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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
3 F/ P6 H G4 G) A# {- v; f1989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。
( t- M: ?9 e3 \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* a6 R% [, M2 i* c
PHILIPPINES
2 {( U: j. n- K/ ?( Z/ RThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ' _9 m. z) Q$ X9 o4 y
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 7 L+ V7 b) ^; y' t
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
: w( j6 C$ H- A% `4 s/ I% o0 j4 p: xneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
( q2 D, Q/ u: RMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
0 {. { K* [* o3 c6 u$ t( \3 Uconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
7 X) }) e; N- G! k6 {- qare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small * b9 p0 a/ |4 n) d. K$ U! }
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
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cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 6 Y( z- x# b" Q& E3 J; G
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
0 @; d- |: S) a: Jcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ' v/ W0 _; o6 w6 P
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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6 s0 g( |* i% Z: xVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands$ F5 l+ f# G* a5 X
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 6 h: C2 D7 S# P: _9 d4 u( Z
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some % J% V3 K* {; z
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as - m; ~1 d8 }8 p; A1 C, R7 _
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The - w' i! O6 i! S S o
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 2 i6 j, v* ~6 |
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
M; K9 F4 q7 Ioysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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4 {4 o M4 {$ y( O) q; VWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska+ I: }& I. ?. C, n+ T- e
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ) [/ V4 h6 S; V( P6 B
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
9 \7 @3 U: ~( x( Joffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that / _5 h% o$ i# q% W. O- U% m
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 0 K% _( w( ~0 u/ B
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
" S" N: \4 T, r4 @- C hThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ( ~/ |+ Z" F: ^$ w
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
$ N/ x- q/ B: @3 A& e! g" t6 d9 l6 aBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 9 p+ B! @3 Z4 M
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 0 m7 Q. M2 A( U
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
0 [+ |& V1 Q, Y, S+ [name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 5 a, {. y5 ~! m, t* W
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
- m9 u# E: B9 g0 \/ b; ]heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
2 L! U! ~' n* h' b, `continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
- C6 e* }7 Y6 P4 O" N4 Q2 z* Y1 pthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
4 M" o( Q: P3 \, x. [: C- mautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
$ B- B- C" H. m. g2 Vexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 2 U, i) R# j" A V, x5 |5 R4 e
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
/ s5 B6 ~: }7 a. p+ \9 I o8 X, X `. lspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
- d* H) |, F$ }4 @indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan $ Z0 P% i. t! n6 u, h2 i
species are endangered.% C& h; g. B1 v; x
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4 t: t) v9 I8 ^9 N- fCamel Caravan
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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 ' b' Q: N0 S4 h' L5 [7 ^6 v9 H2 G
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 3 p; c/ s+ F: E% M% [# |1 g' U, }
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have 7 j% A+ w0 d) c s/ n
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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' G3 p/ c4 J% N5 ^9 PANTARCTICA
: T2 r& D8 x& m; ?All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have7 `+ v _. R. {# H$ L
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
1 v: @7 c( P. s; Q n7 w+ u8 L3 sprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
8 B8 v, t7 B! t' M# m" G2 viceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
% q; A* K. L' A- c7 Y Bfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
, n3 w. U; F$ C# A" w6 Smiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
7 n1 F. [# o& t9 [* s- V) W( H* ]covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).* l7 {' G% \9 Y, T5 w8 G" `: r# U @
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. s$ Q2 i& c q3 t7 LPhuket 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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v8 y7 w2 C% n' H3 G/ [- zthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
5 q; K! S4 b% d6 i. F' ysimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 3 _/ `6 X$ Y, N, `' a) {7 j1 j) w
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ) a1 P$ R- Z& C' u/ ]
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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