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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
! M D1 T- L; D& b( R$ 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。+ q7 _2 Q4 U9 G: i/ ^8 \0 @8 o
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。( T0 P" @5 W$ `% s# y1 J: Z( l- Z; z
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* J0 s* y0 D0 |0 O, u; Q4 O# k7 a: kVillage near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
) _7 _, ^9 g) x9 ~0 Xpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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# }, L8 o- F b: e% T, H, a- tneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent / G3 ^) v, b, J* V+ u- q- l
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
2 w c4 ]# i* I( v9 @2 b- C" m& H5 k0 \conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 2 F/ m& h v9 Y2 o- W
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
" A8 v* \ H+ l! c0 d4 lhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
/ @( n. S f1 N% `- Nthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
' |5 M& E g6 \1 I" O4 rcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
- w7 H! m1 S) Ptrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 3 u+ s8 T& }. W5 Q* F. S3 Y
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
2 H* E: K% {1 H X3 qfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which - s6 v4 c" k& J( [' d# r9 Z
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
1 e) @. y" I' s/ C& I( gof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ( P8 _( f# G9 n0 l
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villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without / U+ O) `! q. G: A0 G! S% I# w% z
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl H2 l( J3 V# V3 V, Q0 Y6 {0 f* C
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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2 f/ a) ?* [( l- S$ dThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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1 S3 W% \: t8 v9 Y+ `offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that , b2 a+ [! i8 T+ W% b5 x
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
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The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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MADAGASCAR
6 [ q# R8 C: a$ p1 m: q: ]/ DWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ( W, A7 ?& a: s. q2 m+ M7 T# S
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ; l5 ^4 c, F% i8 S& a9 [
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of : a y. p/ ?5 z" C( Z
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 2 c. x# y1 c- V/ v5 D; q0 z' t8 p" H! k9 j
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ! H; N. G% T1 ~- h' i
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
) q* \, O( K. a* \ K; r! J& A) yrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
1 M- s- j% J0 }- O0 A( Y jpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
$ x9 J8 e: T, T% X2 }name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
$ L0 K ~6 Q2 Z8 i9 P6 `site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
0 Q# l/ ` o4 d, y# jheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 5 n, T: c" }9 ^1 w
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in % L: a/ h1 y4 A+ n2 K# P1 B2 m
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 9 D1 ^* c+ m+ f9 u5 S( b+ }
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
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more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 9 h# o/ V4 R9 p. p1 O, _# F H
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
; O* |8 e! c/ c9 Iindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan # T7 f- h1 f! X. ?. F% O, C- T8 P# i
species are endangered.6 z9 g8 q4 M/ ]1 ~: x( `
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses; I+ C8 {, R4 y w! H! a
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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 _2 y& D% S/ r1 Y1 g% v: n; G
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 $ h6 ^* E9 Z7 I* J2 g
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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3 p7 ~, f1 _) i; @, N5 Ypresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. ) X/ d* F& W0 K7 J2 A6 p
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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+ c4 B) M; j& M# y* G* eAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have/ x$ \' {! V4 f- }. I1 D( q
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
8 Q5 [7 l4 M2 p. z2 e3 b0 f8 Xprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the ' ^, x, B1 g p
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
- V% x) ?' O' S* m" }$ R0 Qfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
$ j {3 \( X( A: A7 d. Y, G# l. fmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are . E" C$ N6 {% n4 a
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).! T1 o4 ?- a0 S2 }# E. n% m
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THAILAND
0 u! W$ G7 L$ ^$ L& I/ I/ KPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
4 J& B& H* z- N1 I6 p1 v0 R6 {( BThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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/ J: y6 w& ~8 @ Pthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
( z7 R" V$ u9 zsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
" ~) X; w% S+ W8 ~. E$ Uwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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