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; K$ g' _3 {# H+ H7 r* V3 IYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
# P4 T. [3 X* d, `) l+ \7 \8 i. l1989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 H! m% o. q% B' o% C6 R1995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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PHILIPPINES
- D) n7 Q Q! p- M( VThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
4 ?6 u1 A* g$ n5 Hpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 3 m# M/ Z3 [6 P, S
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with - i+ e( z$ T& F, y4 D& p
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 7 O; O, r( N* v% J6 ]8 ^
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in * I9 \9 g; v4 T& ~9 E, F+ Y: m' }; U
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
; t* U( C& B$ s: M+ C; d, S9 sare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
. k/ M- ]% l4 B0 n) [6 jhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
2 I9 ^8 _1 v D" Qthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 0 U: X u/ j: \3 J g- n
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
& e8 K" B2 x( Dtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
) N+ `$ g4 l; y" L0 M w% P8 ]' Ucyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine . C- P) o2 x* a* L' ?. U0 \9 g
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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/ p1 C" i$ {+ n8 u- v2 Z; sVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands1 I% K1 M8 w' Z6 U/ w* F
PHILIPPINES
9 J) ^ t7 @, B( I4 ^' K4 }3 ~The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
# f% e! C- \; _/ h; Y {+ Yincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some + V5 O4 g3 K6 s# {
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
" [. w, m, Q7 U1 p+ S: M% aseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 7 P) S4 [! |- s) J3 Z) P
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without . \& ?) O1 j8 f! Z3 D
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
: `' k1 K* I- yoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is + h$ s6 } J6 H/ Q5 g) ?0 ]) z
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It - N. F5 B: m8 z! J1 ^0 d
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
6 i- l9 ^! Q8 H8 f: Treflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
R3 S e0 O1 W8 z* Fthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ; N0 f: l* l$ P0 x8 h
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source , X5 w' O0 B# u, `. C# {/ d/ n C
of food for bears in the region.
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MADAGASCAR
' B5 @) n! r: J5 I; D' X9 j5 T2 Z+ JWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ; b5 W1 G. Z0 h+ k1 f" k
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ) c+ G) O4 l( a& l" ?8 g" t( f
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
" ~& A S' c3 a8 SBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the * ~, ~# J+ }4 C# A' q
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ! \8 r. o9 @+ p! O& k2 ]
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
* X" `: J+ e+ erise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
0 J3 P' K+ g4 s( Ipenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 8 Y9 T' u M* C( `+ O5 X
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
4 ~% g7 X% ?7 S- ksite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
; s# W. i6 H/ ?' G9 \- O* e* eheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ! [; b( k7 N! x$ q" u/ U
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
j, T8 F! f/ O2 pthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
0 n; a) q* G8 R* Eautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
/ o4 z% Q# K! b& G' F v+ b- Sexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 9 w. h6 W% k9 @, a- F
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 6 [* O+ S; W1 Z; \# x4 i6 Y
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are # _& H( |# j; e. f9 H4 \
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan c! U' F3 k) C" B
species are endangered.) P# b4 F+ |; k$ u" A& O' K2 w$ C6 A
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1 I' ^7 I7 X; mCamel Caravan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses, P) l1 ?+ H- m6 ^& i+ Y- ~% p
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at / a( o+ |0 C7 g2 Z
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
6 I6 I) h( w: P4 qare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
! S0 X5 R5 Q$ K7 Hsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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- l( a* N8 ]4 r9 X( ppresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 7 s, i: V' ^: t4 u0 g
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1 N. N' O- a& ~) k oANTARCTICA
/ N- D! x8 {4 b8 \' w' FAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have Q6 x0 c* K' A7 d, i0 S9 X
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion * {$ x5 a1 _8 a
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the . L/ X9 z- E. M; u- M
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 8 Z: k4 l# Y4 O8 T) K R* U
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 6 q( k! q6 C7 s( d1 ?
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
7 K" r- l9 F8 Z% l Y$ G) Tcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).; @4 T. h0 d: F+ D- J. P! |+ ?/ x
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
" z) m: a* R, Wsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, # [* q6 f) A1 t1 n: m9 _( B% T
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