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, L4 i: Y' v; P. \+ C# \" P$ o$ xYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
1 P. y) j( u5 }3 ~( I) W1989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。& J, f6 A+ E. |3 j p
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。( {- C- F' G b
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$ l" @& W- X9 N G* G' m/ {Village near the Island of Panducan
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# v4 n+ ?% h9 e$ \/ U1 GThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
* k1 ~. D, } L: ?2 S0 opart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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6 d8 }( t/ w3 a' _3 `* l4 i2 Eneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 1 v& j/ R& X$ M' _: {" n% k& o: [9 d$ b
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ( u0 A/ u/ [' j$ |& @% F! ^0 O
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
& L' n j$ ^+ x1 D5 Jare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
y& e! q5 E# Z5 w( I0 v! Lhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
: z8 J+ ~: r0 ethe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also a# y5 Q! j( V( L7 L
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
- ~" d4 O' n- A$ g' W. Y, jtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
( k7 w" k# b, a5 Ucyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 5 u4 k" j/ B1 s
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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7 q& z* _: ]$ w$ QVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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# o$ s. Z+ b; ]2 `' f7 }The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which " e d, @- J% |2 ]; x
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 2 w: } X3 r: Y3 Z$ H8 L: h1 l& \
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
! F! L7 v5 b8 I2 A, e rprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
5 a& @- j8 ]4 i% t6 ]& _* Y& w, doffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ( o! l3 W6 @5 u- N ^) p+ F
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
$ \' F& U" Q3 Qthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 8 H) K( S; w! L" R1 j. E) c
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of food for bears in the region.4 B& {: E9 S T% c. _1 k
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. o0 ^3 j3 d1 M# B& p6 p j% E- lWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar $ n+ c! Y( L8 |( }" Y+ O
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
1 D$ [# @. H1 C, K6 Y1 Y) mBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
1 `3 i7 q3 Q+ }) U( @+ Bresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the / `, s) l: M, l3 o; f
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
: m; @$ P9 d3 q' t Hrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
0 d/ | J) h- bpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
! U* \7 }* i5 Pname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
% @4 D1 v$ Q, _6 ^* N# Ysite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
2 p% |2 E% g6 ~6 L' b9 `heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the : P# H1 _* M& s9 [: G% E8 k% s
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
9 ?7 G' F$ S8 q0 {& O8 l6 Jthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
. ?% c7 o, ^; Q2 |autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 2 P9 u9 |2 c" o- K% w4 @7 X. B
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
$ o* ^* U5 t- z* ~0 Eindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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5 ^8 G5 A& ^3 v ^( C7 Dbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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( o; K7 i, ?0 J9 g: W3 t6 vThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 0 M7 R- q3 u& {, u6 u: w$ c2 m
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding " i4 J2 j& D! l& q2 J
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6 u! p7 x8 T) [( c1 U4 C: [" _similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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