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' k& a4 m( L, [Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。7 L1 Q O7 d/ s% U# p
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。
! f4 {/ T) R/ x$ }7 V9 A1995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。- s: H- O6 v1 P- O- ?
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PHILIPPINES
7 N/ C$ [: \; \The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
6 c1 S5 U1 |. x# ~" b/ b2 }8 wpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 1 {3 U {' a2 d/ o6 O9 S# H+ B
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 0 `7 N' Q) b# n- g
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
& k: M% D$ D1 ]0 PMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
2 v2 z2 S: [1 D+ f. tconflict with the central authorities. Among the population : n( }: C( w! C9 u, e
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
+ I; b5 a- d+ j. l0 s$ xhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
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trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
9 c# s4 I3 U% wcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
8 k4 u8 M7 q7 V6 v) M" c: p6 [/ Cfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
6 T! @4 d# e3 j" X8 w/ j. o! rincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
( E' g/ W0 a; e7 Tof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as + S w2 S, j2 }3 u3 [ r5 H
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
; R5 A! |- Q4 }7 a. R; Avillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 9 l: S0 q: D+ I9 i
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
: b: k5 W$ b1 ~/ loysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.: z8 F! N5 z/ t. i k$ B* }
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# ]0 d* z( n. s" d6 CWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
, D K% e) {. I; Ioffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
0 A& c! Z l- H; [The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 9 _ S& C+ Y1 t* Z# ?7 ]. b
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar / j$ _ m$ z. S+ I0 w
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
- {9 ~- E, _. Z. l4 O$ R- D8 t: ]4 larid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
/ x% S1 @: x1 P( y; o* NBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
, c; i9 q6 I: mresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the , P7 W0 E9 p- O# X7 z8 k G1 ~% w
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
0 E8 b8 n7 J, Urise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human ! W$ t3 z8 R# s# R2 A4 r# V
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site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
% }7 u$ |$ \/ Y$ R- f3 |# rheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 2 y3 d1 @- M! S0 W
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
! O1 G: ~' `& Q7 m, zthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
- l: g0 L# d$ F4 w+ rautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
6 S. o( X/ Q1 v: r; B" dexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 1 t+ [2 [6 S- c- z" V
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are # P! N9 g. }9 X) w4 ~' @; [3 f9 k
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
4 d) B% W" g! x9 C+ ~species are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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$ [# E8 G7 ~ o7 v6 f( ]caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
* o1 y- A, |1 J' r: K( \4 g0 z4 |km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
. P1 i' C9 E; ~/ L: Xthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
8 v N* H8 t% n0 E8 E' @merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and ! }! [+ c! a) h; x1 F
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
9 H, t) v! }( F5 u% M) s# XOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
' ]. I) N+ e( ?$ f" f$ Bfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ( |8 o- T$ {' s
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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. n# ?; M8 P" Z! B: c; Ethose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
. A- u' s( h- g5 q9 Ksimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, / f. o, q0 `' o0 L Y' T* k5 O4 N
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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