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) i0 G* n, x$ R* N% `( N$ PYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
! h4 a8 O+ {5 D1989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 }. Y' k8 j' }) J! G: z1995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。9 n6 m/ J9 T+ P* n' ?
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: |2 e1 r% Q1 W: JVillage near the Island of Panducan* o" ?$ V) E$ }& s1 v5 F" \
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is * p7 n7 `& s' b q# s0 t3 t8 S$ d
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of / \& S( [$ u( D; ?3 @9 ^: H& _9 E
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
* U7 ]8 K9 t" a- l, GMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 4 v& _2 F! W/ t; A
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
8 M4 \+ ?* X0 o. Eare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 6 Z8 F$ w2 }, J4 u
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
/ m. f) W) c5 {. Jthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
7 V z ]( G1 f% P* Xcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and + S8 v) y' r+ Z& X
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
$ M/ ~9 n1 s% A$ x! ]; Ycyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
, F) b# u$ W/ A; d" mfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
9 n' b1 E3 ~% X+ g8 c: Aincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some - _, _$ ` A# |+ O
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" K+ l7 ~1 `' }- s0 Z k0 Useen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 5 A7 j0 `7 l, L8 n& f, x S
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ' ]6 l) M0 G' }, x- V4 ~' W
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
( Y; H% H4 E8 @oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.* y) s5 z4 h/ \3 P5 \8 }' g
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
- Y& p7 n6 K9 Y6 oprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It $ J y- S) o2 e: U8 N) o
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 9 i6 c" u: V M; n+ h$ [
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
$ y7 C" p; z' b- v! V. S, v6 Mthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
5 J. O0 y6 d2 |* f5 D* F0 Q! M$ KThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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' K5 Q) Z- c% {8 c* x/ w$ mTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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8 E! }; }# Y" QWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar # h1 y9 P7 b% [2 }4 I$ K
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
8 A% w2 t" ?5 d8 c1 gresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
+ C3 a. f& I! b$ }stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
1 g* ]# b" |5 c1 ^5 Brise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
8 W( d# Z5 u: N f2 Cpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
; l* v; Y/ N( p8 m, a% ]/ q+ uname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 0 H; q1 G& I8 a+ O& g
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world # j e. M: C }$ `9 [
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
, S# E6 L8 {% @4 `4 W* y* Scontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 2 k# _& g8 A9 q7 {3 p$ L
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
( Y5 U# W5 I; a- [autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
; j& N1 k2 j$ {examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
, `# ]( z$ t* Y( e8 Zmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
7 Z! u* v: J5 ^ pspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are W4 g/ s) I% _* [$ s4 z$ b
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
3 E6 n' H: b& x# Hspecies are endangered.. p% C/ Y$ {2 N) h* P+ o
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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/ A4 d4 o6 n# U$ G% hcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 % |% R0 S+ W( Q8 y p
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
+ ~3 t% ~2 G! O' Cdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs - n! A% w* y1 ~' {/ Y1 c
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 6 E$ z2 s' m6 t% u% ?) r
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
+ V, X" U* x3 f) sbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
9 b9 m8 p0 V! |; k I' l3 R! [protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
* `3 w5 X/ b; D ~ X- Niceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees - f# X- k4 k5 {# m! P2 a9 f
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
6 s+ @' k! u2 Z3 ~- cmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
% `5 U* ], x% bcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 8 {, b, F! J4 x% O2 {
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
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