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0 i5 {" d% y! DYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。$ y& `0 [! D9 k3 q+ w
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。/ x: I* D& e' Q' [6 a; D
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。3 C# Z1 Y, B5 i" t, K1 i' ~, |$ l
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PHILIPPINES
6 h! }/ r7 [* \The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is : {# A+ _+ W$ j6 v
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of : S. c0 y2 [% e, N) w
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in . Y# v0 N( E6 f! {
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
8 V: G; n. i2 U1 F% P7 Care the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ; h$ V, m) ~- y7 m _* b
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 8 C* j, \" M+ D/ K* |- J
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
, t) f4 m0 ~+ w2 Ocultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
. L1 u5 f5 e/ Ktrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
$ v4 z0 k; i7 G! h2 K1 Acyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 7 e5 |9 @/ s9 _: c1 M) |
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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; u8 S J3 _' x4 I6 T. S* Y- @Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands' ^0 c" n p- G1 }. z9 m
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
7 _$ U0 x% {* D* B$ c1 uincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some . H+ I& u. b. Y4 C( \ t
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
. e w7 d$ E e: o; a# X4 ?" Wseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
1 d8 ~/ ~! [2 b! I7 q% K5 Zvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
b P( g$ A3 O% ]6 Pscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 3 z$ a7 H& T% s( }
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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
7 y' s3 u) I, d- \ a" I; Q. S7 Kprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
" B0 M2 c# N' T1 g% L$ E+ moffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that " T% b( I+ q* L. l9 \+ @6 Z
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 6 v6 G: W+ j; p
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
. v: [2 Z& M( V3 g3 Q7 d, P# HThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region! _* D3 U4 B' v' Y, E$ @6 F
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar $ |# J# N1 H: L; G* u- }
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
3 \4 k* S8 C" ?) ~arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 9 h, @0 O- e& Z" P
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
( y; g% [' O* grise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
5 E) M2 Y9 C, t7 x# p$ k* C5 ]penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
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site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world , U5 \, m, o# y+ r3 {) P }. N3 G
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the . A6 v5 `/ N+ h2 }7 I L, h2 M
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
7 e8 c% O: r! T2 n$ J# e3 P& Bthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
! w- y; y3 R/ x" L u7 Y8 Hautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
, b6 L( S% Z: d8 s2 {examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 5 l* t2 Q8 P5 M; M. {' f
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
6 B0 G. a5 L9 zspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are / K& k9 I5 e" [! _
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species are endangered.
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
: V b1 ^" U4 M* athe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
6 o3 j1 B& w! `$ J$ \$ b4 mpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
8 x) s; ~* _2 q4 `! W+ F7 m! _been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 9 c* ]7 i7 S" b6 R
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
% O: g% l9 T6 {3 |* Yiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
9 Q8 j& _" ^' z0 N1 X- ?) Ofarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
" J* ?% k: y+ z( Q/ qmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
) b% b3 ?3 p! n6 m, Q3 kcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).$ J; o5 O# a- w, }, F5 k' w, _4 j
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
" ^- R( X# n6 E# j9 ~$ T, oThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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0 ?4 v# `" T6 Z& i# C3 ?/ ?similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 0 Y4 p) V0 \, S
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