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7 p0 z& Q% n" V6 Q; vYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
+ a9 ]' [; l1 F1 z" k7 q3 [0 s7 H _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。
# |( T: V3 S3 f' V; y1995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。6 n" a& e1 |2 _4 g- q% a4 {
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9 N3 r6 l# B0 F& o( X9 OVillage near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ' C! m$ x* x. @9 u7 a6 @
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 3 K7 ?+ g# M9 w9 t" e2 z" m
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
) g! V! K$ V! Z+ v! Hneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ; Y5 n* d6 F A4 U
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 3 P: K5 G6 e) M! ^! P
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population " M `$ d* l" M
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ) A( d' J2 I2 q5 J! o; \, b$ l; e
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 1 Q1 ?9 [5 S+ T6 P, H& C
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
! ^+ @3 I: @* y( A+ U" b) f# ?cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ' Y3 Y/ G0 ]2 r; }5 L# X: _4 V
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
7 i+ g L; G# t. V3 Qcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands1 a. H, U6 n; _
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
# _; e6 j, K! v; l5 `includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
9 l* R9 P9 X( A( s0 U2 J/ k* aof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 1 O+ Z1 u4 N; C
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 7 N5 a& ]: g8 E+ c
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. V; C$ n3 I# E- M8 x9 Yscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
4 ?" B, c" y" x H4 N7 E2 o+ N5 eoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is / `! P% ~1 c7 d/ I( G$ m
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
, s. t3 e5 T& D" h. A# m2 eoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that / g; T2 ~% y. B: }2 V5 U+ [
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
" l/ W1 J0 C4 q2 c2 C) G2 Y" bthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. - _" P# n. P/ o
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region: o, c* g2 B7 R) a7 T( u6 ]
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7 h9 I+ _$ F: J% n: D- e, I8 B* f7 ?With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
1 z. M: j* K4 K% b2 Mis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
+ _+ q4 E4 d# k6 M _% g0 `1 karid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
" S3 G# l, X ?, n* g" O' YBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ; U/ j( A2 |! S n( E6 u
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
3 Y, A( i, z$ k7 Z* ]2 Kstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
2 B, v$ A( g w1 j9 s* A6 e& Srise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
! E+ U* A) O. A" u V6 e4 c. hpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
+ P" a: z3 b; L+ Hname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
4 n, w* u# P+ G- Dcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ' _, [$ l4 ]9 C- |& Y0 w% f. S
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: * @8 V' p) N5 x+ p0 |" e
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal , L5 ~# ]$ }0 M8 w
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
% a3 l3 k7 \) V% G- k0 O xindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 3 c! s3 v( I( M' l M% s
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
5 B0 r7 r0 X7 s, spresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
0 F7 O) c- q3 VOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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2 i0 A' w: R1 u. A+ P& gIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
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! O$ Y# F# M8 r* m: H6 _All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
& s9 u: ~5 S& s! _" J: q/ w4 K2 qbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
4 o v! l* u8 z5 L! k& wprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 2 V9 L1 |& t `) C
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
. z3 a" ~. k" B, o, s5 o. Lfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
8 n) F4 X( i/ Z/ n9 Lmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are ! H' p7 `1 x5 y; X2 q
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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3 ?# J5 Y$ H7 ^! Y" Y8 p6 F2 p$ jVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island# W4 @+ W& b, G+ M6 e6 ~
THAILAND
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 9 H6 o. v B+ K0 i
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
$ T/ A" r7 p `those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
" W5 L$ C% u* V5 k6 x {6 osimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
; L; O+ L2 A* q$ z5 V- |; z5 Fwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
" c3 n2 k, z2 ghouses built on bamboo stilts.9 Y' [4 o8 A( Q5 q4 M
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