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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
+ o) g# A, p3 D; i2 E; K1989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。
9 [& d( o4 p r, j9 _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。! W; c( L% G& Z" j: ]8 ^
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Village near the Island of Panducan# c+ W& q9 i/ p, t9 F- d4 z
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is + }. P8 c/ n- J8 ~! m: h
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent % R' c' _/ U: I" Y
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
' e" w. ^ k. Z* _% |8 M- dconflict with the central authorities. Among the population ) q; B1 y& B. ^- e, j3 C) b3 d* p
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small & X' \2 D. k; |; `9 z% L
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
; H8 @1 ?( [, k% h# e2 N3 ^the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
( h2 [6 y+ W0 y8 ~& w8 D' Z' w& ycultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and * ^" n" o8 a0 [! D
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
, e0 ~8 S( U; z3 B( e1 j6 {cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
6 W: m! T/ }. K9 V7 R! _fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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- \# ~ T6 R5 r- ^Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands" h* A- ^% k8 }4 B; E
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
7 k" S( C2 ~# t5 `includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
% |' z' P5 O5 `, zof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 5 u" U4 {. j, E, h: r% G
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The % M0 J w: y& ~, C1 x
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without " S) \/ v- _0 }- W
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl : {" J4 `! z- Q
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade./ e$ ]" d3 V! Q. b8 x' \' Y: ]
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
! [: J2 ~( V: i) Toffers 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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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 7 o: {: H& x' y6 B i
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
3 X0 f d5 h' c$ E; t* \3 Warid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of + I6 v+ g! k" }' y/ d( z# D; W
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 6 Q' X" ]; p5 Y0 v# F+ Q
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
) ^% O9 W9 x. ?9 Xstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
$ B; E# N1 A" `# T7 M: b" aname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The # `1 X6 N, d/ ]0 B3 m: s
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
- ?" B4 B8 `$ v. B2 x8 v" d# Gheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the . W' {3 Y# p0 ~0 l4 `
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
- k3 n5 c8 g8 H9 ~0 t) W3 othat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
; v; V/ ?* U! f6 Q" Mautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking : U9 i5 r" x- t3 ?) W0 h
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
) J% m7 Z# a( p; \more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ( T5 D9 [* W9 Z/ A& [
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
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( _2 _2 w0 h! D2 ~, s. a q0 i; Tspecies are endangered.
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Camel Caravan
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/ \$ o+ }! n a3 aOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
) L9 s' s# x: |) m, t# Jthe 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
, [6 X$ l+ F9 e4 m1 b& cmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
5 i6 Q/ ?' P- T2 U3 tpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
& q( U* ?0 f4 J; i; c% qOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!/ W8 d" a) |' r+ ~; C5 @9 s
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ANTARCTICA
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion : Z! m# s" h- K/ T6 a- r+ E! ^( C# T
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
+ u6 e: C6 q4 m" ?7 |iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
|' x3 y' R1 |' W( ~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. / u4 p, m: [2 ], T
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually * B; |# y* i& C/ C3 J2 f. u
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
6 C; f4 {$ Q3 j# }0 vsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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