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) p) z. { o7 g4 jYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
h$ X6 z9 B( c! [; {' o1989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 ]" S7 E/ l, O" B: H3 c5 `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* H3 ]% h& t) {
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent - i( {4 v" J. B/ s7 c# l$ C0 L
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
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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 0 N& U7 S2 h: R# p
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 2 a* w q0 e; R6 E
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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. E; B* c( p( ~9 E" H; z1 }+ UThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which , u e5 G/ {. X
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
' N$ r9 ^2 W# {of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as * N1 {8 u: S- i0 f, S( E
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
: R M8 \- w. O3 G( V) qvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
t' n7 ~- A5 q# |6 s. b0 {& X6 iscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl - t' K# P: ]9 V$ z) H9 R, F6 V* S
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ; }- x& u1 k: M9 \0 x
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
' [3 W) }6 E5 kThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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! x* g7 S8 t! |$ rBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ) ? h4 T7 S0 l0 D3 g# p
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
, h( P$ y9 Q9 s$ C& |9 m/ Z/ Zstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
B' f7 F, Y4 o, Nrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
% x% D1 j) W/ D, x3 w! R wpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
, H% Z1 O8 V. [5 K! zname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The * ~ @' P5 J, w% W
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
% D( r5 i/ ^5 @+ ~heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the # L" I# x/ C2 i' `! ?* o
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ( v: Y) B2 G# v: m+ H8 C& g0 J0 b
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
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examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 0 C! @6 |8 A1 v0 g% B
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
. t' m2 N1 c7 t# m1 H7 d+ C* W5 {indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All 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 , l7 P4 B: B5 E% A
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
$ l- w4 [& ?2 Hfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
' l: [% e1 Q0 s# I( v5 Xmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 9 V' w! e; d( p( z4 X0 A' Z# j: [$ U
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).5 x# p. X% X1 u5 L* a3 G- v
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ) f; U6 |) _6 A5 i! W& c! ?* t
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
8 U; C5 v* N+ d& j. cfrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
S3 o1 q4 l+ q- {those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
7 q1 k5 \, W1 y$ [& R) G6 ]similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, # D& A1 r. C4 t7 @3 i# i
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