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# _ F6 G8 z+ \Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。* P: {7 Q) R0 l! Z# `& j9 t
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。
, ?/ N2 ~: Q1 Q2 N8 ]7 j1995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。( Y. m/ p) [$ f
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3 t7 s w( H% |8 D- fVillage near the Island of Panducan6 Z: i+ m* p$ z" g
PHILIPPINES
7 E1 F: y- P; |2 e2 W: _' PThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
# x0 @/ e3 P; `5 a9 M5 `, Rpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of * i# g) R/ L) F; o0 G7 k) g
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
$ k8 }* r/ ]" C9 R# ] Mneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 5 |) j2 x G- Q; P- v0 k
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
. ~0 j1 t+ ?6 Jconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
6 P( \4 U" {0 _, q oare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
* v7 e2 \5 O+ n8 Ghamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, * B* G+ b3 n/ l/ J z, h
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also - ?& ]7 D1 r/ R9 L3 U% ]
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
. Z O+ s* _6 s }+ k. _trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
$ `) g% U& Z. v1 U1 @cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine , v0 O9 t: a8 o$ n" `4 ^
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands& T( p. u7 L; \ r% D7 a
PHILIPPINES
. C( r- @: N+ p% O, K4 I) |The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
) a( D+ L% L# S. I/ Z' `- tincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
6 N& M2 D+ H8 M- ^, Xof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
l0 D$ ~. r* k/ oseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
8 V2 P% V& ]- Ovillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
! N$ V8 k+ c- K9 T; Sscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
% s$ c. @7 A1 \) n/ S( uoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.0 J, b0 ?% X$ z+ {' E9 _
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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" s# x& h' \# {" @( QThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is & P7 Z3 y7 U+ m# i: q; `8 r
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ) U& [- @- I8 ?: g2 F
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
6 A- t+ y& `4 j, O) Dreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
" \& I% L; G- R }+ ?8 ethem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. * a) M; J4 f3 p9 I. E' Z( l
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
5 K8 n! m1 f2 ?/ dof food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region3 X# G5 W" w, K
MADAGASCAR
! q5 [8 g4 Z; n! m1 j }With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar & W1 R; \5 q& M. J4 c% c" f
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most * q0 W6 Z5 ~9 ^$ O1 n7 ~
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 5 x7 w, _9 W" w* a; ^! s
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the * ^5 p h; _* n" [$ D/ u
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the / B6 a1 K. A$ l
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
2 F- n4 e! k2 ?( j ]rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
8 j8 K1 L1 M* V# S0 ppenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its " \' Z" U' i4 V3 R% h; ?8 a& ^3 W
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The , O# G4 l! R+ S/ N& m% P3 L
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world / k0 M4 V- o" d
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 0 R( {8 ]' I Y2 K
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
. v( |* s+ s; v) Mthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full , x O1 }% d$ t" i0 Y
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
2 W) Z( V0 V7 J Iexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 1 I: {: X- I+ Y. ]/ k
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
) z( U* \. S8 v# u6 C: u; ^& Findigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
9 J. h4 L3 R' t5 }- S4 vspecies are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at . B: P5 e( i- L4 Z, Z; s
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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& J) L# e! a9 p' b+ `* udays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
9 D1 p; a- @8 e' z4 ^/ v8 ?+ Jmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and ! A# v" w& H J2 p. F. @: ]7 s
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1 U* A+ J i4 ^3 k8 ^0 G. QIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
2 f/ x9 |' |6 I8 [% C( r+ UANTARCTICA
# l7 G3 O T. h IAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
3 N: W3 l1 ?$ u" _* }; Tbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
% c$ H2 i0 P8 j2 `" v: Zprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
' _1 }, @1 {# i$ }8 iiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
3 A! D" ~) T, k# \! p$ ~/ ~; Tfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 8 k; |" Y9 p ^
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are * O9 y! a3 K0 L9 j- _. N
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).4 R' S" ?4 A0 G1 L( P$ R ^
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
9 h1 O, C" t. G# iThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
b. l9 [+ f! a2 pconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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I+ h5 l/ s# q+ \( l, ~those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
' ] w. q( t3 s6 B( \' ksimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
/ R, g9 O' R2 k+ y4 z9 ?where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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