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4 d5 c/ R( l8 I6 |Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
) Q$ K2 E4 z" U$ O) @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。7 k) g& _1 R- w' B
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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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ( _; v a3 z) Q( w- E" i a: A( T& ?
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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9 B- L" n2 [4 R+ A) zneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
; J% p/ u w6 H$ a2 gMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
& W3 |: U) v( }/ b8 Nconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
* m! h+ H+ C, Q& e5 S# care the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
7 e) h+ z6 y: Q) a/ ghamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
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trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using ; y. |$ t$ }! y( D) Z% y
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands8 i8 a3 W) \2 f* w6 [% [% c3 h
PHILIPPINES
6 j# b% R6 r7 t6 A2 \( H$ rThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
8 I* j0 R* I& r# @includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
b% x) X& e9 d% J5 g tof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as : L, z3 r8 {. n3 @& }) r, w
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl + Q3 { o% i0 `& J' @5 K" m Y
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! {. t" x( k3 ~% ~9 |3 J$ D3 C$ R% Z! sprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. . C! o6 |% H. Y# ~4 j2 g
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source + C K2 I6 `- S* q0 y L q9 t T4 ^
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( }) Z9 W7 Z$ @) V5 Q( g; ~" G$ f/ ~& \With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar % u6 A7 _3 f7 H
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 3 P/ f! g9 Y. V# ?- |# R
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
7 j( y5 p8 J T A7 ?# LBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the # ]5 y- u8 n! b% I; h7 D
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
& j( D: Y# k) I7 Z- h, G) Sstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
5 }/ y1 i( Y( B+ Esite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
) C. R' u4 l. P& X# m7 b0 }) ?4 Lheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
# x' f5 U7 N b8 Ocontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
( t. C1 c# \8 V* |7 dthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full & u) V% f. X* T2 ]0 V, ` k6 L
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking & E9 G6 u) A, M3 s h! |
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 8 z! \# f O8 F+ e) H$ I5 y
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
$ y* J" X9 D9 }. ]$ C/ g- Mspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are |: |$ e8 W. ~$ T6 u' ^$ m; x
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 * R$ t$ H8 H* ^
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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ANTARCTICA
" z' q7 d( @* o2 X0 V$ uAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
* |" I7 [0 K8 ]4 f7 J( ubeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
- O6 y) ~& Y$ i- M1 b; dprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
5 s- l8 h5 Z1 {) e; Liceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees . A: [% M$ Q9 q* l* k4 m
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 1 K1 E" J! H+ H. e
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
9 h9 D5 Z/ M# \% r7 z! J3 X! l) ecovered 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.
& Z5 g+ ^3 W) T9 b7 q9 j- zThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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