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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。+ t( ?8 w j; N J
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。: ?) W4 P: T. e3 u1 ]; T, b# 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。3 R- y) d+ h+ b) k+ [
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N3 v! H" j8 y6 f+ sVillage near the Island of Panducan
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# j, L2 Q0 C; W; ^5 w: J9 Q( lThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is & }6 w6 j9 k0 ^" D d/ j2 I% g
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ; t* I$ q- v) y% a! W' ?
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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- Q0 ~! P* V! n- \; _Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
& L9 K9 f! A+ mconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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' K* @+ |: y1 k1 ^1 thamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
6 _' ~8 v2 I8 {8 L2 ithe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 6 f1 L1 ~5 Y5 [, R4 Z7 n
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and $ m) |) E; l. i; B" }
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 9 l# j6 X5 s% s
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 6 f3 d5 {7 m8 G
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.6 L3 v1 @1 M: w" q o8 }
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! E. X" s* h$ }& {1 k8 O; ]Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands% u+ u" z( F. M5 O; }! e% X/ Y
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
' n* [) D2 Z% Z' L2 v4 Vincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
/ o. t1 w7 y3 t' \, Tof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ( P' d; ^; U5 K8 y/ h7 H! s
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
0 S+ e: _9 B5 a6 c% K5 f" Bvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
" Z3 J+ v5 l8 L% Z& B$ A' dscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl % Z. [! \+ {. ^0 l9 h
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( l2 X& ?, t1 k) r0 T2 i! VWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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# w( C' B. H7 t) M& T- u9 L, v E9 i8 ^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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0 R7 C1 @$ [& h i9 V% j/ \them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ( w" E! H+ f0 [: R1 d9 ~* {3 [0 f1 M
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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. ?9 G( v1 Y$ h) wTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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; o5 X! r7 @& X7 z: B" V! GWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 9 b2 T6 j0 E8 Q& v {
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the , l0 n7 `% @7 ~+ k$ @+ {
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ( \* x3 w& @' s3 Y7 U4 Y( ^( E6 h
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that C# Z: l$ Y+ o* N- J2 i' K t& o6 r
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human ; u: g D, C6 m
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 8 Y& ?0 o8 M$ T; k
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
: r0 V) A4 [: W7 e' r8 W) wheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 0 S: O. z2 u5 B \' k
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
% {9 W" K* y2 Nthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full % S/ V- Y8 \/ \
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
0 p- j: T2 g" c6 F3 Sexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
* V& C& q0 O' |5 H9 U" z9 _7 Wmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 5 f4 W- \+ {' e/ |3 f# [
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 1 E4 { J- q) `3 |; Z# t0 a
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
( J6 k' v" j6 ^1 |1 d% w& U! S. {6 Y1 ~species are endangered.
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5 I2 V# I+ i- H5 E" `2 k. h0 W7 mCamel Caravan
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8 C, |9 g" h3 a/ a! F3 MOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses2 y- F, K" x! v0 D
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
5 t1 a3 j& @- P( O7 L1 Mkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
# `! ~9 H# k4 l% m: S: F9 vthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
& p) k8 k$ D% Q! e- A4 wpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
5 j. t& q6 ?/ k1 m5 eOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!! s0 a0 K2 N9 i) @! p3 D
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have3 K/ {7 j* M, e
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
# _7 ]9 }6 e9 }: ~# H! xprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
$ H) j& J7 m8 D5 g# Niceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
- L" J( v3 S& e; w. s5 c2 cfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
$ k2 c9 B/ b% X, p" Qmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 7 y, M: Z% d" s; H$ O
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).4 Q, ^1 u% {1 X: o) {3 I
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7 o+ H4 d2 X( x6 hPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. % T3 k' z! a: t7 p* [
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
4 M; P( k ~9 Z! z' S% ?4 jsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
4 ~: P& S0 d8 Twhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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