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; a4 S: v" L+ P& q1 uYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
6 ?7 d; l! U) c' Q1989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。# r/ K% ^3 K; B% m0 S
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。) {& b' y6 _+ o, f
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Village near the Island of Panducan" m/ Q& |; l, C6 C+ F
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is % ~, E m; u2 R5 x5 z
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent " \* Q0 s- t, i' I
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ( [. J6 H9 [5 Q3 L1 U, K* a9 V
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population & o6 A3 ?7 y7 E. b3 U; M p
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small . J0 ^1 I- Y( Q/ g% f
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, * x. M1 U. M2 ^, V
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
1 N1 q7 I8 s5 ~( g; j; G+ O- P+ jcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 8 N2 V1 c0 {8 S8 o
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using ) z1 _/ v& m% K ?4 i2 O+ Z
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
( Q7 L5 O/ E) z8 m3 n0 y6 jincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some : Z+ b3 P, |8 \5 X$ I, U, J K
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as * c2 m% b( F4 T. E# r
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The N a2 `9 Y" k+ S, n
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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% W9 t& t% a7 M' DThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
: m/ Z7 K. n& |8 nreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
* }# Q+ G) G* N( Zthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
6 F) t# l8 P# |4 n T% dThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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4 @% o2 f/ c' P3 g6 vTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region+ p% I" b4 O$ M/ \* G5 Q5 \* C
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is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the / D, A4 K& h0 ^# _$ A- a9 Q
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 4 i6 ~. d# E7 O- L& \+ N, H" v$ Q
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 2 Z9 H& V, V/ e/ L7 ^2 P/ e
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its / d, x9 p; ~4 q4 y* p, Z! C7 P
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
9 o5 k: i5 P1 Z. ~# ]& |% w. B! Jsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ( n8 x2 d. \1 W9 k+ m! I' v
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
4 \7 S) Y8 k0 V7 |8 r) q* Fcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ' p& h. i$ C- u0 u
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
1 r! I7 L }# {- x% W+ Lautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 4 P& n6 ]* [/ E: \' N! i3 X
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: " `- n% i+ N+ s" z
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ' h( e" \2 i8 E; U5 w8 c: Z7 [# P4 e
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
8 M* e: q r( D5 }indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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2 R3 U8 z6 [& ?7 B5 d* dAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 4 T- C/ T) v5 V) y1 T7 v9 U8 ]
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ' u% ~. b5 l3 K. _& t8 _3 b: p1 n& @
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 , x A1 o+ F$ |, Y
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are / M0 T& X9 G6 r: j+ o9 b9 Z
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).& o4 N9 B/ x2 U# V
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l& j" J- b: B; p4 @Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
( x/ S3 E Z3 o5 L3 KThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to 7 J- v7 H5 `) x9 Q7 @
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
+ o% G" k; _: @, Vsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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