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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。" B5 _1 P4 Q& C$ ^
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。
9 r6 ]! X" X! V$ O1 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。" U. K6 Q$ n; A. T) R
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is + j; a! d z) l# N' _: p3 i k
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of # k: z. {, |0 `
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) n5 E. M9 h/ d' _; ?9 B( x) ^neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent . t7 `- G0 _5 C i( v8 J/ H6 A9 E4 D
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
- h! l& C9 I- ~' Q4 b3 ?conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
O% V- x% v7 I/ p) Tare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 5 S* b& H9 X- W
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 8 [2 s; l+ g. Z1 S
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village 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 3 y1 }3 ~) a" s, r- \
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 9 _* S6 y, I+ T, B) g
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ) g0 P# H: a/ D- [( }5 [
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oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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7 u9 B; [% d; Y# RWooded 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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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
9 f3 T6 @( G* `9 K/ Y: R: ^: tThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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1 X* @1 ^, _! Z! cTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 5 r& r! e0 D/ O6 K3 R, f Q/ i
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most % {, X; O) [# x/ B$ U, I" ]
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of , c, ~: u- y3 ^$ ~8 B% S
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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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
6 U: p* K w r; o t Q. ]name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
- y" ?6 ~- w8 s8 \ `! b/ r9 esite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world . u* @; J) H1 I6 H
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
7 r: x @* D- ]5 @ econtinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
5 e6 O1 w# ~+ _+ V9 Athat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full # _. {' {/ V, t" I9 v8 C- o4 F
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
5 R% y5 Q6 v: c$ o: u6 _* |: Fexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
; Y' W; Z0 M+ K! @2 t4 F& Smore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal $ h$ l( B, D& m" c! \& V' R! J
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are - N5 I- ?% i, B
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
- f) _# \, x3 L- G7 Z8 J$ Mspecies are endangered.
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Camel Caravan
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E3 O7 u! [5 l1 Q1 @On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ( }, W* R# b3 H1 _2 L0 Z) f6 o
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 4 Y( m, l7 j7 B$ X, W2 r6 K: s8 P
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 8 x& S' x8 A7 C: \
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs * e4 h9 G9 C. u5 N7 E
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
& A0 \4 ]. K* j3 gsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. % C$ h' X7 }' D. m2 z
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
6 H7 h; E' N) K4 f5 s% r+ Tbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
- x, [* R, F! B9 d2 _protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
9 O# r* Y3 E" ]9 Hiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ) R \& P! `# N0 l
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 & t9 q: \! S4 {% @
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are + N' T+ A) K" v# P) r
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).$ c7 _- h- _* Y4 ~
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 7 j; T( F5 t1 z% C% d0 r. V+ v: G
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 1 _, w5 d4 ^3 p& D6 v
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, & |4 U2 i8 I8 ~. A/ w
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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