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7 m6 p8 d5 {% S/ z+ }Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
9 w9 {$ v% k6 f3 G5 a1 B1989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。# o) z4 O) U" T% g( I
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。0 h, u8 X/ U- [2 C
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Village near the Island of Panducan# n: O2 r2 M- ^
PHILIPPINES
7 b; ?+ Q$ n! qThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 4 J5 `$ s* c A) X1 t
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 2 @9 [: {6 A- I2 f* ]: w+ r
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 9 A, g- W! K0 b! s, C- G! e# _
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ! m8 o( U- Z# l) d0 X. c1 l" Z# n
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 0 z# C$ o9 D$ X2 s5 ?: o
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
( ~1 T, Y. g# Yhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
+ k2 ]2 u. f/ w5 rthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also : S0 M0 f7 W* K" |" r
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
5 `9 D9 e, g5 E% Z* ?trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
3 `, t0 M+ R0 G; J$ Pcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine " b5 u* g# T2 b$ R9 D I; c, p
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands. w( v% ]. e: K( \0 U2 C( j
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
7 ]* V0 n: N( t$ M! h$ }9 }includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
# B; _$ L, U8 B: J5 ?- qof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 3 E6 d$ T0 ^ z, u' g' X5 R9 {% V! \
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
+ M! y2 U. O, g6 ?5 vvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
; a9 A9 r' ~) Uscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 8 |# a" h8 e# G& R$ ?4 ]
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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: x! F J3 j3 u; I, ]The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 0 y7 v! k* Z5 z* O1 P$ n8 n
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
4 h1 v. }3 Y4 A, ?offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
$ d) H. h9 G) }reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
1 I- k; K3 P7 c( O Nthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
+ P5 b% r( t- K0 ~: h% RThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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# q- U, G- G- ?' CTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region* _( m: G1 \" Q, Z- S# }
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- u+ }# y: s7 o. K" {With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
: {( w. {4 }! \1 I, @* ^/ p7 Uis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
# @0 P3 ` _& u! g! e- I1 }! o O2 Barid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
% _! m; K) T& E0 B, {Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
- P& r% V" K6 g+ Iresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
2 |) y( N* _1 K/ s6 D& xstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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, a7 D; B* _/ k) Ppenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 2 d5 M2 i+ |8 G
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
5 s/ d& [ M% b* nsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
6 H) X% W# s d8 {0 wheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the , D( T7 Q9 P, y
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 6 Q9 Y+ F1 O% v) I4 e' H# d- x& C
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: + a/ p. V0 v5 m$ [' h. u
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan # C5 g6 W* F) s: n2 H$ a. k
species are endangered.
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6 _' r4 v8 X. pOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
5 n% e5 F5 E- y; a9 p; j& I, xthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 5 l3 X5 N9 \7 U, N% k4 l
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the ! A3 O6 r7 W& a( R" N5 H
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
4 p' k! Z! H' Q. a# Zpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
0 {& v) `% T, `6 BOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels! ^6 j! b. E/ Z$ q
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1 R7 z1 z- `: L1 h, yIcebergs off the Adelie Coast) }& e* Z0 f$ |2 m1 A, T) B! ~/ \( F
ANTARCTICA
2 h' ~7 F; T# c3 mAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
' D N+ e/ u* R8 k" M; M' s" Y- ~been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
& `" q7 P+ B4 |) b/ Y0 e hprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 2 \+ x" S6 I7 U: D
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
( @# s1 i3 M R# l7 \- K7 Z7 dfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
9 p( ]# |! z( ~; ~4 `miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
# M' i" q2 t5 m/ f' Wcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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2 Q8 u; m: p3 C+ HPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
! o. z$ [$ |6 x; Z" ?The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 0 F7 a9 N# @ j
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, & P. I, c" R a2 _7 [7 u7 a
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 7 `4 ]/ k6 d5 \- ?
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