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9 O+ Q# U) | \1 O" V$ RYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
7 N9 l9 L/ B3 B6 _, [. I' a1989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。# v# _$ L" C6 _7 {* T1 h
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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: H' D) ]4 g5 X/ L2 b0 Y. @Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is $ K& M. b) s" e
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 0 U+ r0 j. B* ?6 T
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with $ R4 }$ g# ~+ D. v! ]& Y
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
6 Y" x4 ?* a6 @0 `- D7 LMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in , P ^$ v1 f- w! R5 A" e9 ~
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
6 z; x4 e' {& c- a' U" kare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
2 O+ _* N, _* O) [1 z9 |; K: o4 xhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
. q: z5 K) y% A6 N4 Q# N9 o B7 A- wthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
- }8 D: h: S# U, Zcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and / x% m: p d7 R) E6 d
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 2 [. Z2 K" q. `3 |1 |8 Z
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine $ l; ]7 _- S( X$ w
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands8 }2 `& @) r) U. ]- g: q) B
PHILIPPINES
$ i8 f$ k/ ^! b, x- H4 N' t8 B ^) OThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
% R8 T4 u$ O$ t- y9 n6 V" Z& vincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some / N5 }/ z0 N! y: R3 x' C" A
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as * {& R5 _; [1 C1 @$ w- s
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The + y6 }! B- T( A% T6 T( S
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without " z X; |* S3 D. q9 ~# |. j/ N( S
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
: i9 M' {1 P3 j3 P7 W8 Woysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska( a7 Z: S. x; `! B+ y
USA
/ A6 I. g% Y; sThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 5 U5 B* {' X& ~# P3 B1 f
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 5 d2 l) y. Z- e5 o& i
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ' C5 O3 |( i7 G) o. L
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
7 H, E: U' P9 G+ Hthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
8 q/ @( _) \* W" E7 WThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source " @+ r4 Q ^6 f4 `
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region2 {' Q6 D* K, l0 G, T7 T0 c2 M
MADAGASCAR
4 J" i$ N0 ]# b, y6 @8 tWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar " N X% P* o$ E6 Z, J! M( j% [/ m- x
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
# V5 y, p4 k! Y% J4 _3 uarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
5 K7 d4 P# F8 x: F& o% \, e. K! lBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
& w9 ?( C5 m& M2 F% I5 t9 x, f! Cresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the , ]) G8 B! E, F r/ H0 w; w: U
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that $ y# [5 f# s V
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
7 M6 B. M3 x5 Openetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its * |% a) ~3 O8 `7 s' f
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 5 F& n5 W+ Z; p
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world * q9 Q4 D; L9 a( m* H
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
* a" o3 q" @( _+ Ocontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
3 `, k! _* H$ `4 f% r# D) _2 athat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full * X6 A. @; y) x/ J3 f
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking " X |* b7 h, U r
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
0 d8 W. z* f4 t* G6 a* z. Amore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 8 ]) t/ J* Y' x$ V- E) {
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
7 L0 }( T8 c) h4 D8 vindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan $ Z6 s' S- s( I! b1 W5 B
species are endangered.( D2 T: Y- ~2 o: D
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NIGER
8 Y2 |# S4 n0 G2 cOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses0 Q# J3 M3 D b
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
* ]6 R, b5 V. Pcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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9 K; y, w+ D7 b% b. J4 dthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 8 ^9 j* W; j! n: f9 x" E! g
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
( h( w+ ^) p2 ]0 B; Z. c j3 ?days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and / n8 {! l* i% {, X& F1 v, @
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 6 H, p- q. E+ Z+ O; R5 I$ z6 |# {' ^' ?
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have1 E- S4 u2 K0 K: s4 L% E
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
; N! R* o" I) a, u. F1 ~! M- zprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
0 j& v1 e8 |2 F3 O1 q4 ~+ w% hiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
' P# P7 X% y% pfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 , \5 m( a! {2 ^& h) n
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are ! V. O! j; `; h* ~
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
; A" K- b% c5 D! g! i7 @: mThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually w' z, |, }* n( _9 v
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
t5 ^! Z# w! Q2 Hthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 8 u( t- g* j! Q! I. z/ Y
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, % w6 m2 r- w7 V X
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 0 z$ R- c S3 _2 W) ]0 i8 H
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