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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
j+ x; k! C1 e0 f3 y8 P& g4 b5 p1989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。
/ l {2 I% s5 P* u: 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, K! S8 u0 J2 Z0 Y; y
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ' x( h; c- v; t
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ( j7 ^- H3 q( D$ N' S7 P; p6 A
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 4 S1 y4 E; V. U. p ^5 V( Y% D3 [
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent * N3 B6 H. g0 V" b' S
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in + j9 F& `/ W4 A, O
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 1 q) c5 n2 l( x Y* Q- d8 \- Z
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small / }% ?) d! w% ]$ R P5 z {
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 0 @) Z4 _$ O& f. |) K( }
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also * g: c- c9 N9 m% W0 l8 W
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and - c& h; N1 |1 W6 h" p2 S+ c
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using ) s1 j$ R3 {4 x! f. J
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine & Z, u, n, e8 ~6 i, y2 i( P
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands* m! V7 [( Y* U4 O5 ?7 Z
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 5 J, |/ W5 i9 r9 C
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
8 @" z' D0 L. U* a' b& @of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
' W4 F+ e( C! Q& D5 zseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
. Z# ~$ q$ a. ~$ Yvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ' d6 g- i% M5 c- _/ a
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl " d7 x7 w, k- k" `, Q/ m
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.8 c h5 R: r6 V0 g
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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. g; u( J% @0 Z8 C, F0 q3 C9 QThe 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.
# {- O6 O* a8 P$ @: K6 TThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 7 T" t# T( z. g7 T$ u
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region- ~0 L E( r* F, H7 `5 m& ~
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 2 j+ B2 L/ p' s' k; D: q O& a* J
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ) b7 C; c7 o) H' v- T% Q+ H
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
# H, _4 P# c9 m/ A1 |( H- {5 lBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
0 P, C0 A) \" O3 S7 bresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 3 }! [+ d( x+ x6 o% {0 ?* A8 w
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
7 C! {1 M+ f1 T/ z; Msite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 0 d" y6 E, A2 n5 b0 K$ O
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
% h. m$ P4 I1 a0 ^: b, _$ Fcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
/ Z* ~. I" |' _% [' s; mthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
) E0 T& D' R! y/ {autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
8 O& \6 ` J, M0 r& a+ t& Xexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
$ l4 o3 w0 A9 [% @* I) }more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
7 S: X0 r9 f9 Ospecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ( R4 U& h) H+ _4 J
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
' j; G( j( h$ c! r& jspecies are endangered.: Q+ d- Q8 o! l( _* w/ [0 n/ j
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6 j6 A x, u9 c( ?& R7 WCamel Caravan
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9 P! f* b0 o& z ~On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses4 Z/ A5 t8 ?0 C9 k% @
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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. @0 e- T7 e# }% v3 Z9 fdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
8 o6 y x8 U4 J' `- yare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. ( ^1 n3 o* T$ ]0 U! e* j
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion # n2 g/ P1 H/ O9 a
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
+ x6 E5 |2 Y8 b! [( Yiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 5 D. j1 x( ] u2 S7 m
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
* J! y0 g1 e) @ J) r1 nmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
0 a, x; \: G3 X, {6 e4 ucovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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/ v5 }8 R" `$ V+ \$ p2 ?& ZPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. * j8 |! J: `: e6 x. x
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually : E. y6 ]7 F1 C" v; b M9 H" G
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding + u5 Z* z" o! B" v7 f
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, M5 I$ I( U/ k4 q* w3 _, @- ^
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 0 N" u- S8 l! [! f: i
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