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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。7 H# G0 O8 [# B( {2 z
1989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。3 [+ K- [9 f$ w& }
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。2 B F% U9 D. U/ ]- G' ^- t
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PHILIPPINES
9 B6 B* _! _+ d: f# fThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 3 d p. ]. y4 J: {* g" b
part 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
9 q" F/ Q8 t& H% G4 m) wconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 9 Z4 Z, Q+ V7 f
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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, L% m3 m B/ pThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
! K, f/ Y& N- [4 }# {# A$ M: Vincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
) w. b, U9 G" Mof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as / R4 `% [4 i, ^5 B1 I2 X
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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+ ]# e, U& A9 M0 `9 k+ t; P3 Vscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 1 h \# G; W) p& R. q
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8 {- ^( [9 Q1 Q3 W% h" v& ~The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
( K% w" ~/ Z% V- }protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
# }/ j, R! u5 c: K, E( \offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 3 K; k% m$ r% h$ H( q% n) x' T6 d0 V; v, P
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
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The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source , }/ m: p' c% |: E8 G2 x; A7 U
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" h5 t; y$ ?5 x1 f" ]Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region# D2 b( D* j& s, q( @ o
MADAGASCAR
& j$ p9 g/ E9 P6 }5 BWith 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 3 J5 X7 p3 h8 x- H! O
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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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
8 E1 [' H4 T! zname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 9 Q( O L& {( t: [
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
, k y7 H) P# X( o9 q( \2 Eheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 7 X) L5 l: t/ d; t
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
2 \6 O4 V5 v2 B7 Ethat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
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examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: + Y: s' i& N& |$ e( O) Y
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal & i2 i" I# H0 j+ ^6 v n
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are & H5 G, V5 C; q$ d Q4 x/ }& c
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at . V/ s6 P2 }( q
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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9 e) a* B$ P& @- i) q0 v! f1 ?4 Q& [All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
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farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 9 I; H0 g: h! O* |+ T+ \* I# W" D8 h
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are & Q- Z) y1 i' A: t
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).$ y) s6 }8 Z" t* D- l. b$ B2 I1 b& m
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 7 C! X/ z# a& d8 k1 E
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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