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- G% F: F2 f r. j: {% g" { LYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
, B/ O8 x* J/ C6 k- \9 H" {( R1989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。, `, d: t2 s/ A
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。0 _0 z0 T" J4 ~9 ]& O
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Village near the Island of Panducan; o' T2 o5 x: v5 \$ @& O
PHILIPPINES
6 }- W. F! L7 j. y0 z0 z6 wThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 5 U# o: F* P# {
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population " c; ]) m( }- ~
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small # a- w" { @& A
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 5 g( P! X* }' Q2 v+ y
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
/ p1 p5 y: X( b6 W: ~cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
7 D! x5 B7 g& K$ r! K4 p" Ctrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
7 A: M0 e% ^! d* ?) Xcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ; z6 ^+ j3 j4 Q" R
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/ h# Y5 _4 G l! m# fVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands9 j9 i6 ]" }9 ~! L! F( b9 Z
PHILIPPINES
* i* G5 `' ~" a, I5 x4 l. F9 ^5 O* oThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ! u+ n5 E# _# \% V: U' X6 i2 G6 W
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
9 X) B: q" z2 q8 @: bof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as : W" G$ V. Y A
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 9 [: O1 o# [: d( v' q# c+ J* s
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
/ \% p4 }0 S+ P6 {scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl - V/ l$ E, N" u% Q
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 6 {7 Y! C) w) @; g
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
/ u& X2 q( z6 C# `offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that * c2 O7 y$ ~; p) [4 E5 ^6 y
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze , t8 |7 Y! N& t' @$ a
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. . v! E: |3 T% [5 l4 G
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source # o( m+ r! ]) a' ~
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6 V+ a" W7 a7 o4 JTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region6 V8 S4 r( x2 X- c. W
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar % s* z; r+ D/ X5 j9 j' z% \
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
t$ k& ]! Y( aarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
g& T2 Z* a+ m t. s! K- _9 WBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
" Z4 f+ Z9 S3 s; Zresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the % n* {" k) n1 P5 Y- h
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
# @8 a* R D" lrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
2 N. @$ J+ x. _6 q1 h& D- Kpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 6 V1 u% E& v+ C: ^( T( [
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The % B) G4 O% e/ ]; w! T
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world " K& L& B: w7 D) d; x" X, U7 l
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
# U$ {9 l& `3 {' R' m! ncontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
) A7 [8 _3 s) m! g- R1 [that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full i- C: _ U! D% i
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
# D" Q1 F% G% S; Fexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: $ }4 G$ w% x8 K% @; n
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
/ o$ _; Z! t; @7 n5 L6 ^. aspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are + Q! S; g) ~5 `* j `" d
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ; L; T4 U p. ~1 c- B
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 5 _) V+ T3 {1 |
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
S: f/ w; p6 g5 w2 v4 f) j$ J! ]presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
" p' B' g" e" vAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
9 i% n N1 F0 X% U# I, M# l5 d3 Obeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
+ U, b' K) \' Y* o, ?protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
A4 ^9 P9 G4 Q1 }iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 3 d# `3 }, B4 l" M, }7 @# Y
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).+ [9 ~9 v: ?. x/ J1 Y
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
! S E; z+ ]- F0 `The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually / b: T; P6 L- ^! u# P
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have & B k/ Q0 ~: {; b1 z W
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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