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+ Y1 j: v7 r, s2 k0 X; [% S6 oYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
# Z' l$ g4 b0 v+ r7 c( f7 b1989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。
5 ~* A9 \9 E$ I& j j3 @* Q, g1995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。& c: k$ ?9 x2 S( V& D$ Q) U: h
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" W, r0 G& d" J6 D/ @! M4 \Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
5 D2 B% U, q( M+ K5 tpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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( Z# ?4 N! F# Mneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent * h3 h' G4 ?2 C- z& v
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
1 x ^0 S6 z( t' W; T6 Wconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 0 b' e2 F v1 a Q( j, D8 b
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ' L& ]* o5 g( x" v. q8 O2 `8 [4 }
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
9 e2 _, v+ i6 T9 Ethe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
) o" T4 B; I* V Mcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and - j; H) v6 y" U9 i/ Q6 D t5 k
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using $ y) R8 a+ D6 Q# B3 O( X0 L
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ' ^$ d, `) p( U$ W4 {
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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1 n/ T" B- M- R! R, y6 ~5 KThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which - {& P8 R0 }/ Y& o* K3 Y6 Z
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
f# v6 g- K2 Z: J$ pof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
, W; g* L: C. G3 F+ Wseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
/ J! B Y8 q0 S" L: i# o- X+ ovillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
4 V- [ [1 j" T: X* q5 u, H( `scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze , g$ c8 p0 a& J' q! ?
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. & K6 ~& X" H7 T! v
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" N: [2 E. e. _' N0 cTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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! K- [8 r- }! i- h1 u" B5 u wWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar & L2 q/ `7 a! | M, p- a# b6 _
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ) Q3 P; I! O; H8 K' }7 j2 S5 w
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ! J0 r4 ?4 D8 o( a D. r8 |2 _5 L
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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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 6 @3 O# k! X8 \1 I
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 6 L- q( K* N& u1 ? Y7 h S2 @
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
b" \5 ~2 w, w; Kcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
; V3 Z: l& [% J) q& [that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full / s: U2 H2 j/ s8 M1 C7 g; B
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking $ d, `* ]- i; S! c! }# R
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: / j( s s5 e7 `: p* H
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 7 |8 r4 z3 ], Y& B
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 6 m+ N" U3 ]& W8 @- `8 x1 W
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan / u0 J2 B2 X# F
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H, [' `( m- t7 i8 S9 FOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked " w7 v8 Z% d$ E' K7 G. m8 J8 s
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
, h u% P% f1 L( V6 t% Xdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
5 r3 Z; |: X2 o, Z Xare reputed to be fiercely independent and have 4 W; H" R e) d& `
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+ A& m) B7 s) S$ r7 [2 Omerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
+ E8 |# x4 A7 {* e* ^5 k9 Epresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
6 X8 x9 G' n" T7 y# zOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!3 N, l, q3 |; M+ P
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ANTARCTICA
* D% e7 j% R" h6 ?/ o' K* sAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have7 C+ z$ t; q! ?* g
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
; z$ H+ E: @+ J* Pprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
' ]0 G. Z8 l* D% G: ]/ G% x4 diceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
* c' m' _+ V5 h2 M$ l! Vfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
, B( A h+ v7 P( j% t: Qmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are & [! ]$ w' M. p, N, A( f
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 2 @, [) Q6 {- ^7 r* Q' _7 V X" _
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 8 T+ ?8 A( @8 L+ F6 A! @
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
4 }+ A, G/ K" j J* o1 C swhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in " W+ I+ k6 f* R/ K& d" o5 F0 }
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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