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) V3 N4 a6 L1 |, A; l8 XYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。/ O: B0 |8 l2 G$ G
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。! r9 x) O5 z$ k# e- f. M( ]5 _9 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。
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PHILIPPINES
7 j! n* G5 E' J5 b8 V2 MThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ( {9 J# A( R' H2 Q6 J% ]/ P: b( w
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of $ \* J- |& f: C1 ?+ F# d' `; b
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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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 3 F) T+ u& u2 E V
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which % R x) |, I: j( Y# W+ w
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
) @) e' L& m, U2 eof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 6 b) u# e9 N' P2 U/ y
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The & l3 B! q2 A3 ~! G+ P
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ; k& [) c2 E# G9 Z% g; x! @
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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7 J7 ?$ O2 s; C$ ]offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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; v2 ?; Q6 U. Qthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 3 D& B% o" r. J/ R/ @& [
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 0 j9 {1 N' O D& J, S; q' S! `
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 8 h% s' M( l3 w; _( i# _
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ! Z* r, e# @; M3 Q1 S: a
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
+ t: ]1 n6 c$ |% B, fBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 2 N, q# s4 N8 w
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the % y9 R! k0 q8 z, X/ a+ c
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 6 k" }, v5 ^0 g$ x: K
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its % |' `6 e, _6 P+ `
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The & F* z: A% x; G. o6 i1 v
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world & b8 o; r# A$ L( U% K, j2 @' z
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 1 ]& @+ b6 C' b2 o5 \8 U
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
1 g9 n' e( H) ~that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ; Z7 M; J( b! `# |9 W) U7 K! d
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking / ~( p" U$ B! q# K$ y$ @
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: / V1 b1 C- r. U/ I: C
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
7 A; b0 z, ~) z( T: v, }2 |species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are % s) W* q5 [) v& y9 }+ Z+ _
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan * W, d$ L4 m5 t s
species are endangered.
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at + \( M7 y2 q& C8 Y8 C- Y
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked ( n3 \" A: T+ \, x: j$ q
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 8 K) B* D% p% @ m+ P5 \* y7 q
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 7 R& @9 C8 w8 h( C% D2 ]1 I6 N: B
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 6 O3 J2 X" Y* ?8 C @8 U6 n
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!% |0 @" s" c, |7 A7 u# X
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/ T& {! O: ?, LAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the ) b6 r+ n8 Z, a& J: T# f
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
$ I, k, ^/ S+ i( u" c9 [$ pfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).. q/ p& A! g1 v
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 4 t2 q. ~: j% q( m& R' ~" J
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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