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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
) r6 n) d" h$ b/ `& @7 q: o) F1989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。
/ E1 P3 i- I8 y7 Z1995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 % u* h5 P/ m% B4 t5 K( U% ~
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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. O5 e7 p3 m2 d# p+ [' S% ^neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent * T/ V1 u1 f- X' r
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 8 p7 G$ J; E, \
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population + [5 X1 }" A* }$ a) [6 n% S) H
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small + h; e: v: R0 D. [( }
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
% l6 N. m/ T: [the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ) j' g4 N3 J/ W" C, j: [
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ; \9 V# s0 M$ ?% C. X
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.0 C. n! F; F; X* C) z! j: R2 d! f
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% u6 P9 d; L3 ^! u* Q8 E, aVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands+ J# U$ v4 [. i8 p& ^3 e- o* Y
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
- L1 L& _( N) `$ f8 m8 gincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 8 j9 y4 k9 I3 ?
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
. P* ]; C8 t& M: Q1 v; F! G, H; Jseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The # J3 D- ^% G L
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
6 w+ ~# g2 e- e0 F6 ]scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl " K$ G6 t# O" K; n, O/ t
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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/ O/ D, q, n7 y, t5 \3 i2 ^* A: RThe 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. ' x. x: {0 L; Z
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 8 A; _* S4 M* S! {
of food for bears in the region.
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MADAGASCAR
7 ]- C4 f/ @5 ~! \With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 8 J. u# U" h2 j2 _; J, e
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 4 Y( d* q3 [# L) {" t# R
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 3 t3 W! W: A" V$ X5 W% R/ e$ ]9 P
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
x2 F4 `) _4 z1 e5 [! N( t# aresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the }! e+ }2 s* U4 ~5 `! h7 J
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
) c1 ]2 U6 J* i urise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 8 Z. g. t; H& A/ W" _
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world . z0 P! A/ S$ F( O S5 R
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
: B, T7 B; m6 f6 i+ Hcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
* N. e4 V' T. h( Ithat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full / E: m/ ~" Z% p
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
9 k, {- Z5 t! w& o7 iexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
1 M3 @4 E, `! h* D" Smore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal Q# B; t- l4 u
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
) C3 T$ F0 N! N/ I m! Oindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 7 q- v3 a0 t! w% O2 @1 @0 m
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 $ s, z* t( `1 s ^5 M2 L; y
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
! ~+ d3 U6 m! V( j5 Q+ @: qare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
; i. {! ?2 X& q: y n! ypresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. $ ^0 E9 B+ k, F( L
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ANTARCTICA
: r) u- c9 j3 P2 oAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have [8 y: D8 Z! A4 F
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
9 k: E1 S4 t u" z1 d4 Yprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
' o$ s3 a+ Q, _ e0 {5 P% i4 xiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 9 x! _2 V' P7 h6 G2 Z& Y& [& i& s8 g% ?
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
1 O- ]. F3 R J1 e: X8 V2 GThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 7 G: @6 [- Z5 L, s5 Z! p5 h
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to 4 U6 R3 N+ L# e8 L: v% ?
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
% ^: y( Z9 g0 }, Fsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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