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- U; c6 M4 p4 ^# G ~# w% bYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
' |' o7 D1 M' V# R- ^6 p" Z1989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。
5 g) p3 J5 L6 Z7 X1995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。, K6 k4 d6 G/ ^1 I" ]
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Village near the Island of Panducan0 g+ t) `0 x! Z: V
PHILIPPINES
- T7 t( n1 `7 u* d, VThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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+ L8 ]) E+ O6 Opiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with , [' |' |0 {( C6 H1 z, Q3 v
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent * d' l7 i) z& L8 q3 d/ m
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 / }, g5 R' A6 }5 d# j2 c
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, % U& i( ?$ k0 b+ A5 b& V k% L2 q# b
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 4 |" R9 r, s, A0 s0 \& f
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and * p& V' M; ~% k' h# E8 X9 H
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using , [% o! N! H C- H: F+ n s) d# f
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 7 v' a- Q/ N, q! w3 c
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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3 D$ H6 }/ L( a) ]! G( ]Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
: P- O( N4 y# [/ d6 G6 T" Z: j; N( Sincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
( a7 \$ _3 k' ]& \# J- Q$ _) e4 uof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as # P: q' X, U% I& W5 I$ @
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The + X, A$ }! ^9 p# @ Z
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
! c; u7 n% A( V* H; U Rscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska- B' O! q5 F1 t( `
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" O5 \" k% l1 |# L5 vThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
" _4 S6 o. ^5 P1 M0 Dreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
- F# H" r4 y% R! ?them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
+ T7 o7 l5 S* LThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region! ^( D% \1 \4 I+ Y; W# Z9 o3 [
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is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most C1 o0 V; j/ R' t) }, h6 U' T
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ( m* W6 {4 c" r7 G; g8 @# X. ?% ^
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
* J' x9 s3 G, I$ a5 P- S1 bresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 2 [% P3 o! h$ y+ g- Y9 F+ S
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 1 o. J7 X7 ^' m2 A4 x; P0 [' R
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 2 |4 Q3 o8 |% f
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its $ N1 D7 F- \7 p; P$ b. v, G
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
8 `( O1 k% q# Usite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
. @9 v! Q; v" f6 |5 P; ~9 {4 iheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ( r: d; D v! v% S; y6 |1 V
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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6 I( W5 F5 b% h" _& ~' M* uautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 2 a$ q1 f% W7 c' p; C( U0 I+ b5 h
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 6 z( U* F/ m. D
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal % ? ?: `; Q/ ?' h: Q% e3 s
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are : c7 [" e7 k/ k
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 6 N) z% a1 C; s; n. ~+ ]
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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5 l( Y2 i( s" J! M" E$ Ndays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
6 H2 a& C. G$ b) B0 \ z. U1 Pare 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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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
2 B! d6 c M( s: |been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
+ S, l. ~& S1 q( o7 qprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
$ y1 D5 n$ p: ^) ?+ ]0 Miceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 1 J* z' s0 @3 f
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
. a0 D) d8 f6 @4 tmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
7 Y! k9 K$ D" w! U. ~covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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. |, t1 P, `- d3 T1 gPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
4 T+ n+ `# M' g, D7 ^, `The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
4 o7 C% X9 M' B6 N7 q' g4 h5 Sconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding : H( d1 y4 ]3 v: U; B! T" q
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
0 E; n; p9 f' \0 m Wthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
' a% I9 y% W, n4 Z( ~5 |similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
6 \* r* F# ?* I) m( _. J+ W# dwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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