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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
3 a* S- s+ ^% ]2 L1989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。8 [8 S8 D2 M5 ?, j& R6 }2 H
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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is " X2 }1 v: g! A1 C) K3 @
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 7 w$ ]( C: D6 {; U. e
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
p$ S4 x$ } ~4 N! pneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent : b$ p7 U' d; L# e* C, ~! s
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
5 y, J5 u, {- I8 z& Vconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 2 m s' n! R( P' g, m$ ~0 t
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small , _" N1 U) z- V' p
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, " B: o$ j* ^& E# y8 M
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ( g o7 V- j H7 r* K+ [
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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+ L( ]' r& K3 P7 GVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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. N% K5 r- \9 a* J# d, eThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which * H+ P0 u$ O2 a8 m
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
! r1 ]7 R$ Z D4 ]4 P7 lof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 2 @ w: ~. a, r3 a2 [
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The f: g/ @: R4 E; |# a- |9 R% G, [
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
, d3 [6 T4 X& F# `! Uscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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$ _* r9 `, n5 o3 G6 zThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
5 W8 L* ~- M$ q: cprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ( Q# W1 {: ~' j3 a+ @( u
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ) _& [, H& o9 K/ Y+ ?# o7 U
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
! l( ~; J9 g7 k8 zMADAGASCAR
; m9 @# f+ F" Y8 i3 g( UWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ; {+ I" z( O1 M5 W2 `2 C
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
/ o3 x6 x9 {/ wresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
7 ], V+ _- H/ J/ [; r+ e& i0 wstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
* u( v0 g6 g5 q. U P# @5 ~rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
7 @& w$ q9 X9 M* p# x$ X+ Ipenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ) N. g4 _0 H# V% m; }: p1 z
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The ( [8 [- P8 Y o+ R$ V* R- v
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
9 L5 a7 `6 L1 c- r7 x& Yheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the + {* \$ i; _+ C2 \' b/ O
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 4 c* y2 n$ H/ e9 d
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
1 r2 _" R* f R7 |( J/ T+ h1 _" @autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
* l0 E1 h- K1 x i% G/ A5 y/ V1 oexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ' I: A c" p5 r4 {, x* y3 V
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
8 F0 R* i. F) _4 F7 xspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 1 Q% S r4 n/ ~) }
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
8 |/ n& u- Q/ ^" R7 c; h' {7 I lspecies are endangered.
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NIGER
, }# p) F5 P) U( Z }0 U0 Z- OOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have 2 G6 `! w& x5 T. B6 J0 c4 L
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
8 |% D) Y) p* ?* tmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
9 w% Z+ t* }0 a0 M8 [presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
; M4 A, n3 D6 Y8 KOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!, e9 Z+ c! q0 p- p+ `
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% Q( q) w9 }5 E l R+ X) c9 Z# q% {Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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+ d: }4 [, a( {: ~& g0 G$ KAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have9 Y+ J: ?1 s! R) t) }
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion # i/ l' r: y( ^5 z$ H7 U
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 7 I9 D. O) C# L
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 5 r9 \ {6 x( m& ^ f
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ; R* I, S2 c4 A# W( n4 D s
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 1 `1 l/ p7 Q7 f {6 {
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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0 k; O' Q; D. p% x9 Y; aPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
% {1 U8 [; Y9 e$ h4 NThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually . R) `- z; U @$ @1 Y
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
9 Z* q6 l9 O4 B% F2 lsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, # S1 |3 Y1 l) \! s1 v
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in + {* g9 R6 s6 `2 O9 M: M5 ]! I
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