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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。) G G* E* v7 a' R# I" a# y
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。& U9 H* M5 ?4 a% F+ A. 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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
, D! k. q/ [! n$ Z3 `part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 2 x- @4 t# O2 x4 g+ V6 s4 D" J
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
5 n& T5 r. B$ a- _) }( ]" aneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
8 H& F- ?' b2 I1 ~+ Q% ~Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in + S4 l, Y' \# T" l# ~- H
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
/ ]$ M& i* k+ h9 W) care the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
* H- H0 E5 D! a; \$ J# _hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 4 c1 v. S1 U; Y7 \
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 8 U: c! `; ^/ q' y; P; Y
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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. X/ y$ U* U, A1 {+ s' gcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 5 {$ Z1 V3 F: T- f
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( [8 n$ U9 d, K% H# [Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands4 Y3 K( P, v/ W
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 2 u4 _! c7 a' F/ Q: w7 n% g* d6 C1 x' u+ E
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 3 p8 L1 Y$ z9 n# |, b
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ) R. z1 r0 F" x: t4 _* G
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ( t( L; z" J! Z' o" V
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 3 {; C$ i! g! N5 H: K. L% ^! I8 g
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It / g& [. q# N5 p. s
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that . C1 P d. ?- ~
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
4 c# `& U& {9 n/ TThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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/ n9 P4 a. ~, c2 g! T$ q2 wWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
4 W5 T6 Q& L W- E$ H$ Ois the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
& Q7 S+ B# R4 v: Tarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
1 _4 O- B6 M% @" `5 ^9 ^Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
( u3 w% y: g' o Vrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human " U" |# `" G' J( F
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
: r" n5 `) s* ], ~, Q% zname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
5 }; g1 O+ `; u8 M- ~, F7 ssite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 0 u- s% K# b$ H; T
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
3 H' B, c/ R! Ccontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ' U- t& M- W+ T4 j w" b! Y+ r/ ~9 i5 _
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
7 U6 |3 `* U8 u: Aautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
$ C+ G' H8 {* I* P3 gexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 5 X6 [, a" T* |2 x. d
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 9 i D* [6 g; ]. d. W7 e3 k
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
# n6 c9 ^3 j0 G# f z/ nindigenous 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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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at , n; E6 n" m7 K) s- v5 A4 T
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
4 k8 J' y% x4 vOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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ANTARCTICA
% v, m9 E0 K' h# S, a7 o( xAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
|8 Y! e- Y: f0 d1 Wbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees & I( C4 o+ T: ^4 D
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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9 b# c9 F1 D* U jcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).& Z+ L! s4 B, x8 {+ f
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THAILAND
' x8 F! M# u/ ^ R" ?. N; Y1 m2 O, Q/ tPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ' u; d/ D9 n8 h% w
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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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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