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9 g2 |. [! h) _5 D5 b* NYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
, M" X5 a% v, }* }/ A' Z: O9 V2 u1989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。
. A. F, ~% r: [. d p+ C3 l1995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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PHILIPPINES
; r# O& q" z# Z" X% j- C% @( {The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is % _$ D' R- d) \6 ~* m+ d
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
$ X* c8 }! N% \; j0 x" Hpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
/ m% ^; i+ L2 A$ [; ?neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
- m9 ^$ d" e) _; T7 U4 A/ pMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
" x) O g. T7 l. ?7 Aconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 1 ^. n! O3 X" W4 p, U
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
6 [+ H' c- i7 N9 L+ D) shamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
' u1 C% @. m6 b; Vthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
3 Q4 {* B( b- {' Mcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 6 s0 T& {6 _& h
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
( [! X. B A$ Z% |$ Rcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 3 a8 G5 D4 F- m4 h* {
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( w; [: _* t- Y6 f5 [The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
9 G# k- v( V M4 ]includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some - F& E( {) Q9 v) o/ |7 K
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
5 f2 z3 ~. q& W! P+ B1 Cseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The + H d9 r# f; Q
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7 n4 V% X* j# S. h2 l0 G0 Oscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl " G& T0 u' D& V! j% p$ H/ X- A3 v
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.' _: e9 @1 q6 D$ P; g0 A
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is " p; ?4 p6 ~$ U& ?7 l
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It , K0 Q7 C" {( R% {
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.
1 O0 Q0 r/ Y' ]The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar * }1 L/ q4 f3 n: y* s% ^% Q
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most * z4 o; Y. B$ \* ~, n U
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
2 y& v9 F$ v* S+ e1 wBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
% G' v4 W w6 C# [7 X( }result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the / d$ T0 e$ U8 O$ m9 C, H
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
4 m, \2 H3 ?! `2 f$ _rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human $ l4 Z# h; j d# T# D
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
4 L" T3 _, Z1 H' b( |. Jname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
! l& v1 Y6 p' t: N% Isite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 6 k2 ^7 y, _6 J8 D1 b* s, J
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
1 k" H7 H# v: S; k/ U* Zcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 1 K( n9 B N, B; [
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
* J# I8 X5 p+ C; Oautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ( W/ e$ p0 z, o8 E( {' }4 M
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
) ]* |* @9 i' G; z" Rmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal " |. T+ m, h2 I* a' O* u
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are " M% [: Z7 ?- ]* ]0 o" _- R
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan / R( ^# |) s6 ?- b+ U& @5 Z o
species are endangered." d& F( x+ ?) l
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! G' `8 s( w; p0 z3 ZOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses3 g# ~4 J* ]1 W1 q
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
3 ?3 ?% F9 F$ n4 N$ G( z# mcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
1 A" D+ Z5 G& L3 P: s) Ukm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
& \1 C' L7 ?8 X5 J* j" fthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked * l- z9 \% q5 G
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
$ s' w, S( b7 D: h9 J, T- X+ h5 Z" [) Edays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
! Y* R/ n% Y2 w( w( R! }are reputed to be fiercely independent and have / J% N) ?- W; I: L6 n
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the ; Z! O" p$ c0 y# P5 Y
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
9 R. Y9 N8 T; [presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 8 f8 l4 g. S& p7 N
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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ANTARCTICA2 \2 Y8 q- y& L5 n! D
All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
5 G4 J) J& b. Rbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 4 g& J4 M) [0 k: G
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the ! F8 o% y1 h2 b9 r% x/ g7 N; v
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ) S5 Z6 N/ b$ w% _( n3 \+ v
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.
& R0 ?) u5 @: W6 D6 vThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
2 n9 y3 q9 ~- l+ Q9 _" P( Z+ dconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
4 W4 [0 U* W/ J1 Q1 {% I" Afrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to / T/ n. w- p/ `- D
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have \1 L3 J& K! n8 u; ]& h4 P" R
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, + [* b! G0 z, v5 N# X& [
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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