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8 l) \! W; y6 d+ [Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。7 l: k0 t( d9 r- O% d2 G0 x5 h
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。3 e& v3 q/ o/ c7 B
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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: U% s; B9 L- p+ M% z% ?! N. zVillage near the Island of Panducan
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" r+ k: n- [# @* f" c/ s! OThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
0 M7 a9 ~7 m; j8 kpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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; }4 [) l+ a) V' G+ mneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent : F' x; t+ [) ~, e2 _
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 8 g. \! ?0 q) k$ V" f5 [' L2 V! D, O
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 9 R3 `% r. V+ m4 b* \7 x4 Q; q
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ; \; D5 S: g, k7 g" T! R1 J/ v
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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) N3 m; M( }- D9 ], Z* uVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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. t$ e' u' R1 a$ X+ S" U% JThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
! ~: {, w! G7 ]; O; nincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
, t6 s! K& C8 F5 i4 n* H' c# lof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as & U" b6 n# Z# W, x4 }
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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9 c7 l! ?0 l% L9 o- l6 b; b+ {The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
9 }& w+ @! h& S& N, L7 {protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
7 x/ p) f# @* H- O- K1 O3 ]offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
3 k* v8 V. G5 C1 D& e! G# Mreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
* X4 Z8 W9 |8 c( F1 xthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
k) | M2 i8 Z, y7 _The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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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 1 o3 W* g/ B% I9 ~
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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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
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that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
! Y0 ~" |; b3 m& g8 {autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
0 A( q8 h9 i' I4 F6 }& B. Iindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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; P7 G- G F" yOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have; x2 _! L+ o. M, E: R5 Z* y
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
# s! G4 |- l9 x. `. cprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
5 R( Q/ Y4 r" e) giceberg. 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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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. & n7 |* h! d" A0 Q% Y' \
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