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. O# r1 P+ n, K# w, gYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
( G3 ~6 V( R" K% o5 u6 s1989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。
6 [: d% l8 }( Z3 h1995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 8 B" v% e* @! F( }' z
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of & }8 o- ?+ G' y0 |
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 3 D( u/ U) p K+ ^7 ?7 ^" g n& s. E
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 9 O! o4 H7 p$ Y% Q1 N
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
6 g @ D6 x/ r3 o( {are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 9 q0 m2 S" u) r
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
# J5 g9 g/ @7 d! @7 rthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
% u( y& {7 L3 ]0 r/ {; b& Fcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
7 t! M* y5 K+ B% t5 Ltrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
i) G, P/ r) K" scyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
8 U0 |% D* y8 d6 K4 y/ h% P: H) ufauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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1 f9 t n6 y P9 J; w: ^Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands9 W) A, z% ~; L% o! B$ {
PHILIPPINES
$ J& D4 I$ a: Q, M: t% Z. `The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 6 T& E. I% S- a' b, F) j/ ?
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some . f$ n# F1 C/ b
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
( ^- K7 W8 {& v% vseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 3 A* }$ i+ \+ \# W) R
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 0 j+ Z! _* e# @: ?- x& }
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl p! q: j/ p- F
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USA
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ! ]) W3 l* `: t% o1 a
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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) ^: e& Q; w, r) x; B; h# H1 Rthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. l, F8 q u' ]% x$ W! N
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region( I8 j! {1 j; V* `! P, X
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
8 v' Z6 `) x6 N/ Qis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
) V% Y1 V, _- h: Yarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 3 z1 y( r" P( i' [ W' T
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
! x* N+ q5 j8 k9 Wresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
- C- ]' S2 k; Tstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 4 {, J: T) X3 h* K( O
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human ( N$ @2 \* [# D0 ~
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% z2 s/ D/ Y/ L7 h1 hname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The + d2 l$ [ `$ P! P9 H6 v
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world + `9 X) |7 ?6 d1 A+ J0 b
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
( e. U$ O4 [7 l+ V4 E* _continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in # j- i6 u- I3 w$ U" |* D
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 9 h0 G' W1 m1 O7 j0 o
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ; O% r. U# b/ G
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 5 Q% K7 m4 k- C6 ?
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
3 n* X/ | Q" ]$ U! H" v1 B0 O' b6 jspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
, z6 u, E% G% findigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
) A. e5 L6 a) k4 Z" g" Vspecies are endangered. E9 Z& M- h: e' F% r4 l2 K
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) H% |; \/ }- }) n2 s% BOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses% V6 y3 |5 _4 ^$ d O5 U
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A 4 m- i0 j. j1 _% v( Y
caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked & l4 W6 s5 t$ e" I6 E& s
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
8 b7 Y8 h ?; Z. ldays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the ) ~9 R- V2 }& ~; g
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and * y9 f6 q, u& J) X8 O1 q/ `
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
( S0 E! f3 |- W0 `& ?* cOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have& y& @9 T) k* Y' X: x6 w
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion + w/ J+ t8 D+ n- C" o' B4 V- u
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 4 x- r) j( y' `2 A1 o
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
x4 ~0 J, V) h) V$ h6 jfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
) N6 C+ h( K. i i# N6 P0 f7 `miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
/ g2 J7 x- ~* S0 @. Ocovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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) ^& ^" x1 V# _% Z4 JVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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* P$ u/ M) G; m3 S+ LPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. + |, u( Y, `) P2 _
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
/ O4 A9 O( J* M1 |: _6 B- F6 ~) hconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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- ^: i) f1 N# w( S6 q* nthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have - V& t2 Z& y( u" N( h/ z
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 7 o7 u/ B# N% W
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in $ i. q9 \! T& e) j
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