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7 m1 i! v5 i- ~' P( T& {Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
/ D) x: q/ v/ S4 E- Q3 R" F8 W1989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 }7 N [; Y# F- W V$ h. }
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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan6 J/ T: j6 o4 \' N6 E" e
PHILIPPINES
$ l) b1 F6 ?- l9 b/ OThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ! l) n& Y& a& ^7 Z. y4 w
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 6 x, }0 i: H: q- e" n( p
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
7 h2 N1 _0 T' P: E w/ s5 p! Rneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
3 N6 h. I& k+ {2 w/ QMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 7 s/ R( [0 e5 g$ ^. U+ g9 ?; x
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population ' I9 R1 d; F3 e; N: w, g
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
3 v+ D% Q* P( rhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
2 z8 w; S# `! Ithe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
7 F2 q; B2 b3 n O/ }3 z* hcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and , V2 |7 ~ m/ t' h4 J O* T
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
- z$ Z4 e& q7 H/ v5 F/ Zcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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PHILIPPINES
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includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 0 X+ d% O. T+ D
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as g8 W- |' N( J3 o' D. c
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The $ F* g5 t% ~! m
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl . i8 ]; ?% r1 p3 H# u1 F
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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USA
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
k h+ a( S: m; [2 f* x/ x$ `offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
- D& Q8 d3 _. v; {The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 4 p* w4 N! X4 Y. K
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
" c) t: w% S2 K; tMADAGASCAR
/ |+ k2 _' {& E4 @1 ^' r+ T# g qWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar " P: r: \& T2 ^; f& t
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
0 w1 M+ W9 ?) h$ F) n' l9 P8 n* k+ Carid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 9 J5 W- t. g# O; ]: \9 S+ y
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
+ f3 o1 s# d: S9 V" X; C. ~/ Mresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ( }% Q/ [% V6 o5 V" a c$ M+ X# b$ K. \: ~
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
1 @9 u8 |5 H1 b$ J, krise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human $ A" A! ?: |) V$ t) _
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
% Z/ j) B5 l2 B) Lsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
$ k* ~; [3 {' V! u: R( `& {0 xheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 1 p* m" U, V1 V; T! j. u
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in , k. y+ }0 W- `2 u2 U
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
) Z4 g' ]" ^% v0 @autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
6 s# @' o/ K+ A( o$ Nexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
. C, a0 M* b+ U+ m7 P8 } M; Dmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
' S& S7 q) ]% P" y* s1 jspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
) @- ?1 C' b$ j+ E; _2 `7 mindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 . B6 t4 l6 Y! q. `0 o
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 1 p: W' ~' N7 I8 O* f. Y
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked / A% {) W6 F# P8 ?. U; y/ u) z
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 ; {# _$ @# h3 M8 q4 H* {
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 4 h8 K) Y. z; n: A
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
+ O7 l: b' m! ~0 Cpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
3 j+ K8 C* V' f, nOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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: |5 a k+ O9 j# h- Q3 mANTARCTICA
' Y1 Y+ [# s7 M+ F* G- yAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
( A0 D# y v1 Q* l) _& ]8 Dbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion / r* g; z! O' h( ?! K
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
- V! U$ n$ {4 l3 }7 D3 U$ Xiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees . \1 y- ?5 _; F7 U: y0 _4 f3 E
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
+ Q; a0 }) f* r) Xmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
( f" b3 n& T" \8 ]! Lcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).' n5 R# _5 F6 L! z/ J7 B( J
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
5 S4 x0 Y, S) V y, C$ v2 F# v- oThe 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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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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