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1 d, Y& O( K7 T4 w" M s; wYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
) j1 W# c# X: t5 E, l. F. y, o- A, m1989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。
* P5 D" L( s* @* \5 [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。$ w: X; \- d# B8 ]- G" D
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PHILIPPINES
" i- T" {/ u1 c( T, bThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is + L% h( f, T2 \6 S- a; g
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 4 ~! i* f' O. t e- j6 h9 Y% F
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 6 [& Y% `7 @5 I2 k/ J
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
. T& w1 b% I1 OMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 4 T7 n$ y- z3 z* _: ?. |
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
. c7 L3 Z8 i0 E' {8 k/ I ?9 Oare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 7 Q0 a" X1 B: s+ ^7 b$ B5 S* m5 n
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
2 F9 G2 {- L9 X, Vthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
* K& t% w8 o, i' f4 ^cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 0 X& u7 r/ j" [% F
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
7 I2 W8 k" k: T) L! N; r4 h& acyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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& i: k* } I# c* t/ y6 C, I5 zVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which - R9 P5 O/ k! U. K: d7 V
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ' h+ [! G' [' `( ?$ H! y, @/ t: s
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
n) ]8 Z# v+ h9 \4 n# Iseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
. N( y4 X( b% G, @. [) Qvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without + b4 l/ Q; L: ^2 n$ `4 ^% L; A
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl # ]: Z8 n# Q6 f ?/ A! N) d
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.3 t) m4 A. M0 d6 T
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It % J& b7 ] X5 l8 ^: W, m# }/ r2 j
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ! N/ B# P- j8 J' l$ ~
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
# Y# K/ |3 ^" z. Y5 r# g8 zthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
! j/ o4 t1 H& j- t. gThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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* \5 X1 u, Y2 l' G I" _/ c5 dWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
, A7 u* \+ N/ o1 \; cresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
3 ^1 }! v/ }! F( q$ j, istone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 4 t: x4 W/ w1 M- V: j V
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
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site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
" q4 Z x* R4 j& M' ~heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the - }, R2 C* N, ?# ]5 G
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
+ V9 ^! g6 h* c, I% a/ N1 Cthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 8 D- w8 [" @2 X% n9 \" k- c
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking / ]7 h7 Z6 y) G* {; ~
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
# k+ {7 ?; O( }9 Y7 Z$ m8 j1 w+ {( L) ~more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan " `3 y, `& R4 t0 \6 c+ C7 `) k
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NIGER
( m+ o4 g, b7 bOn 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 4 W) W2 E" M5 L& E0 u
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
' ^( S$ q: Z* s, s2 l" QOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
' K" c: [; r) V' Ybeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion $ `( A4 |0 ^6 y* |1 f0 D$ p5 Z
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
/ J- W: E2 g: G, }0 ~" Xiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 6 ^. N8 ?5 _3 k
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 0 m* ~1 t: e, I5 }% L9 Q
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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