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+ ~" A. u+ Q( E2 b6 t( m' RYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。- @7 w# U: H4 \ O
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。1 [6 W8 i& B+ }' ^
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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan
# U+ v H4 q& s# {- V% ^9 OPHILIPPINES
6 K; ]7 f6 f1 z4 z' P& OThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
, g/ j$ a7 D0 M- t9 ~8 o4 E# rpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of / x3 I, D0 L+ [& f, W$ g( O
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
8 O' _ l: B5 v/ T+ r' D" A7 Hneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
6 _) ^( ]9 _0 a2 M' ?$ ?! rMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
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are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small `, a- C6 j3 t, e
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, * b& ]6 i* O" U0 P$ V8 e' A
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
4 l: Z7 g4 u$ f0 s% p7 T: Acultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and _: b: B' N% d8 w$ T. J
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
7 Z+ u' _* m+ L8 h4 Jcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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9 h# H U6 _. g& H- V9 K! BVillage 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 & ]6 i* S. W# Y% g
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl , ?0 n/ L/ ] G& m% }8 m
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
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/ S! E, c3 \# l- eTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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7 O% q8 J- h' p+ Z7 oWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
- O0 z' j. U, v/ c; ]result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
! _8 v. e1 e6 ^4 H$ @3 k% [! Cstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
. _" h' b+ ^5 {$ p8 d9 trise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human - \( M( r4 x0 q; j, H+ l
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site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
6 n. N3 A+ Z; |heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the " _" m* k9 {- e f
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in . Q4 @' D( N6 {! a9 R
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
" c) w0 L X" S7 o. x4 X; G9 mautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
. |7 L# u2 v7 m2 `examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ( |7 _) X1 H+ P
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ' X* U1 |2 h& V5 u% B1 Q& m4 z
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 4 M7 m' N% i! |
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at : f9 \0 A0 U5 a/ U8 l. U/ c
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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! x' Q$ J6 b: L4 ?7 iAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 5 C- _' D E/ O! y
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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8 X: u7 s1 R8 ?covered 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. ; O: T; L* \ M) ^
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually * R& g* q9 j, b* O* @
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 4 Q0 j: u5 Q" s! i6 i" }
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ! h& Q* Q- c. l. H* a5 z
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