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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
6 q# w8 D; z% K1989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。* W! Y# K; ]* i; l' e: ~2 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。& T1 K7 G) T5 T/ K
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. j7 }: E5 `/ s) S4 b9 t/ wVillage near the Island of Panducan
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6 P' A- }$ l' t$ L4 S9 fThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
4 }4 X/ X# U# l& Z- a) z$ Ypart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ) c- B# G6 J3 }6 l' L
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent . ~, ?: i \9 p; Z3 r' T
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
3 q+ n1 }! v8 [9 y0 Y( zconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
& H& d+ I" d6 c% b* fare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small * M: K* ` P, D- H
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
+ W" ~/ k7 @( \! [the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ( c1 a# ^! P* v3 A" N8 S6 b
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands) {% v4 p# n' W, N+ W
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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/ q. S1 p( E# s! Q# A% ]of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as - s6 A% W* n+ Q+ ~: s
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
% G9 v( U( u! qvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without + c1 r8 n1 n0 y2 e* s2 A
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl " C& H; ]9 |) Y7 T2 @2 y) O
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded 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
8 ?. P+ |+ @& t S h. s- M- vreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
4 r. S! S Q- H n7 X; X ithem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
% D3 e3 R" G8 L6 q% @The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
8 X* M( R$ y! xof food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
+ ~0 Q: v2 m& A( v2 Z- X" wis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
9 n1 ^. T) u( l$ D+ @8 I, _arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
& P7 _! F2 h! b8 P, QBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
) k7 n1 v/ V1 ?- U& I Gresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the # v+ G* a$ Y+ g0 |, S r6 D! I
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 7 X; i: X! v' I3 z
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
2 R. m: {3 y7 D- G; |3 }name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
& K% T" i3 Z) S7 ]' {, E& `site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
3 R- `0 a$ ~- gheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
" o/ ~! p0 k8 j# b8 x5 Q2 R/ @2 }5 jcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in : Y, I }. ^3 R8 Z. U3 D; _2 T
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
" K% l2 O. Z/ C, o+ O" K9 eautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
% t* M; I0 I% d8 z' yexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 0 p" N; f% C* A( q% r
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
$ q! U) c% Z. l4 Dspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 2 ^% f0 r- h: S7 U
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan % F% l+ ]$ V, `* P* G, l
species are endangered.
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Camel Caravan
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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
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
2 Q6 v& A& ?- S: ?days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 5 \7 {& a4 [6 ~ N- G) D, C
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have 2 e) [1 w1 W: u: g, n+ v# L
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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2 P3 y# n/ d) }5 upresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
( O* s2 u7 J. W8 A }+ u& @" QOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!- K k) O1 j" g- \$ a/ K- G
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: T9 x! v. i9 @! I9 z1 w4 ~All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
x! s0 L" X& S' \/ t" _8 ibeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
5 N9 k- R9 p1 \/ F" m- N% oprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the * x8 E9 v2 i7 p' r* h& Q
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees $ V/ o3 J9 T2 g( M" @$ b
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).: f% h7 v8 V2 M# ^" \: W" E! d
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island! y3 n8 ?$ G1 A4 ^0 k
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ! h# {) i0 d$ ^% \6 u& {/ }
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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