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9 X: q/ M8 ]8 D' CYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
- d1 k5 l& X8 }: [7 j4 {. V0 Y# @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。* ~6 b3 |$ c* c' M ?/ u0 o! w+ U
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。) s2 f" {4 \0 k" @. }0 G' J( H6 ]
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; L( x& m0 H' V" B: i, kVillage near the Island of Panducan
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( |) Z8 `* _# H- I, m4 {The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent R0 J2 {9 { \6 @* x
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
3 K/ r. r* K$ i, qconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
5 [( G }$ B% I* Z% w6 X- v4 aare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
J0 T$ x3 S+ Vhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
1 p2 d4 ^) D& O$ l* r% j0 e0 d6 w, Ithe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 6 b2 x* A+ O3 u7 h
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine , s& @/ r& B1 M8 }* C' }/ ]2 U
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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* I8 H7 n& D; j, c& R* ?6 qVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands7 u$ L: F( v- W( v4 d) Z: k
PHILIPPINES
/ m0 M U% v, P# s ^The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ( z, b, [3 s$ j: n( G* Y: d- h" j# }
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
4 O1 B8 Y& h0 d8 `( y6 hof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
0 F$ E6 w; k2 m3 q w% ?3 Bseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
" Y1 T2 R6 W* P1 c- avillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without , J$ H2 l1 [$ O% [6 p4 e1 w! S1 k
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 5 H: ?' a$ Q# s) K! n8 \
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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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
5 a: K, y+ ~6 g1 }) d4 S: cprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It # b7 @% k1 H) @" K$ [ m0 D
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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/ X1 s7 M) A5 R4 q+ l% p! ]# x bthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
9 G8 j! q- H2 x' v( {The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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, r% b, n1 j2 V9 Y2 F- U3 h4 RWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 0 q# h; b+ v) C5 y' R) J
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
! Z, z, o) A9 m$ darid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
Y8 d* U4 d- K; Z) fBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 2 w8 U, s7 A. b$ W) x; y1 F
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the & l% X+ _9 ]$ b. C, K- @/ r
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ! {9 [, T7 ^8 b) K* u/ F7 N/ P Q
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
5 C! d8 w2 w9 k) bpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
: C. M6 N- C* A9 f8 Vname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The ; Q1 S& Z0 r. |- M. c* l
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world + \, d) X( J( B* O& U/ H2 U
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
( A5 s# y3 \* {# qcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
3 ^, }7 G! p1 c( g1 O. h' Dthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
& S$ H* G, l. A# ?! {. q( qautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
- G$ c8 Y3 d1 C! Iexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
/ I+ B1 P+ M1 C4 x( }more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
8 k0 r- e2 N( a$ g- F& c7 tspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
% K- ?! A g, u% { x1 k+ vindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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8 l$ h) s2 |- i& B- C* Xkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
- v* c/ ~7 w8 zthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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. ^) S7 q, w4 K: v7 Udays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs + |, p* ^2 P8 M, E. u, w7 y# D
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
8 `- G0 S2 L3 ?* x( A6 p8 H" Ssuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the ( M% }, X P8 I3 l# F* F
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 6 x6 K" R& G2 G. w6 X& a2 b
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
! S: `/ F2 K% X8 ]One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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8 o- z5 C; e# Z) u# E6 s3 x0 VAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have& B9 B' C0 b T) d8 b; ~2 G1 l
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
3 b) v4 n* I# c, i# l, s, N$ {protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
4 `4 u6 t5 ?" \( Q4 w/ O4 N/ Ticeberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees : H6 c4 s" c0 g1 r# ~+ B6 w# l3 D
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ; E/ A" o, X& b* B; L
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
- {. L5 ]! x- A9 K+ }covered 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. " L1 `! H1 }4 O+ m0 P/ J
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
9 Z( x/ y6 B+ b! ~% Iconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
1 [7 t4 [# S; J2 x ?8 m( n" l5 Ofrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
1 j7 V% Y$ h! Q9 V0 @those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
4 r1 c. t& M. S/ o1 p- bsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
: S$ i; A9 O& ~6 s( `/ Y! Xwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ; y9 V$ ?( ~0 {' v3 J: M
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