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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。0 r' e( \3 ]( Q% F
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。
6 s7 A* q% x+ h8 U, j$ F0 u1995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。3 s/ p4 m P. i$ K% D4 a
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, e) n2 ?2 X, yVillage near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
$ R+ ]( _8 u- V8 X; {Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
+ |/ i7 M! _$ h5 _6 k, c: c. Cconflict with the central authorities. Among the population : Z! \) Q, Y* B# X5 M
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ! h3 E$ x ?$ } ]" F7 O& h
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, - s! L, A% m0 H8 U( C
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
( M2 O! w' ^- _7 t, ~cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
1 k, U7 Z: O! I- I+ O/ ]' btrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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2 ^* m& _9 p8 H: o, M. T0 Zfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands. ]4 d& x* R0 H% P! h. j: O
PHILIPPINES! `6 s% I, S; U; c% a, `$ ?3 W
The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
" d. O2 L1 j: O0 A2 b, Eincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
. q4 }7 i7 G! T' Z' E) Cof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
) D1 r% H5 x: S4 g% o2 X% n' Aseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
# m( N$ N$ j8 v. ~/ Nvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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8 v# `% B% ]5 U* ^6 CWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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1 a" R/ c1 p$ d0 Z* FThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ' t1 E% r7 Y" r. f. o* w
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. z! G. c/ O: I5 V
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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3 M1 K7 ^4 \/ h5 B# c6 j1 rTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region1 a; W# s! \# p+ R2 G
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar $ Z' N3 i. o( q
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
# @( f- k" R7 M; c; [& W5 Q1 x& ^arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of " F0 Z6 V( k. G$ Y0 f: B
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the $ [' c3 ?/ B2 X
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ; x9 S; o1 B) H
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that - x; \% }7 Q3 _6 M* h, ~( K" `
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
" c0 ]# X! m, Mpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
m# M0 Z9 F2 t4 g9 z' f: e( Aname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The # k; S5 Y$ V2 h- q7 |3 B
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world , q" V6 I% i c3 h
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 0 @8 {7 G ~- C; t
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
' {" ~- L) ^5 z; h( Y, rthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
5 p' h* p# J- D3 j$ q0 T# xautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking * i$ Q+ b! \8 E
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: / o2 y K; |% _. K# g
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
0 o/ p- _$ t# g) O0 p1 vspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are " t) p4 f7 d. J: o
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 2 j, O: G7 i! s! n O% {
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at % ^$ Y5 T, T/ `7 V
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
2 `. V" Y: ?/ T+ ^4 n! T8 A. ]; pprotruding 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
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 9 H9 U, o5 o; A- o0 z& x
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
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where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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