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0 J' t# J N% \/ K: D" tYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
( A) B& ~# h- f" Z5 b. M2 ]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。' W9 P! s" ~( |$ k0 W2 `+ u
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。* m+ v$ K' u( o& V! Q6 A9 ~
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PHILIPPINES
" l# [4 p- u* b1 L$ ^" mThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 5 e# _5 y$ v+ s- b/ ~
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 6 x2 H4 B) c4 ^; n+ j$ r& |
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in # u8 W) W& ~8 E5 q, Z7 ^
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
5 Q1 [. K7 U4 K1 f% H# Sare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small * B, }" M8 G# d2 |
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
# H4 g8 s7 E) Q% {the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
" t) A! ~8 e$ M `cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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5 @8 M. j9 J6 L0 f4 oThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
! j: t# R! @2 Mincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
7 t' e# J6 [5 {0 f" Aof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 6 @' u/ D! w7 _" [7 f1 b* d9 ` ~
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
5 L" D! e4 x2 d: Nvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
7 a. E! x; U) Z* p, \3 yscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ^8 E5 S2 ]- m$ g3 b
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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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
' \* e7 i" Z4 f* F. {* c6 d1 uprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
; h8 S, }( h: b0 ~. y6 boffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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, d |2 l1 r l& yTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region3 L; I. G' l. I, C. R& d. J
MADAGASCAR
% b, `: s* j kWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
4 @9 C- O Q$ q. E; _9 n1 H) \4 His the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 9 |8 T0 o& P+ J$ }5 {! W2 B
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
) R; j# f* @) K( j, I& H* CBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the & d, q7 }. |; i6 E& @* A
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ) ], v/ W9 q; i; U- d$ }' ?) E
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
8 B }" ~# v5 q O, ?rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
D+ H" n" J- c4 |* a# Spenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its - j! a( L+ t, V; |
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site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
: F, B% t2 F( C% U1 O7 f cheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
- T* f; f' Q4 H% qcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in . I* S T z$ x+ {) K6 B0 s, S
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 3 t& l+ ]" M9 a7 _7 G7 ]0 j
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking $ F$ O1 d& q; f' d7 t2 m$ r( O/ Q
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
, \' X! J( o' l* smore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
; v) i5 k1 q" v. lspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 9 s( w7 K) U; H8 w
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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- ~! T. h5 e/ i2 ]% OOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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' W1 d0 ]8 t+ c- Ncaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 3 {8 ^$ w; g& C: }: E5 j% n
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 1 }; t# z5 V) q& i9 H; ?
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
w7 F+ n7 i( g: pare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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1 w$ w" y* J9 WAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
: l: h" R3 \9 q4 pbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion + B6 D2 q- E/ _) |/ _
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
/ i; K: u, {, s5 F, ?9 oiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
0 |% l: M N: F* T: \farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 7 Z7 ]; H7 L7 W: X" a, d9 L
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are * ^& U* E a' P& b: m
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. * ]8 q0 ?3 O2 x5 {, A% f6 ?
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
0 V0 X0 [6 Y0 H Q; E, T |1 Zsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, , U, i1 i& @& ~$ {
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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