5 E& ~8 O/ y
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 2 E' D x" S/ @5 y J
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
. H/ S3 F2 b: ?$ w; Q8 Q5 ^8 Theritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ' N, x1 }+ [" v' Q7 J
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
5 d- G6 O8 C, _3 {( a, ?examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ! j$ f, [0 A- K9 K+ n: y, j) x. o
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
3 U) T4 e) ]6 C! t- G5 }+ P1 q. _species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
3 v% u8 d. m1 U' _indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
+ f6 F4 X- g4 }7 P4 l1 v2 N1 Hspecies are endangered.
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g0 b5 ]# Z% {4 A% X" sOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the / u, K9 s6 x. R* a1 k: n% r
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and " {% `. A! t A1 O. T
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have- V! l( N. Z! M# ?, D( }& F3 `
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
5 x3 x, A+ | o& N1 C% A$ b- jprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
8 `: r# F/ j3 u- Yiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees % ?% x! _* z2 s: |* p9 W0 q
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ( A' u9 c3 c& i; }$ b
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are # C2 {# h) \- l; `8 Z; F j. l
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).& D1 c0 J, R2 Y* @2 n4 X8 L8 o
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THAILAND
. b4 \. A% l% y Y8 a$ F/ hPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to ?' \& q3 Y: `
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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% I! d) d2 w6 Z/ K( V8 \! ~+ C/ |作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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