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5 E8 [" }: J {Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
. A q4 Z" S& T$ }& T' V1989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。* }0 L9 W) ~. w9 ^9 n
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。; I) U7 ?5 @* C6 y) Z1 L
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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- v% I5 h: e2 l( MThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
- t* a$ h3 G4 }: tpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ( M \5 V% s, M6 w! Q/ z7 K
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
7 V$ V( E& H/ uare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small " v" d: P, y& x2 ^ v$ U
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
, a7 l8 D5 L/ @. B( _$ ithe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
& z$ [% k; \9 s A- ?cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and & M; Z% W, F2 n. n$ s1 Y4 U
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using ! R# i* A8 L/ ?. }
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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, _& Z, Q7 ~8 z6 yThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ) L) m* f$ ^. o5 E1 O5 k3 Y; ^
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
- v0 V0 W1 n3 C6 Qof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ( Q$ N2 A- l2 S$ p: H5 r/ O& L; b4 ]
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
( C9 V; o$ h! s2 L/ y& N2 Hvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without : I3 L. ^. Q, O! ]
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl * v1 X+ G% Y* d
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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2 D9 n( J" u$ \3 ]6 ZWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
4 I- v7 L' @+ H5 n% `! jprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze : q- z: J P3 |3 f: ]+ p4 y
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. / `5 G# [0 X! ~9 D6 C( s1 g+ @
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& i1 \9 `) H% TTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ' H4 O9 h: |- q3 Z& [! {, M
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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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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# m7 U; D; }1 c j7 L9 Jpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
6 h( Z4 O8 s4 H5 z1 @2 b' Nname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
" l3 O' T0 b' t- f4 |" x4 A! ]- rsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world * f/ c& l2 U) _6 l8 \
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
% H7 ^/ R z+ @- g( u: `- r" wcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
7 c: x& t% m ~" ^4 j l$ Zthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
# B& `# m- R0 {( sautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking / \# _9 t3 a, i3 W1 W
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: . A8 y( y+ v+ F n% z$ F
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 8 c9 J) {3 O& F* M+ X* q
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 1 x7 |; |* o# v! {" V
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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Camel Caravan
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
3 z) g- Z2 s& v8 C/ ithe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked : E+ f1 Y; ]1 l( l2 z% L
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
: E8 b0 l N) |) D" l3 |days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs % ?8 ]! A: U+ R) u
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have " V6 n5 }. Y" I
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
5 @9 _& T5 r! O$ Q+ k* qpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
8 _! i$ R7 H6 c. a$ W' i8 Y8 OOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!4 X9 M" L, i$ S) @% x
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
2 O& {1 \! b$ S K6 |: s u! }; {been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
1 P$ h- ^# R$ P; _7 S1 G) Uprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
% d5 E: j1 H+ G, h2 xiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
8 \# S% _. a) j: d4 ^9 g% S# ffarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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5 ~2 N3 o2 ?- z* `( q# B9 Ucovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).( R8 z3 N/ ~- Z# X5 b
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island. j1 U; ^8 V' {* _0 e' y
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, n5 b4 P; f# l0 J9 ^7 zPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding $ v) ~+ L1 M' f( H
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
8 @% x7 q: r& R8 l1 v3 {those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have " y9 z" f" N/ X
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
) H7 @* v; b$ F, ?" z" b0 a* rwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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