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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。$ t; x& g- Q' J
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。- x6 j2 h6 _0 x3 U( |& M1 {+ F
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。0 T3 i$ R# k( M) o) X2 z" M
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2 S+ X6 Q- N/ E2 {6 ^8 TVillage near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
7 i4 w# E3 G; j& epart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
! m( }4 T7 C$ c% Q4 F. v: Cpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with ( g1 H4 `: p) i2 n; ^. `. T) w
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ' V- p# |7 H! P0 d6 y$ E
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
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are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 9 d" e- T; H t' j+ b
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 8 I1 O3 k, | J7 C
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
! a; H$ K; b6 L4 T$ ucyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 6 H, e( |; J* e( o1 Q2 ?' M
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PHILIPPINES
5 Z$ n% ~% {1 F9 Q7 cThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ' _9 `, t$ P7 R# s8 f) z+ R* }
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
* n2 {9 I' s7 B! [+ ?of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 7 V: B. F0 R& l* n, F2 G
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
1 x. p* t j, M/ x3 n9 uvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
6 S# n0 C2 Q7 F ^% |- |6 Yscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 5 d# ~/ X8 R4 }8 Z! @& g
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is - a2 |, O& @. N7 `* N
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
7 R2 n) ]: X6 G* h5 X" ?offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that . f! Y% i x' v- F% C& a
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze ' I6 M+ i( k% F/ w
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. . P6 U9 o: x% |4 m* P0 f
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source - o0 G1 M5 O1 b/ G, P
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MADAGASCAR
0 W$ Z& r9 k a3 T' f, jWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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3 q t% n5 t! ^. T( yarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of & A+ v- Y0 @) W* _% G
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
* i6 [% |( o: Aresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the % ~6 c0 B( E a1 j2 `1 n N
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
: }4 |9 m2 o5 N D! Crise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
' ~' r4 x, w# Epenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ( ?" X+ b* I2 P! T5 ~
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
; C/ C6 P* T" J" I& v$ xsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 3 N0 G* k- h" _6 W: i, \- M9 R
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ! E2 d' h' K m# y k
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 9 G2 y" u6 p3 `( r
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 1 N/ T/ }2 n; @5 L4 U
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
4 t1 H" F; N* Q) h" r, \; Q. K+ aexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
% V% g& X4 d4 ymore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal % @% T$ v0 [: V# f
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ) K `4 }% y) R5 e
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ; l( {+ N/ r C+ P
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. g \) m- b) p- J5 p* y1 O; ~On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses( b U/ J* E) R8 s
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
3 E9 i% Q% b& W4 F }caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 ' \6 Y! S4 y' H7 V' J0 H
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 4 w/ s: k) w( e& y6 l7 h0 Z4 J( U4 `4 D
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked / I/ ~* p" j& J# y" U
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
3 P$ |' j( C: S! ?presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
) }& |% X% A9 k1 J5 X, tOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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9 M }: q$ L; F U: i1 tAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
. |: B2 m2 e9 u4 r2 ~been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion , v( v) ]3 P: y% B, V2 [' Y
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 3 Q. j. y3 E( @# F: N/ M
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees : }6 L5 f F1 \2 J; c1 J
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 - T3 [/ j5 J& [1 i/ A
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are * k% B8 A3 U# l
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3 \6 u; d& h8 ]Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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5 U8 C t& q/ N1 IPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
: }) @ r" e" v: u" c5 k" ]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
/ R3 q8 o y" t" Y0 |& m$ V( Esimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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