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# N; ^' _+ J* r6 `% F. SYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。- M+ h3 j7 z8 U2 M
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。
6 J/ P5 N, ^$ b* Z/ X/ I" h1995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。0 ^/ @% B+ h: I3 U" X
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 4 {) t- x0 K4 R' L( h- ]4 ?# r
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
8 D) U d; F) | iMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
- M( q0 b! L$ _& X3 f, t: J/ yconflict with the central authorities. Among the population * d6 M& |% D! S8 N3 `# G9 ]! U
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
+ R. @+ o; c# I! Ghamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
4 V, L1 I8 F; I& `! B' Ethe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 0 F& J, w7 N! W
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
# ~( t$ I' h* ?/ \* m# v2 Btrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using - {- A1 T9 c( M$ H. \4 {8 w
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 7 U! B# D0 i2 \3 S0 [- u& x
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' k# O1 K9 a/ S' i% h e3 QVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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2 c, j3 a' D! N' @The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
2 n) O. j) g8 O. t* u% v0 Tincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
5 {0 ~, p/ j( S: |, j, f/ Y, kof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 6 P2 V$ z: g$ c7 Z) q% \# p: d2 u$ ]
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The # _- w6 p. {! U
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without $ B: X; q- {0 k. ~, K$ x
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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7 b" F) y e5 n) |5 u5 sWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
" |& e1 [' M. D. s$ n% x* \/ ~6 ?offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ; [7 [* Q4 @, Y& X. T
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
/ j, E* Z9 ^9 Rthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
9 X: q5 R9 Z2 C- GThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source + \6 [: M/ h0 i3 i0 A
of food for bears in the region.
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# o: ?, H# O: h; R; x) DTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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( c9 k4 H \( R. G8 fWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar , W+ q0 c$ o9 N8 I9 ]1 T
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
3 ]. |) l$ D( q0 t3 k( e; v& D) }8 [arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ! F& J. v: [( t' V1 q5 o# ~1 ^
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
' c9 i: r/ }- _$ Z3 Lresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
5 i. W2 w" O/ r+ ^# C Bstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
- t4 P; j0 w/ i. q2 ]+ lrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
" D2 C( l+ s. |( Vpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 8 T" f# J2 x2 @% e* W' x5 Z
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 3 K. V' L+ W$ W
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
6 Y F# u5 \- p# fheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the # Q0 u7 G7 w' j& {5 F# h
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
1 B' Q v5 U0 E4 F3 T! U4 \that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ; i# w# v6 r: f2 |% D0 V7 |: {% f
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
2 P4 n* A% }9 [; Q( W8 Nexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
5 q" x9 O/ F: t" }% G4 bmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal & a8 D' F' l/ k5 h+ l/ P q! G
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
4 u) T, S' R, W$ C# C2 W; pindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ) C1 h! J% q& u. ^
species are endangered.
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 " s0 \% ?" i: `) _/ c
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 1 a- K1 [3 s$ n
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
9 A9 J4 h; c7 z$ h" a* [+ `presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. # e/ s6 v, e. o4 V1 a$ u6 {
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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# C) w! I& S& Z3 XIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have: h$ O1 j) M$ @
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees + D! ~* x6 J- B9 G2 ]5 f0 l& z
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 , ~- K% A( n' H
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
- a( t9 e# Q# K% T6 y# b1 Ccovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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8 V: k* z# r; I8 d/ z4 o# l/ C/ o5 sVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
2 n( T8 G5 ^, ^2 O! J* nThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 2 f5 R( W% L6 H. B+ J7 t' I
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding # o+ w- w1 S0 U/ v* l1 Q- _
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to 9 f, b" U/ t$ R
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
0 \ q( W5 m) m7 r% q9 xsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
7 X; ]3 X9 @/ _where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ( f/ w! ^8 ]& Q: h6 ^% D
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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