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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。; ?; I! R" N( x& \3 A
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。% q/ s# @; {. [9 O1 c. ]3 x" y
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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan) k5 L, }6 J4 i5 M& i- ^
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is * L: I1 K4 S5 |6 ?8 W! r
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
- [+ ]7 |# C7 A" \% zpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
. S1 u0 I# n9 l3 ?& Pneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
6 S6 Y, ]) u2 d6 pMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ' N; i) B1 U1 b6 i/ p
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
- N+ u& K+ O+ `7 oare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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/ ~" A; C. p/ Q9 Lthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also . {7 U0 g# l+ }0 g+ T9 T7 q
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and - d0 z" M9 D* y9 n
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
+ Z$ v- I' A+ Q7 pcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ' U* y) `% ?+ b1 Q r. S, y
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. S# i5 W$ Z% W7 CVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands( G% n! k) a, e5 D
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: A% [% @9 N7 G" j; r8 mThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which / u: s* W" ]& R/ F4 r
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
$ N0 f- s. e1 W8 J" j6 {of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
* V2 r7 \0 P! Y0 z. y% W; A- J: V5 ~seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The % Z% e! I' ~% ~& s7 ?$ ~
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
8 L! ?: r) }; Q' L u8 p4 Bscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl % w* X; z. f+ n1 O2 L1 k( o
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.0 X" Y" F2 _& k! ?1 R. v5 _0 @
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USA
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that . s" D8 s) }: a- A7 n1 j3 {. _
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze : \8 p! z E( N. A: Q
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
4 p: E5 K5 d; G9 @The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 0 f( p7 `* R% G# `
of food for bears in the region.
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+ G& ^2 l# }3 W' ~8 g/ DTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region% l- k, d. j0 @; i6 ~
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0 f3 X6 C& f/ s+ KWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar . v7 l" u0 A2 L, g; _" O" H# h1 W
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most & V) ^- [1 L1 i B* P! k' b
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
q, [* _' r- ~( v8 a7 z/ ABemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ; ?# W" ~ D& G
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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0 f# p H4 H& Ipenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
" F* [% w/ u/ F. ~5 W. cname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
8 @6 k* M; [: O! @5 Wsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
1 O4 Y% g D6 Zheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
, ~; E8 \ Z2 P9 B$ b& vcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
& K3 R5 g9 v$ v- H' r3 A. \; }* x* _' Wthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full : [: `" j1 p" D- k7 y9 S
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
" d/ S0 L/ ?8 Q, p5 l( \" Y* kexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ' F1 l3 a/ F3 u
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal , P) e8 k4 R0 Y, ~
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 5 |4 |/ `2 K' x& P
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
3 d: t3 \9 _) hspecies are endangered.
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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 ' B( R) a2 ^) r! I( p' q
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 7 T9 `7 {: q5 q
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. " ]( d: e; d! v9 }
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have9 U D: g& [8 q3 p. \' y
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
6 d' o, a4 ]/ D# [1 Dfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 3 |! `1 _, w0 n
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 3 X( x" \/ W7 @7 F8 }
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).$ k% b- n; P1 `8 L1 G& \
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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x" Q! d# ]" ?1 o8 T/ T2 Y; dPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
% Z$ H2 P7 S. B& K! a; iThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
3 h9 @ n j* u* gconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, + i( L! J" n6 e9 h
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in : G; \- ]5 T# X
houses built on bamboo stilts.' K% ~# t/ m; J+ K v8 G m9 _" _
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