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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
6 k* B6 g: o! T4 ~; Y* k1989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。
/ K' j9 f' W* ?7 v+ K- n( D1995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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/ H- t+ n9 b9 Y! }Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is / i. Y% c8 q$ `2 `1 z
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 8 ? p) L) }) G, F% N
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with $ {% p" c2 r; h. i% Y) F6 Y
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
3 }8 U G! x: p7 gMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
6 b* @$ W1 C! \4 Iconflict with the central authorities. Among the population ' `0 D6 N( l/ }! e3 w2 J5 [. d6 `
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
2 B& y7 w+ R6 B8 u7 lhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, ( G' R. a2 n( N$ t
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also : P) d8 V7 s6 Q1 I- { z
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 2 d- U6 i1 [) f0 y/ ^, r* o
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 7 @+ s5 m+ @: w+ x
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 4 S5 Y! V9 o: L: u) m6 F1 N
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( Z9 f( D6 k/ u( J6 }( y; sThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 4 c, @" i2 X. D* \/ V
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 8 w6 q4 d' Z6 B% ~( u1 i
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
# L8 `- p, a v$ P) Kseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The - p$ Q7 k7 [ K# L
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
0 F! l- L# O# p+ S* h$ O- [offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
! R. }( C3 X' x( E* }/ Ereflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
9 L$ Q! I! p5 n7 \" b* Rthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
! U! @) I- r D) V7 |& \The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 7 x% B @9 p, P
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MADAGASCAR
9 |6 K% c+ J( b4 m% f$ |0 DWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ; W7 \ h; N7 S
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
1 W, w: G1 c3 [8 larid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of - c9 g! J8 P* _+ z9 w! Q* l
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ) h" x. w" g8 S+ _. O5 n
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human $ W6 [9 ?. y$ o- M3 U& R {) W
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
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site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
7 b) J g/ o9 S$ h% W4 X( ~2 X9 y' vheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
, X+ W4 Q( y$ X6 ^" {2 p2 Hcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 5 {6 ~. c8 s6 Z, Z$ N& Q d
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full " D; q/ z# j5 w5 R. M3 L2 G
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
! i3 G) Z) Q; ? _' d5 @7 fexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: % ^* T9 F6 X8 |9 ?
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
0 g0 X2 p0 w1 c' g- Pspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 5 z: S. y0 p: L) s2 H
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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$ z, ?, L+ c" X U, J' BOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 5 d5 J3 p6 t1 n# ~$ m' D& y
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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- G. H. N6 u; i( G, |All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have1 j" m5 e9 K1 }; o5 ^. ?4 }
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
+ R- ]9 Y. a# fprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
; F7 R# [' g9 oiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
7 E4 b- Y$ s7 O. R# ?farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 * @! [/ A7 h% v- M! N7 I
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 1 O! ?8 S+ L0 \! m
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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$ y2 _' H8 @2 j0 ]" mPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. , F; \$ g S3 @3 z4 p* g. ^- y
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 5 B) G9 G, {: _& b: l Q4 X+ h7 Q
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, j+ y/ u. Q+ f6 {6 N, m
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in + c' d$ I2 r% k* s G& V e% U( T
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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