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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。6 K5 C9 w* B! P/ y p1 I' u
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。
" v1 G) \: h3 k8 N1995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。" s0 `7 g. b7 Y2 T# r7 q0 q" {
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: n8 _- E% J( G3 L; X/ m. E7 DVillage near the Island of Panducan
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/ ^1 H7 j/ g: JThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is " }; l* `( }4 p4 j4 N3 F
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of & l# _- @2 s+ i
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent + T7 Y* g3 k5 Q& J
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
# p! x3 _2 j0 u) {, l/ i7 uconflict with the central authorities. Among the population / M2 S5 z6 a, b4 G( v
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small & F3 E6 [1 _" Q" _8 G5 x
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
; D- J3 ?. X6 ^* |' H+ s* N- ]the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also - i1 r* H$ u) H& i0 Y
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
0 W) z7 J, R2 Ttrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
/ Y2 j X' q0 ]: F' w( Ycyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
5 N1 Q9 t/ d" d7 `9 o+ \/ N \fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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( P2 i$ |; ?& y2 c9 d+ hVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands* b: @% W3 L3 ~8 @
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2 D6 o6 E8 p0 I& \7 E& c: N0 _% ZThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
7 @$ o' ^' d( J; {includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some : U9 @; C' V0 l7 c
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ' D7 T: _! f8 Q
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 1 g7 l6 v" x: z3 G6 g& Z: Y1 |6 a
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ( \- }* j0 W2 g! ^* d3 i
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 6 t& F6 e; E0 x7 y: Q8 ~7 N
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.: A4 |+ |( ]9 n9 V: m! X6 o! {
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; T8 q3 Q, h$ x4 y& cWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
; } K c! Y) }8 V/ U: Yprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It , Q" ]/ `! ]% B, a$ X, `
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
) B4 A) S G5 m, L/ |# j- lreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
, j- Z0 ] C6 s c0 ~) y8 ~' a( @them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
) F- i9 ^ i1 I# O! c& C1 M$ \/ \9 xThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source + C' j8 h- H" q. T# F8 h# V
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9 r6 G. H8 q* O: d" {/ z, R2 sTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ; P& ?) J' k5 s5 C9 @
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
- m2 I$ V8 a4 A& rarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
" ^+ M; o& @6 F" H8 r% OBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ; \& z/ S8 G/ @/ Q
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the % c6 t+ ?) }5 G1 D: u$ o
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
, T- S. d. b& `! Srise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 5 v# a' G( I' {' o b( _) Z
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
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site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ) [( ?- U, l6 ?% u0 y
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 6 ], E. I: T6 i' `7 d; x6 V
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
B# { h" u5 J4 O( tthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full , U! l& n5 q" l' f7 j. M! T/ \
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking . O& {1 p0 u2 g1 C7 o. ?% z
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ; m6 u1 Q& b- \! j
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 8 ~# n% w9 l8 d5 F( X. u! ?- X
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
# h$ w- y0 |3 [+ `' s& S( }indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 6 n1 a( A z5 w9 {1 E" }
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs + s" f0 {% U) ]2 v! o) u& F
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
. k8 \, }9 n0 d7 h O' p5 i2 F! [suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
* o, Q3 U0 [9 |6 J: Wbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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E# u% |9 y, @9 R/ viceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees . U: @$ _, z7 R) ?) ^/ u
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 8 W$ S: \* q( A
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
: @9 b) y8 ]! |6 kcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island I2 n/ e2 ^& n3 b5 R
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 5 K) d2 [1 `, L" j5 q% K' N. ?- ~! ^
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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, Y" g5 m# V2 d# j% O5 {4 E% a% Nsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
+ b# n8 P$ L- k4 E& M# ewhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in , ^0 I+ c" P1 u& U
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