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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。2 p7 p5 c$ G: Z& d* n7 L
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。
, [# r# v% ~2 K9 c4 R) O$ W1 h1995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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. \' R1 r) O1 Z: O4 cVillage near the Island of Panducan
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2 I- K# t1 N4 nThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
: k) D4 B1 J- T7 Spart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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9 R& `7 I/ b q& O4 @) Kneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 2 C# b Z$ C8 n* S1 H3 R
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
' h4 b# w; y. gconflict with the central authorities. Among the population J, y1 B- h5 V j2 f
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small / B3 P# l2 C* p$ R7 M7 t( T* J$ Y
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, * S; m7 K# ]' m% ]
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
& a2 U: s8 g# t: ecultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
6 F* x) M# [9 i7 ~$ E9 Htrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using * y4 d- s" ^8 @, e8 ]& d' U
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine / @" T( a* h( O% ?; \6 f1 C
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.2 f- r, Z: H( z! y
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
7 _5 j) E9 B& n4 D9 Bincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
/ i8 M& i" f( \of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
! L R3 m' L( c4 yseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
% m F' x$ @3 K7 jvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
/ ~7 R7 q4 j( b% dscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl . ~! ], W g. A" z
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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6 W2 i4 _' B4 @The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
9 W- a+ t4 P+ C( Rprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
" H/ V) J7 E6 Z& g7 Q( v: c0 Q3 joffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that - ~1 [+ A: D) A! k+ X8 r3 w& z8 u
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze ' J7 d' V0 j( J8 u
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
: w1 f* J; O( J4 S: K! }The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
2 V4 K0 r6 i( a* p% G& cof food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region e% M$ [# ]5 ]
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ) B1 Z- m* ^. z# j1 y+ y5 Z
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 5 s$ ~2 m& x6 n5 ^; ~
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of " K% d; [: Z- V( e( k2 U! s
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 9 y! Y& r$ \0 D- v4 g3 @# S
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 1 o- A4 `8 {* R) d! a) x# F
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
' {, S6 F" t+ [4 Dname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The : g$ N. I7 O7 \( F- \: I! B o
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world / E8 \1 ^2 k7 n* F- I
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ' c! o4 ]% c5 {) _) H+ C7 H- o
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in % r' p A0 f2 P: c/ R7 X4 m8 f
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
0 U5 Z& B# I# a1 eautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
4 s0 \( t7 G: x* rexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
d. x* J- L5 v, Q' gmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
5 y6 S/ N: }5 y/ S. H8 j; }species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
' N! L( B" _# z* d4 m+ ?' Z! E5 H1 Qindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
1 O: _+ V5 v8 `species are endangered.
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Camel Caravan
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A . o5 y4 R* O. m! h: c' |
caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 2 ]3 F6 n2 ~9 V6 T
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 9 h2 u6 C+ ? U' ~ A8 I
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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3 A6 ~- f) g% _5 tare reputed to be fiercely independent and have " o" b6 [* P' w6 [: H/ P
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
8 k5 u( l7 T; Q1 j) @$ \4 dmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 7 k# J8 k9 K' z8 R1 o( X
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. - k4 z- Y; L9 l
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!: V% {0 y) E! {$ r8 c& U
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
8 O. c" S9 |% Y/ k" N* H+ Wbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
8 X- l( N' X0 }: n8 y' a- ^) Aprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 3 m/ H! \6 @* l& G/ X1 }
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ' b2 ^$ e# s& s% i. ~0 U
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 0 j \! k' k& X* Z; D
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 6 `5 p- @9 s& M$ `4 @5 }
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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9 P4 `1 M! f. R7 p8 |those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have ! y6 e. z! l# L, @' c( ? O
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
& r8 L, V+ _: ?4 Rwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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