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* n. i) w4 e+ r- Y8 N& l" I YYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。' {! E( Y" L2 h6 f
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。( b f! M5 `$ |0 @- z
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。6 I6 A/ u# A$ m3 r. t6 h
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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) J$ p @% { @" w6 G$ N+ v% ?The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
- B' g; w" F: r- c1 zpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of : c1 x' u: Z! Y
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
2 x s" X8 D. k2 n9 kneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
0 L/ l6 g' z; V, a$ G3 |' ~Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 9 X9 E8 m4 O7 @: k) d i
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
+ [( V# Z6 `; d. Jare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small , ]/ X% Z' j8 O _0 W9 [$ @
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
+ ]# Y% H- h- _7 _5 ^- l, a) I0 Ythe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ' Q. K. X( h6 n) h) w9 H: {5 E
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
+ K s6 S4 B& g5 v0 w8 Gtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using + h9 R" `& K3 P+ E! {7 T; C5 k% w
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
1 S0 E8 ?, C0 S# f0 u: n5 hfauna, 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
, V8 l- S# D- P# q" n" wincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
) Z% _ U+ l" Q9 x1 mof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
9 f# r) w/ q! I! Eseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
& r2 J1 j8 H" ]% x5 v1 p0 evillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 7 r0 j+ r- k$ _2 Y7 F
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl " M' C$ A- A+ W$ ^) H
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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& n+ T. x! k) l5 }2 |1 T" h% zThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is # ~& ?9 U I5 e# X/ E6 J7 j
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ) I) N% g! z# R5 }
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that J# T+ r2 f$ ^" G% @& \) b
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze / d9 N; {3 X3 q5 T' d/ o
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. / D8 P& e6 C6 W, b0 Q
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region6 P+ N' Q! c- P4 @' L- ^
MADAGASCAR
2 g3 B4 K% A, u# HWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
( D: `% N9 s6 e6 Jis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
3 _. C/ \: l# ^' marid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
5 m0 Y9 P. u) m* o: Y5 dBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ! A2 K+ r+ Q& b0 U
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that # Y! r1 _ V: a, k/ X0 B3 s; N
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 4 f- @9 a3 b# G! f# o+ }
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 1 S, W& A& ~. s1 l3 F
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 7 |0 g' }2 K I- P% H
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
! U. q+ p; r% }! D8 {% @that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
7 ?* Z" L! m. p ^autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking * r1 d6 B, n$ h1 n a
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 9 y7 r" X/ B* E7 @3 }
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
; ~! a* Z6 W- [2 ~' q4 Ospecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
3 G9 j& p/ x, a0 n& S# d! mindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
' D) E- K# ]8 L/ Hspecies are endangered.
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NIGER
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
" k: X9 ?. H+ F- X' ^ ]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 4 o( Q9 D0 n% o7 ]5 `0 x% j( `
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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ANTARCTICA
" z o7 T& {! n) A& w k5 n. FAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have% ]; ^( f, U1 Q+ {5 M
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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. T! O7 {3 D- J! T) U8 Wiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees / K! I- `' o2 [ H6 {5 ?/ Z. d( r
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 5 R, v) ~, l8 p6 j: Y; K# F1 ^& x
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
* {% a! S6 D. k9 Ecovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).0 n, w: u; x# H1 x8 N; @4 x' q; N. D; C
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U/ k3 g# I7 P$ G9 R% ?Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ! K$ {+ P9 {& v5 `! j
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to " [9 r$ d( L; j4 @: O
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have : G8 U' d9 U$ b4 u( u* l
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, a/ G4 H3 u: W' _9 n
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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