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+ m: ^9 Q- P: i2 t1 X! I! cYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。$ ^& C; n$ i4 @6 f2 U: X* z
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。
+ x" p# ~) {) M2 {2 i& e6 `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。' d% d0 L. g$ Q! G( e- a
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
! ~6 B7 r( C0 |; W _; J( G0 qpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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3 {3 i) D6 L* P8 o9 zneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ; k4 V+ }5 m. ]+ ]
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
; K* L. [8 d' _/ G2 e3 }5 uconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
: H4 w( M; u8 Y' y& jare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
4 {; w. W( L* \cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 5 o/ W/ g1 o& z0 U n# T3 V8 [- h
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 2 Q7 C& S1 d, Y2 [
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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( ]: N( w. g# j6 x# [$ s2 OVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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; m6 L: e1 Y. N6 GThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which $ E3 A j& m$ E8 f) s# W2 F
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 8 v+ c; c8 h6 `
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as $ {+ d) D+ |" I/ w
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The % j- m9 j1 P% j
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
- A" L: }3 ^, g8 xscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl * f# W) y$ C( P( o) m
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.1 N) U2 F U* R
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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2 d' u7 u; r- }5 R7 K+ H7 ^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
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
' D$ J k4 \& R$ Y1 hThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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MADAGASCAR
. ^( h) s8 u1 ]) ?( E0 tWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
/ f2 M! u7 p8 j. `7 Q) yis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
- w! i' l8 s' p% }% _penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
/ U% V0 O1 T5 _$ w% dname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The * b- ], A2 A) |
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 4 E. e5 _; l# j% `& L3 F/ V0 J
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 1 N5 I4 u+ m4 w( D
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
( E! w% d8 }7 \& Uexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
" W' M, r5 f i/ m4 mmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 2 j' Y. k/ }4 Y9 t
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
% A9 V2 D8 g0 s7 K! _/ N5 kindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan b+ D+ {1 z/ O! c5 p* G) `
species are endangered.
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 3 U6 x \* P3 r* O9 G6 }5 p
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at $ ]/ V6 w m9 |9 v8 ]
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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ANTARCTICA
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 9 B- v' N( f7 w* ~
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
, Y% y) N6 d5 G Hiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 9 t6 X$ `1 J7 I# O- w( C
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 & h& y- W1 q+ g% e0 e% U/ L" p7 I. x
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are e" {+ {; X; ~4 t3 }
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).! u0 B2 H8 G# V& i6 r% ~
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THAILAND
8 R% x/ ^9 t, y2 C- xPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 7 a. q0 s' z0 p6 V# g& ~: d( r
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
. {3 S1 E* V; W* Q, _/ l8 f& oconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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2 F+ K1 I6 v' c7 F8 Xthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
9 }+ K4 L; M5 r# [5 gsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, , D- a4 X3 l3 q2 k
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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