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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
6 _5 x+ I, ]. y3 t+ T$ r1989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。$ b7 m: }4 n6 L4 k8 a
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% f$ [! Q2 i: h$ x' q+ C: V" j, B
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 9 @! |1 j/ @6 g; B4 s9 c( `$ E4 [! V8 U
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
7 P9 a4 M- g- Y$ Y/ Hconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
6 e2 \; e- @) j& Y+ b& Ccultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
" M3 _( i' M% }9 e- B$ [9 O& X8 Cfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands+ N: o. W! z) j# k/ L- t
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 2 }0 k8 A& e" _% S0 D
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 8 P) \; V, U+ `: o& u4 h
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
) ?7 ^, `9 e; D0 c) b0 ]seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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( M" ~7 |( ^$ D# @) iscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl E: D$ W2 I6 e+ \1 N4 s! |7 W- S
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.1 ^6 D6 ?$ r* ?; M6 |- c; N
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5 C2 S, M& l8 L. u% yThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is $ A* G7 J) P- }7 I1 y
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 8 I0 h1 ]/ G! {; p
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ( l# j! E9 L6 ]4 {7 J. [$ n
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze # B& K( r+ a6 D
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
j/ q" ~* u/ NThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region5 c x1 f$ P1 y) P) h
MADAGASCAR
+ n3 P% L/ ~% S9 p1 [0 CWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
2 _" C4 r' n2 s1 i# `* ^) Lis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ( U. P h0 T* X0 }# G# V% ]- C
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of + n& Z) F/ F# ?$ k! R
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
- s' E! w' d* r" O& [8 S* s, ?" fresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the K3 V( U4 Y. g! O# i4 A$ H
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ; v+ h: D6 w) a, a' z
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human , }8 }( C9 ?1 R% {% p& ?0 r7 e' s1 x
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 9 W% V6 }- y& }: S+ G' [
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
$ I% m* A; W$ l3 Hcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
% Y% T8 p1 O6 y4 o, vexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: D% @* @3 V% y0 o
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
" A$ v6 ~" \; ]9 i' d; wspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 1 t7 U/ q. G5 L+ G# ~
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan - U, p. v) S9 d% h) _& w, O, E
species are endangered.
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Camel Caravan
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, f" e1 V, c j; Z; U B% [ dOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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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
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have ' G/ ?: z7 v) V/ i+ }4 B) p; K
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the 6 l9 E( M4 _ ~! I- P4 ~
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
- F- F( d8 B/ m& A1 qpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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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
, X' c3 ?5 k# |4 w' b, Uiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
8 \/ y- N9 ]/ y; \5 _$ mfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 , l6 o, X" R2 ^/ _) x4 `/ l
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 6 h6 a$ i3 w* a3 A
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).. ?( l* u) w4 D' g! j+ D# c
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island( J2 t8 ~/ U# G2 |1 {, S
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 1 M* H- F$ A$ M7 W- ^
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to 5 M% \6 F" z1 P: c' Z
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have , d5 V0 o! N. Z, N+ ^. ~
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 2 a9 g+ H$ j- e: f& G/ { u/ ]
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 5 D! e' `7 w. A0 H5 ?) a& x
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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