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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
7 U3 j2 L# h5 d2 ?) u2 ?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。8 b3 {; X p5 w1 i# c
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。6 g9 T6 e& k* u/ o
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ; t) e+ ^ K9 G, t
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
7 j$ P- Q' r5 L8 f- mMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in I. c% r: E5 G
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
- A3 x- b5 V' ^are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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3 b+ b/ N- J# k! i1 ]the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
* V4 @) g- Q$ K2 B3 T0 pcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
8 ]9 ]* J% y$ u! Etrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using , c! {# Q9 i1 V* j, u) f1 k
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands5 ]6 x+ E5 L2 g8 H, s; n! M( j! b
PHILIPPINES
e& U8 f$ r7 u6 zThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
2 b: E; }0 |- Oincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
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villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ; O; K9 w. P+ h3 Q+ i {
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ! z) E% b' o; f! v& d% i* g
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
9 t! F7 }6 {* Vthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
' ?" ^/ \! p7 A6 P/ T7 R! FThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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) Q8 T! ^- A6 \4 ?9 KTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region T* ]( p$ A' @1 X- a
MADAGASCAR
M0 J% B) `# O8 v* g ~% A/ IWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of - u$ e8 F& H, p: k `& g! ]0 a' B/ U8 l
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 6 ?+ m8 O0 F W1 s; b% ]. N+ W
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ; m$ y, v& I- s5 ~; B* R. a
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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: h. d. ^& J$ {# b# k3 Z5 ]/ N( } @autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 2 c! u7 g! Q$ Q6 E
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
0 B* w0 {7 Q) S- m; h4 tmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
$ D& @) e% u, x! ~species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
! l4 X, N; k: i* i: c e; X* findigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
2 T. F/ v. Q; pspecies are endangered.
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Camel Caravan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses2 Y7 `4 [* G$ @5 j1 \
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 ( u* N# n9 z( s3 B
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 6 k% b: O q7 V
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs # G9 o( }: y/ M7 [+ a
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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ANTARCTICA
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 # l9 h: E1 }5 |3 e3 c
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are : X% a5 L+ _- j2 g0 L( z( v% R
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. 6 v0 }, b8 {) @8 K: _5 Z' m. z
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 1 j) `! P% } A8 @: q
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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,
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