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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。7 f5 \* U% I0 t3 p: C( }4 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。
+ H6 N$ D' h% e1995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 Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
1 |; ? }: d& V2 sMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in * p( }1 ^# f! T) M: ^* k
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
; T7 r6 |# g0 t5 u& D: Kare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
4 B9 ]6 e) ?% O; i. E( S/ }cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 1 f% E7 E+ Q" k0 L$ O5 W
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
' X1 W& R# w2 S4 l1 M, B5 o& h7 _cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands+ P) ?0 b. E! P
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
/ j4 P8 o! R" G1 b% _( |3 }includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
& L2 T3 t8 K& ^2 a" ]1 z) U4 pof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
& K# D7 W+ X% G; W: d1 j$ Pseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The * [9 ~$ m& b' Y/ c4 _
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
! B. `6 U7 c/ p8 Ascuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl & T7 v7 a4 I' N# [$ V; [
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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% S6 Z1 H, x4 g. M2 ?1 H$ TThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 8 W& j) n4 M2 ]7 {
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
2 V* x1 |5 b) F8 g' Soffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
' q3 [* G% p0 G! o: z! ^8 o! Freflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
0 Z$ C6 H9 \* l. \. bthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
2 D+ ~, R0 x2 H6 W" z, K$ }/ LThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 8 S, q5 \* x% H: W+ x
of food for bears in the region.
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" M; W% s* ~. O' m1 e/ pTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
3 u3 U' @- c' q3 cBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
, \2 ^1 D. y3 r5 ?/ @result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 1 J% l( M8 [: ^& W: G9 @; T
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The " `* |- \$ _+ {, {. a0 C
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
2 f% h: X; q1 }$ g( ^ i& h* F' _heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
( Q+ C: K" d! `; p) \* e! wcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
$ M) s7 T' Y7 i* nthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
! o, T" t8 w- S* k. Pautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 3 A3 @2 ^* M$ j/ w7 V K
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
' M6 D' O. r1 F, zmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
0 T/ ?8 g- y; m- L' E& p2 uspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 5 r: G5 O* s- [1 L) O _# C+ n: O5 j
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ; g) y" U7 C$ @4 c) {3 w. }4 j
species are endangered.* J; e- M! l e, j9 \4 F
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% ~: o% U& |/ d2 vOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 9 w! j- Z n x* O: b3 x2 |( ^
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
% l% M6 j v: a* Gpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
3 k) x, g& Z1 c4 N9 w2 _One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast. F6 f) z: N, Z0 }
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/ `) N! g6 B$ j2 Y0 j# EAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 5 T' P% B S( \' j
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees - `8 {! y1 m' m8 B, f
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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+ ~6 R; k9 T" Ccovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).% Y& L6 \6 ]6 |+ _
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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& u8 R( X$ I1 k8 c$ J- OPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 8 [8 h4 O2 @, i4 \; h# [" E% ~
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
8 R; R- Y+ Y9 a5 q, q Q+ zconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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" K, q3 b! w6 X! `8 ithose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
7 o! e0 L" i Nsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, % D1 j3 Y& n2 j! P- T
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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