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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
! \7 q& g/ d x0 Q+ n$ t: E1989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。$ T7 m* S8 O" |: f( {+ f& L
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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5 w: a R( W8 P u0 kVillage near the Island of Panducan1 M) J, W( q/ L9 m
PHILIPPINES4 v; d' m7 S/ y/ Z. }8 e% h
The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 2 e6 r S1 _. b# P
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
( i9 l+ ^* A4 F: c% n# W% xpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 0 l: V9 a' ~. z
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 6 z. ~5 s' Z& K( N7 x3 L7 ~' ]
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
* u: y' ?7 ^ _6 K* Dhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
7 e" {2 G c( A" Vthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
6 ~- G6 w2 l: Z: {) k2 O+ }cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
* a! I2 c- n; A% ptrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
/ Z; s) T% Y: B* kcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine : u. E# \9 U. e" w2 O: h, e; N, s( J- Y. O
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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$ _- g5 ^! k- A9 m. L; dPHILIPPINES) x, N2 C: Q$ G- Y" N! D( i4 d
The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
) B$ }8 B5 r* j. @# f$ {. Iincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
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& G8 ~* m$ F2 i& Cseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The % L1 ?7 v6 j. o, ?. m! d
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ) \) l/ O$ g* w* C7 [
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
* @% p- y3 j5 ioysters. 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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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze ; i/ M9 _( P9 M( @) @4 H
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
. }: M( r* M% W/ M$ p, |. F! g& iThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region" h1 Q6 p# |1 d$ j
MADAGASCAR
/ |) M. ?# G" L: P) ?% v, mWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
& V, p+ f3 b) L' T8 e. O9 Bis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
0 Y4 |8 F5 n0 m" D" M# ]arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
9 `' j* ~7 k9 g W. {$ n! }6 `4 |Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 3 k0 x: A% x1 J4 j* C4 {' R" m
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
& Y) O/ Z' { N* X5 w6 v% Pstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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5 ]$ M1 x& D" l/ X% Xpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
' C( A) ]2 I3 [( H0 U Yname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The Z2 I( i2 L& h3 A5 d, X
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 1 K! R8 \6 ] O( _
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ! j- y% t/ u5 m% v" ~$ m" M
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 1 O/ ?# T' g) U
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
1 v5 ?! @- u$ `" `! Zspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ! {) o- u; e( t1 c; _8 s( `
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 7 C, P" I% O3 t! Z
species are endangered.2 v3 X/ M I) K$ k ~1 e9 x
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses4 j1 i! ~1 h9 d* z% @: _0 `
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 3 ]4 E. S7 O8 u7 l: O7 B/ [' N Q
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
& L7 Q1 W7 D# V7 }. zOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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ANTARCTICA
$ T8 W4 S5 G) g- ]All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have. |- U8 c7 M/ G) F* L' y
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
6 w8 \$ I+ z* Z1 }# Lfarenheit (-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).0 l3 z& @1 C4 W! w4 y
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island9 h- ~- x& n9 b* W4 d
THAILAND
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 1 f7 Q( m. d2 _; Z( `4 i$ f
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to 7 S" r. J3 a' i' V9 R
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have ( R( u ?6 ^, _5 e B; I3 |
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 2 x1 h: Z" C3 {# Y3 M
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ; l: ~. ]) G4 M
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