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8 T6 t0 A5 _3 ]* C* `& x/ KYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
: y" ~# Q4 \+ ~( 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。
4 V0 K& H: e+ n2 M& w5 A9 m1995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 Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is , g5 b6 k: F) g- v
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
( u9 _% a- s1 |% Q+ ~piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
- C+ i2 f% x$ pneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
0 d) Z3 ]+ i0 v* {' OMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
, _" O, q# ~/ g9 Y0 a) Z, D" L6 Fconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
$ s: y2 L, f/ H2 W7 T3 u4 aare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small v) }6 b3 D1 b5 m5 L! g6 j
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, ; _' _8 ~+ M& {0 Y% }3 b
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
+ g [( Y Y3 D! L. S8 D; mcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
3 n% Q( R: j& k1 t* etrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using , M3 E3 @: f5 P! C; q
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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, p. A+ l5 p/ FVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ; _- J$ h1 v4 u) s
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The $ h w8 r* Z/ M. P' d, |
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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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
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 3 c4 b( `3 X: J( K* ~
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. " X, l4 @' M/ L' G L& P* [$ f8 N
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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5 g/ `' z1 Y, C6 _4 c" ~4 n |: p: x( IWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 0 e! ^/ G1 _3 M
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 7 l8 H5 E6 U3 i1 m
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 3 Z) D U& n. ~; o& ?# M
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ; K- P# _6 P4 V' G
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ) S2 t6 k) B' f9 s v/ f
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rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
9 i' H" e6 C5 L1 E& X0 Dpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 3 x3 O) w9 q: s" d
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
$ I& m l9 v# Osite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
3 I% S* U* {' r$ l" F0 B4 |heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
. z& m# e+ U3 q! h2 pcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in " o1 i4 {! B& }( C+ z, E" @' O& J
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
! @4 ^! W" I r$ O- h5 \autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 8 S( C6 K, O# J- W( a% C
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
+ R5 z8 q+ e4 n2 p# _8 l* \more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ' H2 I9 J# n, f* m1 w$ |" h
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are " _! L V' @6 u8 F- i
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 8 o4 Q1 z( G1 }
species are endangered.
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NIGER
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
; ^' I, f# P) T9 l# \& hcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
+ _4 l1 j$ D# r+ T8 K* Okm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at , M3 ?0 b; Z1 s" s1 T
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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, P# ~2 F9 c4 ?! Vsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
$ [' h& E' k; O: n* S3 g$ _merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
7 ?7 |- y$ t* r! m/ y& Tpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. ' ]% v/ `( A+ L- f& {
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion " U' h( r; b- e) `) f1 S
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 8 {' ]6 j# m E- g/ {5 s" Q: C
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
/ O( D( F% M" u$ l5 M: @6 kfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 + M9 z& w6 W6 s% ]8 i. I0 }" V
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are % g @! m( G) `5 t( s8 }. v9 [% w; z6 c
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
+ U) A* l1 X6 l- M4 r( x! N7 CPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ' c" r% j4 i! ]3 T/ D& j* E2 @- F
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to ! O) o J4 F8 G
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have ; S% ^* ~1 Y( K( R |
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, . X* T) G; j. K2 k t
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in $ _0 w) B* X8 g* f
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