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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
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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 0 A. {' A" t# C4 v& f/ Y
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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# u" q% p+ _2 l- Qneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 8 Q+ R q2 O3 r" h( a% d
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 8 U3 k! {0 C# k+ g
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
, A; H: c* Q0 \7 zare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
, Q t- X7 ~. Whamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
/ d h# j# o( T: F/ Nthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
8 o( J5 |) y5 R" f6 x0 acultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and : c* n; i# c! f; P3 F" w
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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7 L: h: E- U; Z- Q4 oVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands( |/ |" ]8 v$ I9 S! w
PHILIPPINES
/ B% k5 h. S YThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
1 P u2 _% M: `+ s/ [# Rincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
& r' {9 X7 a9 Z% i# c1 z$ nof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
/ D1 V& q! G) C! P6 tseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
/ { z6 p6 S5 ~2 Fvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
7 `0 A. Y( K4 s, k2 K. Kscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ! V1 i5 }/ k# j" w' M+ l. b* n5 _6 g
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.7 p- P- f3 F' y" o
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8 {7 E, a4 I1 e6 q- W ?Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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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. ( Z& i! N. w' a6 K2 D
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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MADAGASCAR
2 q3 p3 \' W, ~' ]% eWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
7 f& T5 W) ?$ g* l) i4 C- ]$ Dis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
6 Z8 B9 z* _/ O6 n+ h+ n( qarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
q' X, K* P, OBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the , V! O; Z5 J+ T# c# C9 c
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
( K0 _; J9 o$ Nstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
7 W) j5 N2 ~4 crise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
]- P) c" R1 x4 M# G7 r7 h* X3 J+ cpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
+ ^: s2 Y1 R5 ?7 q! _4 c* [& @name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
6 e: b0 n* o) k2 dsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ; q! H) d9 T! z1 ~: y& i8 X
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
* \3 X" Q8 Q" F# d* s" s+ I- Hcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
6 y9 m& C% x* o) J) pthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full @; L& M8 \* e1 V7 h0 {
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ! n4 q! ]2 Y% y2 l, h, L
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 8 G7 W7 d8 @7 \2 k9 u
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
# |6 y/ j& Z$ X" ^3 d/ ]! Ospecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are , a4 h, T4 O# D
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
, G! a( t E7 B" |& f4 c% jspecies are endangered.
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NIGER
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 2 q8 J } C, [; C0 W# s
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
) O4 p) r) r2 ithe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked $ I; ~9 r. g# t* P) p5 t) W
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
; x) D, E" f& l v$ W5 A9 mdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs " e; r8 {' h6 i3 O! n x# E& G
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
2 I8 S' R- f- ^" ^( W2 A% Kpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 0 {8 |' e0 P) O7 g3 ?
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ANTARCTICA
0 t4 B$ j8 g* AAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
' H2 h0 k7 T0 Y5 @- `" lbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
2 o# P: r# \. s1 b/ k0 jprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
6 t; I/ g; N) xiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
! }: L9 z% _2 i3 [# K8 ~' J+ \farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 1 u) _* W3 I: J3 R% Z
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 6 d: m1 O v: }% b) Q6 U
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
: Q# @# H1 d/ z+ HPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. $ F. l7 C: K& B8 \3 u% j
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 8 g) n- L; y/ |! t1 K
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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, 9 @ n" {# Y' |2 Z" M8 u: K
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