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) V5 H: @4 I" I$ h e! RYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
4 { s6 m7 n2 K' F, p2 e1989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。
/ S3 I% B) r: A1 |- E4 ^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。; w% {9 |6 F2 b! m$ G* K: Q
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& D1 W; v# E% [/ R* WVillage near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is / c& b! ~; P6 @/ Y
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
$ {2 Y; a. a& M8 f1 z# R4 W' M; Mpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
" F) a9 E3 v/ L! l4 T! Xneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ! N. [/ T5 \" }# n& o, \
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
& V8 l3 _& ^! `conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
6 r1 s! e" V& K- |- `4 u u0 u- |" [are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
2 e8 x; @3 L/ i2 D. Vhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 4 P! T1 |# O! L
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ) l$ q; B: k1 C1 c# m7 h7 p( o
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and # D" n- t8 d u. @
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using ; N/ e8 _# n, Z5 v) r; t
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine : |% `( A8 e$ M% H3 [* S" f4 {
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands5 T( x9 F2 C9 r. w6 w# N+ j" \7 V
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
9 ^7 N; J; |4 ~4 a. m: Sincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
( T* |! Z, x+ [6 }1 z f* iof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
E) C/ s* E7 p, K- @+ ^seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
3 W I. T0 E1 @/ @8 e }7 w1 Uvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
9 h8 k/ d' [& H9 g) V8 nscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
. @- [" h& J" ~oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.3 l+ n; x& \- Y
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1 n4 E f: J7 K& \5 P$ EWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska; I; o& d7 P1 Y! y0 x' c9 t
USA
2 u; A5 @! n9 H" @" V) oThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
9 w1 w" V0 u7 p) k2 t. }protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It , J, O2 i" ^" x2 p1 X6 q
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that * l! A O2 x" U& J8 {5 B0 ?$ w" l
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
) [9 G9 @2 w) ]: r! Q# q; Kthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
4 g8 V/ w3 K( S5 HThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source : z9 d5 w% l1 x/ \0 _) t0 ]/ u2 d
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region; I/ w% s4 y! {, y4 s& T" V
MADAGASCAR
$ B, l5 }) u6 \$ O& hWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
( Z2 v& h7 {2 }4 gis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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( z0 q* v( D6 }0 qBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 8 Z$ W* m7 I) L: V0 Q
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
+ i1 \+ Y% J: @- f$ [4 rstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
: a7 r. B- Y# v+ M) F- crise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
- [8 U' ?4 t/ K, S( P$ C+ openetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
2 c: W! o6 n" H8 P0 [4 w# oname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
# ?' }( z2 i4 |8 gsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
! {, p( X* v8 @% T+ Gheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
, u4 E: L8 l- x9 M$ q5 x$ econtinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in : s, b g0 G" S! }/ L5 l9 M, |* x7 w
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
8 B% y. X0 S. S# y; a/ U* ^autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
" z3 ^: P1 ^; [, texamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: & z' X/ I. I& }# I
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
" x5 N+ ~" E) {4 ^/ pspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are , J3 G2 r1 \" _
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- J* \5 A$ o8 Fspecies are endangered.; L7 s$ D* p) f5 h+ _% t
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0 z- U, _1 @6 Z( ]" xCamel Caravan
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6 e, Y, w0 O. A" u9 ^On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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8 ^" h$ E* M- g8 @% jcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 $ f" d8 W1 _: |
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
/ O9 u& \9 |/ {, G4 {& Cthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked . U( H5 F# j$ A/ P- }+ ~
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have " {% \/ s* x) `9 E" k
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the 1 E' A1 m+ Y5 _5 p) z
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and ) O2 }8 ~( R3 c& a0 w% D) n
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. # C* r" T( {$ c' {
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!9 c# F' ?/ ?2 k# I
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have6 n4 B" o) a, u" ~* Q( t, D5 {
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ; ?% g$ {0 y0 x
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
& w$ Z; L5 k* _9 C$ l6 [0 z) Riceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees - G7 p7 ~" i- Z, Z! r
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
, s1 j& X. Q$ ?9 ?6 @. P3 f/ Pmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
) H3 b6 C4 D8 T( f( ~' c) |covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
0 D( P& w+ [* g: Y, OThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
/ x, E- E1 u4 u2 s$ Yconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding - O; A- L9 y* ~1 ^) D
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
7 c7 F5 Q. {7 P. T3 H- P# {those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
8 ]/ i+ [7 t7 Z* z7 esimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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