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/ [% [! l4 ^/ QYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。. P$ Y3 K4 t; ^; H
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。) L& T- m8 a9 o7 m5 M5 t
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。7 m4 n1 j0 Z1 g3 `4 E4 ?
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Village near the Island of Panducan4 ?! P Z& f9 {1 p( D3 Q; O5 ?
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 5 }. j6 b5 |. v2 ]. [; \- C
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ; ]# l U" {6 {: Q! W; z( s
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
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cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and " R# f/ O) }6 K* h4 ~
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using ( z2 I: N3 L5 U# h8 |8 e
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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8 n4 f& s& D; D: I3 h' {. gVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which m1 F" P0 a6 H( C! g
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
/ K0 }% b4 D& b% _of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
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# e k7 r- O; U v- Y* p' ?# O! Rvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
( O- i4 p6 I: @ a7 B+ C* n+ uscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
: x$ u M, k, n7 y5 d; }protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
T: U: i: g, a% m0 A# xoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. / {) y6 a2 l" T! D% c
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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6 r* d! @) g# X! S9 I5 QWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
4 o1 T4 I/ b0 J. s, Q; j: gis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most # }0 d- I& \/ x1 o
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
1 J; g) V4 k" j! h% n) L0 qBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the * l7 J- {+ h0 t
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
$ }- C* s0 p& q% Qstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
; I h+ y& D2 t8 f/ z8 q1 tname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
4 w) l; m8 }/ h! w1 k0 L( j0 \continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
. q8 Y% [. U1 Q/ F4 s5 O0 o( J9 ^that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 9 f' F! c* n1 X% }; U4 [
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
3 ~4 `( v' N( [3 A# m8 @examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
+ |: r( m4 Q0 amore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal $ q. `, Y3 ]- h! ]3 }3 @. V
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
6 F. N: y( r m1 bindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
# v( {% r5 K" u' M6 ^species are endangered.
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 ( U) P2 P9 c& l; U% \7 k, v
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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) `4 ]( b+ e- Z8 C2 [9 }+ ]& {! epresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
7 C5 p0 Q% s4 o/ g! V! Q' {One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion Q3 l6 _5 A( U0 W
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
/ q' H0 Q4 b+ X3 {3 G0 ficeberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees # H0 F; L( Y0 E3 ?# Z/ I
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
( Y a1 c9 ]4 a1 p$ J9 f4 Bmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
9 ]2 e" D3 ^) J6 Z4 p1 Z8 rcovered 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. 3 c6 T3 W% s# H9 K
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually % c, T- W( Y" r; Y" v) q
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
* C5 I% f; z, I* K4 d9 ?* [- _similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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