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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。. d' n- a% v5 @
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。5 q5 N4 a$ ~6 `4 ]: n: J$ z
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。3 ]! N' E& t; l9 Y# f
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Village near the Island of Panducan e5 Y$ k; E# S
PHILIPPINES
) Y" s0 C$ i& \9 P% {4 H& Z7 kThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
; _4 _. j$ r: v; zpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
5 p" i. I2 Z0 K! x/ Mpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
; B; s. b6 N" F3 d( mneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
% Y: b. D# s# \9 @. ^ a, vMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 0 ~2 O, {* Q( E1 d
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population # v8 a5 `$ Y* D! e0 q
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
/ J- l4 g4 g" `# Q- Z1 @7 N& S( ~hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
6 G0 ?* t) y7 D$ _the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 8 x, a _6 j! W0 k) D8 k! |: S' O
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
+ s7 H2 O% u, F# u$ ^ G- ]trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
6 d, f) X0 b" z6 m' fcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ) B+ `2 g, p' t( c* N
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands$ c/ x- r; V: p# Z) S
PHILIPPINES! e" d- r, R6 f3 |5 y
The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
+ a6 ]' d8 ?3 J' g% D& _- G% vincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 6 V8 R, p5 c* F6 g* r; [
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
/ y7 Q; o& B6 `! t7 J. e+ x$ z# \seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
! D* A0 H; Z' E( A- Bvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
y! F7 [' ^7 I! D6 ascuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl & J7 I8 E7 w2 Z2 r. V6 P
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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; R9 Q: ?4 n1 |The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
) z5 D4 H: r$ A, c/ mprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
' _9 N4 ?9 [2 L6 joffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
; \' Q/ C) Q, C1 \" qThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source , h* l( T8 H, S# J- |" v
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region) T6 Q' c1 e" N: M( }. q/ x
MADAGASCAR
$ ^1 Q: H- w( v. V$ x2 t1 XWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar # N) d2 C v8 e9 ]6 Q9 ]; O6 K ~
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
0 X4 Y8 C. D# L! parid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
- L+ E! w6 M$ `( r: y0 S9 ?Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the . y% J8 u: M1 X$ e4 d
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
( |8 V- v5 N2 r) istone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 8 `7 E! r0 j1 m- a, ]
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
9 i3 M9 X8 ?+ U: mpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
0 W# J$ r! u# W$ r4 Cname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The + z2 |. E) r" D6 N4 f1 x3 u
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world , a3 a; ^2 p) ]$ l+ Y1 W
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the & r B- k7 F1 R0 c( E5 |
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
. ^! F5 _: E. e2 O; P, Lthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full - G( r" y9 s$ B4 s3 S- m1 G
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking . i, x5 v' \- s% ~ c0 X
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
8 M! S$ b' _& ^; g* Jmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
* G, j( S! M7 f2 }. q2 g* t; Uspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
8 g- l" z% R/ `# findigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ( T7 p2 ~* o$ Y0 {( D5 Z/ [0 i: n
species are endangered.& F3 N3 s- f O1 M8 x
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NIGER
/ p. O) e, G7 U; e1 }6 M" t( HOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses7 `8 i* m+ } U9 k& U' Z
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ' ^4 E( y9 S! u5 j a
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
2 _/ {( d0 O4 b2 O; K2 |1 R7 C0 ]: Hare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
4 T- t c5 z: Q" p* ^One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
# I( E2 R" @6 v$ ?5 _ANTARCTICA
2 e3 Y( G5 T) \$ a. e( C( ?All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have. B! a; L$ b5 M( l$ L. {
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 1 M- b* b( H" f5 z& S2 W2 O6 X& x
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
4 G0 v/ e; m% o4 giceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees * m% [; x5 t1 |. J" V. K9 p* D. v
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 5 h% v( d' F7 u* t( h: A" f
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
3 M$ h# [1 a3 B9 i' n9 q5 Gcovered 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.
: i) v! g, a1 W2 k& v. pThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to 4 M# [5 W2 O4 z8 Y: g" z3 c5 z" L) F
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
- i3 T* S/ [+ T5 T8 q: d% i6 {similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
! s' h/ q8 a4 Ewhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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