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( T {$ ~+ F& K& C$ |5 fYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。$ y I f5 D0 T5 c7 T* G
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。
) P4 J- j/ y4 z/ ~! s1995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* r1 ~5 G1 |1 s7 o9 `& j: O# d
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 8 S, o' y" H D' w% d" n. v
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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$ B) d$ P4 I, [' s2 D5 Qneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
# \, {4 O7 S- G5 p' K1 JMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
. L1 C* j' S E9 x+ lconflict with the central authorities. Among the population ) M4 v0 E9 W' i
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
3 E' `; V5 p# j$ p9 D0 `hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
' L6 Y3 R" L$ m9 U; F3 h uthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 7 O9 H0 ^/ Z! L: e, G' ?
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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7 Q& Z- o3 r4 xVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which , a, c' v: I4 g
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some * E' I5 o& a% T2 X' p, |: [
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ) `, i- }) ?$ `; F
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
& ~, A( s! n" [' T2 k% bvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
% |7 ]; }- m+ P; r+ Escuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 9 A1 Q: V7 Y4 E/ ?
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is : G7 A2 r3 _, @, P* O( C8 |$ y0 I
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ' p- Q. q5 z; y7 ]; A
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. % L- _3 N( V' a
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region) R2 A# g" n6 B; ~+ O, r# @& g
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar . C8 I; \! Q6 ]0 z5 q5 L+ E
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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# F( Q" M8 d/ t5 P! T/ I2 t$ EBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
+ U- E3 F6 ?- a+ y9 _- e Presult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
3 @3 \" C" n9 e; s7 _" }stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
* {, y7 m y$ D/ \/ L. Drise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
% \3 d* Z9 E8 W& b8 O8 q3 Lpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
5 I9 r) T2 g8 \3 p6 ename, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The * K, K" I% s& `2 D" ^3 o+ O. i
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world # {, S; F. ~1 M. @- ?3 P4 E* _
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
+ N. t& b8 B5 g7 z: _examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: $ U2 K3 p7 T6 T! P
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 9 W: I* l3 Y2 B- M. B* P: U
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 8 D' M3 V5 G. L
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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On 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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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 5 ]1 |; Z; ~9 U+ r# d
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion : L' r8 E! V7 m% Y
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 8 O( R9 u k2 h
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees / a# |6 S) n- \6 ^( }% g/ W
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 $ Q2 g# M: @: n7 _! R4 p
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are " U; Q1 W. ~' p- I+ z8 d( X
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).8 i. `/ H3 |5 @0 W. k) v
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THAILAND
7 F8 P. U% B }5 S: J2 ^( t% GPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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