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. ?! m: L9 |' OYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
& R6 s, ~- B& n4 C! m1989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。$ F2 q# t6 V6 o: L, p u- q
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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5 ~1 `9 U, F' I) A8 O5 vThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is $ y! m; i% P* ], F
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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$ s, k$ P* P% J0 S- ^neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 1 o4 M5 Y. Q3 q( w) K
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
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are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
! \# {4 @4 z7 Ohamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
% p5 |) S3 [/ e+ V9 f8 X+ ethe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also h+ y; }: `. j" t) B
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
9 `5 j/ a0 ]% g7 v6 j) M' ?trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 5 P0 A3 R3 _( T ?) G
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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5 W _. _* \1 h! o7 LThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 1 D# p* }6 a( Y
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
6 e+ M( C. _- f0 n$ c1 G0 v/ qof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 0 w. P4 e) W) x
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 3 g$ y/ ?, U; L; L# Q Z1 t
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ! ^& N3 k9 {, L u! L
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
0 v- J5 v: C6 i1 @8 C) L1 a7 coysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ( T4 |( l1 Q1 J( }
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
% Z" j* X! O7 P. n7 v, N) xthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
( [5 _' B+ X5 l0 dThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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& }9 m- v0 B' a+ ~* Q8 ^Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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0 s! S! F0 M2 x9 C- W2 g! C0 `With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 4 J: V; E6 B1 W& M5 U( \ E* }. T
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 5 n# K$ s' ^! @% r; E
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of * O/ J2 L7 Z0 M: m
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
! _3 V8 l- A! M( z* Y3 Y1 Lresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 2 B2 R# a- o3 ^4 G
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 7 C/ D6 @9 {/ f) P
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
5 k# Y% m8 s% i" |! X$ Rname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
; S1 N3 ~/ s' S M- }8 csite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
" [9 L' W5 D/ X" I, H5 p! z6 eheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 4 Q& J2 D0 F Q- j D0 a
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in # m: F+ H9 j0 X4 ]
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
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examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 9 |+ n1 b& u' M' i) G
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
" M6 A" P6 {; @% p5 @, e% @, Mindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan / B; |4 B& x1 I) @3 h! V2 c
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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 9 c/ f! Y$ O( x( m1 d! _
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
3 x0 z6 U) Q5 ^' Q5 E! Ware reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 3 g8 m, T! J. L: q
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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5 m. e. E9 i% k0 l2 uIcebergs off the Adelie Coast; N5 C4 J& k" h" }( f* p2 d! q y
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* {) J0 `% J j0 ~2 [2 SAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
0 Y$ }* j$ _& X) D$ @been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
& G4 w2 h1 g3 W$ zprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
+ d: ~+ _; k1 Y6 v! h2 `iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
7 b% F4 j3 U7 _$ R) ^( I! `farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 2 g3 h2 J) W+ K* e! S! B! I
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
0 S* r8 t( S5 R0 a8 Y6 xcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. z3 p* w Q3 _- ~
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to ! `% n; B& B& ^! P7 H
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
$ D2 G9 ?% ^. l. P. n* Usimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ) X% L) ~- a) [2 r) t5 o4 _$ M4 {
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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