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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。4 l" T) L G9 Q' P
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。4 x) O4 h% a8 Y% p% D
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 Panducan7 I+ g' ~& ^! b
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is . o; ^) e L5 ^2 m* @8 ?
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 1 S# i& d8 ^4 g$ F% S
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
$ j- K8 w3 `+ w w+ ?* v, {9 wneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 9 i$ c/ L4 I/ }# @# B( A
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
. y; d1 M; N( d0 R, }2 mconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, * _) [% Q2 o9 Y( g
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 2 U+ @- V* R3 X" g. q+ h, F
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ; R5 |- a$ @7 ^/ J- o: Q
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using # M. `6 R9 G) m5 g9 k
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 0 h& D" H4 x' r) Z J
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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9 {' }3 E) u3 n% Q/ T C/ ZVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands0 i8 O U5 d8 w6 @
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
( |0 M; h' k8 w& e: gincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
8 [ h0 V1 ]4 Z k/ Z0 Z( qof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as * i( e! P- X" W) @
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
$ k1 P0 ]" K [) O! d& [villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
$ r" z# z& q" P9 R! D4 U7 wscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 1 ~: `1 c4 _% i8 N" V$ f' K* A
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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( L8 ]' Q$ e1 b1 M' KWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska( W3 a' Z8 K i% P
USA
+ g, r' N; j+ u8 t9 [The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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1 m% C2 z. [# [/ R J7 d# _+ Nthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 0 {1 A4 g) C" P# b6 f" D
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source % ^( P; k' y2 z1 c, }
of food for bears in the region.
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: T4 N. E" f5 `( m2 t/ I$ e4 q$ |& gTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
* @3 S9 h4 G; K3 Q Iis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ; f3 G+ u9 T5 ] W! S4 S6 y, L/ ~* q. o
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
4 |& @4 M$ r3 m' nBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
7 t" ^6 |; t% Uresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 7 k. I* F3 G, z5 B" m ?" L
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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! j6 Q9 E E2 w: n6 vpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 9 m* q* `( s) W8 N
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The ! a" x. N1 Y) Q" W
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ! v6 @% r+ O5 w* T# P+ E
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
: d& k7 ^+ `5 ~; F. ]3 jcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in & E4 M" k7 k: b; f, a
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full & [$ B/ R/ [3 Y( j, n/ U2 @
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 9 t' Q7 o8 z+ g/ x7 S
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
9 ]. @% b+ g+ _! q0 Hmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
2 O+ z+ j1 `0 x/ s/ I. Xspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ! \- g9 ]) V* s& `9 p
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan + Y5 R h9 b5 ^0 O, v1 B3 q
species are endangered.# Y- T% d% ]* q! j& v
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Camel Caravan
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5 @8 O6 R* X* c, I" Z( gOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses' ~/ k N+ ^* y' [
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A 9 ]4 G0 a7 ]- m, H b
caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked ( x. ^- T% `% X" H
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 " q/ r. A0 m' H3 ]; P4 \: I/ R2 m
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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$ Q1 `; v+ o8 D4 R: hIcebergs off the Adelie Coast( x* |7 j3 Q/ ? M# J5 J7 ?
ANTARCTICA
5 R6 W8 w ~3 B8 gAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
+ u9 ? N4 Q! `! U0 e7 @been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
2 t+ k: ^1 w5 I& w1 F4 t% vprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 5 F x) I5 \" i- S# f- R' x
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
. O# j/ b& X {' Nfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
2 l# I2 v" w* c7 I/ l7 z/ Bmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 8 P. {% ^7 R" ^4 i7 Y
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).. W& i1 |7 l3 R7 w
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 8 j w1 g+ k% _; H( E# e/ y
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
6 y, M* M6 o$ O5 ]those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 4 T4 R! W& g' ~0 f- X" k0 K: k
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 1 B% q8 y9 ]# A, U. H( U" W
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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