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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
( Z- t9 Y+ L/ Q9 Y1989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。
% ]( \$ }9 `+ J8 X& p4 q1995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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1 O6 t9 ^, g, b9 f( ~# mVillage near the Island of Panducan3 j0 C% D1 Q! H2 A1 v% _
PHILIPPINES& [" f0 E8 u2 Q/ E1 g( [( O6 L
The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
5 \1 I& E* _9 j) ]part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
! Q0 w, z3 {! f9 _piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
1 ]; l2 i3 M- Dneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ! B0 h. Y7 `2 }* F2 I3 _4 R0 \' c
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ( e; g7 Q9 `: S3 W. I, `
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population ! K H# O* @# \7 P8 @ v
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
' p5 w; e# v$ q% x$ dhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, # c0 W- s6 j! J2 c% U
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
' E9 I4 A: Z$ V7 v/ N: d- k- Ucultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 8 i+ ^; v& w5 m' @) l* X+ O
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using " X5 y, ? L$ T' F5 X1 Y
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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; n E5 T% [( T9 U/ KVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 8 f) D2 D8 V3 s8 |! K
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some $ t+ _: Z2 y- ]9 t0 m, v
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ! X* C9 }. C/ m- z; p5 L
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The + ^/ g. N0 N. ?3 t
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 8 r. b( I( W' l4 M A' Q- R8 K
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ( e/ C. Z6 z+ l4 K! u5 T/ n
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska' j, ?' U' Q) T7 S
USA
8 s8 I& K' v6 f9 A$ {The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
8 u0 E' w6 N. L# h8 g: Uprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
, Q0 l( m: z1 m" Moffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 0 d6 |$ {+ A$ ^: [
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze * }5 v% K& g" E6 x7 `) r, D
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
5 G1 s$ m. V" C M( T9 wThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
b, L' ^( ^% iof food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region# Z/ l: n' g _1 g. h/ U& r n
MADAGASCAR
% h/ \! w8 d7 yWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ! ~8 z8 H: ]9 g% Z$ b
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
7 ~) E: N Q0 y/ T, ~arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of % X s0 K0 [/ @2 n
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 1 Z: c: v+ S- _$ F' ?2 H7 x( w6 Q
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 7 d5 E! E8 H1 M1 n
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
: G' j& j: h, S9 n( `# W krise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
6 Z. ~2 x8 E6 Bpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
1 D) p X; R. a" O4 ^name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
$ L& R g1 d j' d* }continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ' F9 h: U5 I; f# u8 q: I" B
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
" ]$ F. o- ^) Kautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking : t5 k5 _! x3 y% i$ P0 c3 e
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
; t& I+ _% L+ ^( B$ Y: Rmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
& k% Y; ?! O* p. nspecies are endangered.
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 / J* t6 h/ ^5 F0 x
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ! I: H! |' C2 L2 h
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs `3 P5 b( O* K" r1 }+ N4 t8 D9 e
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!# ]; s' d3 _* l9 d z: v3 S
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ANTARCTICA
, k/ D+ k' }, O" C" H7 a! u4 S; _All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
: f/ a1 |) E) A* `% Bbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
* `/ e" X1 Q0 Y4 \" S! L9 M' Hprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
. |/ Y. K1 X- v/ R+ v/ l' `iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees r, q& t7 g2 P( U! o _
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
9 @& ~( _) s7 Y! f& Amiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
. m Q l; ]9 x' n0 I' L% Fcovered 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.
: i3 x: g! U, M' OThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 4 v, `3 }" \6 w1 l* m
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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! j% w" D. _; r" a8 o2 C: @8 Cthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
+ H [$ r( y9 t. U2 p+ \) m8 vsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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