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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
! ^$ K4 z1 n5 N1 R6 W9 ~: Y7 J* c1989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。% K' V# q) D; u {3 L; l
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。* R; H/ W' Z1 Q: K
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0 x! Y" n. B- L1 KVillage near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
% |7 ]8 d5 X9 S$ O4 ppart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ! N0 I. J7 f! b+ _! t
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
% ?: {/ `4 }: R& mneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
& {8 l; L% R7 u$ `+ f% F9 s6 QMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 0 Z0 q H2 u# m1 y7 h
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
# w. o6 T' x1 `2 {are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ! b8 J% E4 ^8 |4 @* x
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and & d- A f& D! x1 v* d
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
* L0 ^6 o5 {$ }" ~cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands4 z* U1 ]7 C Z' \ i& r
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ' O' |% u1 J+ V8 {, ^- h1 |
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some # I( Y( i4 {$ z K0 d
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 4 R, H* v3 z7 ?' O
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 0 j0 [' `/ ^8 ~; P: r1 o3 _
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
" N% C* F( r) C; S+ jscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ; m9 W* g( j7 M8 F! }+ k @
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
6 h$ q" @7 B: W8 }; n hprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
! C1 Y) F6 l4 z1 L: ^offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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9 |7 Y. z: z0 |- j; G( pthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
! d8 I" K; K/ F, H, x1 q6 l2 ~. QThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ; M. z& y7 T4 f" u+ |( B' w6 n! C
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' {1 r0 w! [4 y! p4 e# [5 \Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With 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 , p7 B8 n) p6 v
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
- l2 D4 f/ U& Eresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
- G$ @+ Z, ]# O5 ]stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 7 F3 G* r0 n% p& ?8 i
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
9 N [* i% i8 F( ]1 N) bname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 1 d: O9 F' X9 {% b% |+ [0 s" o
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 5 q2 j. i( N+ _; }
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
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examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ) _% S" D7 \$ y
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
" ?% V7 ]! B. K2 W) g. }4 z T+ Tspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
+ N' }8 b5 y3 O3 t9 U. q( hindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 9 }, j. h5 A* O* {
species are endangered.
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Camel Caravan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses; K+ A* z0 Y/ Y% T
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 9 X G [ ?- O9 N; q; X
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 3 o2 k6 W4 @3 u
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 L" s& `3 o$ W# a
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
3 K; [8 k T8 v8 qare reputed to be fiercely independent and have $ ^) b0 O3 B! L: L
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have: l3 b' j+ R6 V$ q# Q
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion + V7 {- z& G" t3 a4 v* Q6 W
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the - J- `) Z& n% B9 x$ U# j
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 2 G# w& z. m* ]* s6 j
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
6 t" Y Y* n2 q$ X$ tmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
- Q" T) r$ F9 y- K; C$ xcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).+ D/ x H J, E
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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* x: U l0 J: Y: T" R9 g6 } rsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, $ d0 E7 G& i0 O* m! l; O
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 8 n9 q# o0 B" u# t
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