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8 Z( r1 R" e( U7 Z* mYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。3 m# q+ ]9 O( c$ n
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。1 {( _1 m: g: r% P3 }; ?1 p
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。7 h7 D. F! x, W. p9 {# B
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PHILIPPINES
) n5 T- I) b% z4 PThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is * D9 `; A' C3 v d/ K
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
( u7 b$ v( `3 E H) x( ]0 ^- n7 Gpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with : c7 Z4 _, f4 m( ~
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
! h* B9 N$ M2 T0 y. }Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 3 D2 T2 ^4 k& B$ ~/ x& |$ d
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population ! u5 |' }; q* q. F# _
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small - E* x6 B3 H' o! h
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also , {" o2 n6 [ }, e! s5 R/ Q
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ; j/ [1 Z0 N, E8 [) U. M3 G
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
5 r+ j* G2 h! y8 gcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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& @& V" P+ j# m; X7 oVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ( q0 U z9 k1 Y8 a) n$ i6 n; C8 |
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
5 C' a1 Q& i" K7 b/ p8 G6 t, Aof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
$ K* a7 v0 _( R+ {& Q+ _seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
5 K: e# x+ h* a2 S+ `! [/ Loffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 9 @$ Q) l6 p S \- k2 L8 u
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
: S- ]/ p" W, {) Hthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 1 }7 ]' a* [# h
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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% y. ]: e3 ]9 O- y; UWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
8 y* j& u7 t4 g* S) m* u# S: @1 Kis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ( G$ A6 I" Q1 {! b% w/ F
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ; s% i' A) g2 Q* G6 i
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the . r; k* n4 U9 T7 L
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
$ u" L( o5 w% w cname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
" v$ V8 l9 Z6 e" ? j9 I5 xsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
$ |, T3 Q; H; Y9 q- {: W" jheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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# y2 W7 u: ]. E7 n- xthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full " d8 ~1 g/ L/ m
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 7 ]7 p( S+ v% D& k% I
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
- `5 r$ A' q6 H2 Ymore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
; U `/ ]9 {3 _species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
, d2 R2 K7 Z4 o7 S+ Tindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
4 k( j' j/ e1 a9 g+ Q0 Tspecies are endangered.8 }% l8 ^. O2 L I7 g' `2 m9 [
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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 ( u: |3 S. c. v& Y" r/ M
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked * F* _) {2 U! V7 A" M# o
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs . Z) d2 r& @# [( e0 Y
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have ( G0 L7 Y) |) V: `% r7 _ L: s
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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1 w7 t3 A! f7 T& c2 |presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 4 Q& k- W0 D5 @/ g/ T3 F' R
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have6 c4 U2 O# P4 r+ N& N
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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