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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
+ [1 ?; R) k- s5 h2 |8 f6 S1989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。! b5 E5 Z2 r% @' E& S
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。, z6 Y$ A5 Y8 H9 h" L: g0 y; u: {" V) ?" \
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Village near the Island of Panducan0 D7 R& _0 E. m4 i; i5 r
PHILIPPINES0 E: ?9 f7 N( H7 j/ u2 \+ L
The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
# l3 \* G* W. }) `+ U5 m3 |" k7 P) o5 Jpart 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 2 c5 }, t$ [( a: q4 W
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
0 B- L0 v3 L: u$ qare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ' A4 @) Y$ F; J- ^6 M
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
; J) X6 k1 {! G) p5 N3 Cthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
7 O1 q0 S% S4 f. P- C+ |cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 4 R+ N- v Z6 m* ]7 G* N' H7 H# M
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 8 r, c% P! G) g1 F
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which - t( D( E; X3 X3 o: a
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some & [; a+ R# s5 B5 w0 {$ ]7 X9 h
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
- Q- L# Q9 g" V+ G: Y: Aseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
1 _3 M" |- ?6 U8 Dvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
* ^$ f r6 j) G- N! Uscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ; {: k* M; o# r L
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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3 T: v* }9 Z4 \1 MThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 5 W6 o* C# {* {& L. c
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It , C: W; o% A o% l) U
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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, B7 v! [5 }. r/ r+ ithem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
3 V8 G; x* u. V" A( aThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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MADAGASCAR
9 l$ E; K. a/ s- W# F2 M BWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar * v- G( [) {6 v( G# }) P( v
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most - `4 C- K( d. ~* P3 ~5 F* i
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of . c% _6 H6 R0 w! M
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the % O" i) Q4 m4 W+ w7 l
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the / D0 C1 y# M a1 T% O- f. s
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 3 }5 e$ C3 f! G6 n T: P
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 0 o( ]% J% z. V. ^' ~
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its # C7 O' M$ a( Z1 J7 r4 V) O# `7 y
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
. V% A8 m8 j. Esite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
7 d- P8 z" M& \: _0 g. gheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
6 j$ g2 x9 C( C' ucontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in & a; x, Q, V% E1 n1 O
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
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examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: $ G6 G/ t. m* T
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
2 ~9 z$ t5 \. h0 V) xspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 6 z5 \$ B8 d. D6 _- v) P
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
4 P* x, M# p) o( I( ]species are endangered.
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ) X8 }& B: V* V. p% u/ J
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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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 have0 `5 y# w3 D ?. h6 P1 i
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 7 N, l! }: D& A- p0 |; Y" E
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 & C+ `6 Y0 D3 ]. V0 U# F8 `' X, Z% B
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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THAILAND
, l% u5 G1 r8 i" D: {Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
7 g3 P$ Q2 {$ ^The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to 9 ~, r, k+ i% P
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, K( ]. O* p" J
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ( L" G( b% v' N$ Z
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