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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
2 w* k! |$ [/ b1989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。0 r! H' L% j. S! ^
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
6 r) l( R; c& z; O7 Ipart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
" G) y5 w" ^) d4 X- c0 R# epiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
9 b. J- W) Y% C7 x4 E) dneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 2 c& A f N0 H" G2 c* ]" H6 y
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
. v+ a2 l$ h+ m/ X! E2 a$ Econflict with the central authorities. Among the population
; M. h6 ?1 B% v+ Aare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 4 L' {9 T- o- T- [
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 6 [" ]8 y* g9 s& e3 \* B
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 0 I# X; x! f% K4 {4 n; U, B, ^
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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2 I, M* \; r. z* k; Q* u C9 A Y [Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which / D# N$ ~* e, o' I. n
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
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seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
9 |: x9 h7 y( x% uvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ) M7 Y" x1 y5 ]1 f: N7 ^- M
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 4 K. o. x$ Q/ O. E# m! l
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ' R9 f! d) ]8 A5 D1 X8 I
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ( U; k B" p6 s% X2 R2 T2 w j' \
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MADAGASCAR
, C/ `# k, @- mWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ( B; E; o- M3 b$ C. K% r
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
: a6 H" H7 p" m& G" Cresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 4 `. H6 w' a: U- Y
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ' f5 w/ c% U+ G2 B9 m H! s z
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
2 i, [9 w) n8 ]/ fsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world * b; f- E! K* w# |9 E
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
" t C3 q- Z+ B8 a, p& {3 Pcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
9 p9 q; R/ r3 b: Rthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
" p0 T/ l* d$ Z7 C& t2 Wautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking , D: [: @8 E) t4 a: B; z
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
' r7 L& Z% c# n0 gindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 7 m3 }$ w& {4 G8 y5 a, l7 j m
species are endangered.1 i H" B# u# l
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NIGER
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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
7 r6 M( t$ H& [; V! [% T! ~; V$ x ?days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
9 {7 v# y: E2 N( T8 a2 opresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
/ m: Y, D( |6 e: a: k, K9 iOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!' ^% k* @/ n$ l& u
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have- c, P) f5 j* V" g# ]3 W: D& ]
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ' X8 ]5 i* ^2 t) A( B" A+ c; k
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
3 ?6 @! N2 ~& d9 p5 [5 Hiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
2 v* P w, [" f. f1 }farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
3 m) q/ K; q1 bmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 9 j5 l# {) Q" L' @4 _% |5 F
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).3 D3 p: m5 F0 n
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
3 Y: [/ t/ D9 t9 I' }; f# N0 Cthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
5 ?3 |; H$ A! l5 o7 ~% F. vsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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