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( ~# x d3 r/ R* f! D8 gYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。4 e& @% {# L l: D7 n+ j: D* Z, B. ]
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。; {- b/ _: w3 ?
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。' s: o0 {) S# i, j
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Village near the Island of Panducan9 |1 ]* \" N% M* ]' G2 Y. i: L0 ^# o
PHILIPPINES
% z# T/ s, q# ]) WThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 3 b: j/ e" o5 @. v
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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9 k; h i6 D9 P8 v2 ^& R3 aneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent " `6 ~) E! S8 B& x }1 g
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in " m, B# `8 g9 V4 S2 @ x
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population , j) h3 K; W8 K' C; x2 ?& Z% D- W
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
6 ~5 O: g; h6 a) Vhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 3 V: b7 C, [2 A: v3 _, h) Z' N
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also - U3 ~& O* g/ E) R& a0 P3 S
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ; Q: ?6 F3 u8 |7 t! r/ {6 B9 o
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using ' r# }8 s3 F2 {
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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$ K# b$ ?9 ^3 C# zVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands2 Y2 i9 ]5 R: x
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# l) O8 p. z3 s3 u( E4 wThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ) e0 d! H6 i. h+ |- U9 ?# Z
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ; k6 x3 C+ j: c ]
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ; _7 I- P5 j f1 j1 R
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
+ ?- ]. S3 @0 P- Yvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
, E8 u( b0 K" w q3 S! wscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 8 S7 J1 a: c3 \: Y' r. @+ I8 `( K
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.! ~2 Z1 K* x% D; r; e
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- N* }: X# g1 r9 E; KWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska& I Q( N+ x9 S) l0 y8 ^
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
- T/ z# b& Z% A5 I6 Kprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
; ]4 n6 ]! N% h9 i7 E) doffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 7 c( F+ c' m8 `0 v6 L$ Z, Q+ T
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
; P3 X" S5 `4 l( Fthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
, r3 ~- }1 O( p; f7 }! b2 vThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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0 e1 o$ n" i( @7 p4 m" o6 QTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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4 v$ x3 H. T! EWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 2 o3 j, n. [( l- d7 r% ?8 a# a
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
" U) @0 a3 e2 y" i, _& Jresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 4 b! T9 M) b& e5 @% ^5 G
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ) ?- x2 k1 |. v6 Z5 A3 n/ z$ F' S+ n
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
$ \# t+ s) [! O3 y0 yname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The ' {7 \6 _/ V( r. H) G2 L+ V
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
) a0 x3 c5 z) v% {7 {heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
g) w& {' Z( v0 D1 C `$ }8 j& W+ g: _2 Pcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
7 S9 t7 ^# H7 K5 L% x' @# Othat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full $ n2 G _1 g1 j
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
- F) t# u6 v& [/ }) Uexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
h! p/ K# R! m- u hmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
S3 ?' L% d1 \+ especies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 4 k& j* O2 a, m/ F1 @
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan % O# g* g- X4 {$ y' D/ h6 a5 O; w
species are endangered.
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Camel Caravan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses( k0 r5 k% V; s( {
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
' l7 O; V; g. J8 t9 jcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
' p6 R8 j, h4 H: R) }/ @km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
1 F9 {9 [- ]$ e6 ?the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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8 ?% N1 c. W1 H! m9 Cdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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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! E: G2 ]+ j. J m* m+ K$ I
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
% n$ G) L# b6 _- r' }, ^# qbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
2 o( c; b ^! E$ W& ffarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
5 |2 i) _( P F: b4 umiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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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 t1 n- Y- h9 v; G! \
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have # n& K; Y4 Q' Q- G/ r
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 9 F. w; ^, V. K1 M0 H9 M+ G% M
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ) b* W; A$ v4 I
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