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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
' N4 F+ T5 ]! }# L1989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。
_9 Z7 @4 U2 {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。( J% Z1 u, E' ~4 m
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Village near the Island of Panducan. A; X8 Y7 m; V: I
PHILIPPINES8 P, o, n* w/ a6 {" ?# u+ v1 Y5 ^
The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
4 B' s% c& o9 V$ K* R/ rpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
9 S$ b: T0 u& S( n7 ?% b. ^/ m# V6 gpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
. c( X1 e3 ^1 t. Tconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
" m' B; B4 o" K a h1 S2 rare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
; Y! G- D: U2 Hhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
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cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and * T- @1 S! H- M/ }# M4 _
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
3 ], Y7 `" _9 A+ ?6 X9 ?6 b( wcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands4 v5 l0 K2 \) r3 l
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
}: o. t$ n% S2 |$ y% Kincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some & I% z z$ Y( c$ ^
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as , [5 c6 M+ ?& I* A, H
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The . J' ?7 Z# }& O
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
( y" s1 J* _, C, C6 Z0 Ascuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl # ]! _/ E) t1 I& i4 m/ Z
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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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
) a4 M: L/ ~0 D* t6 }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. # b4 x* i3 S5 H/ Z! p4 i
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source % E2 z( Z: x; y: n4 @
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region5 o [% l! k! g" Z, B
MADAGASCAR6 e' d& D6 g0 @9 ?7 x! l4 L; \& }3 D
With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
7 i* K% H7 K9 B) d) Pis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ; z7 N- L+ i8 B( F. s1 f8 l- Y/ h
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
3 K# B2 b: }1 ~1 h& Y+ lBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the , ?( @ _. U7 v8 U" m
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
& O8 o; t7 I& O U9 G6 rname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The & ~. {0 ?. H6 h7 e
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
. F# W, a5 {! b; l) Qheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
o7 a! o3 t) k6 D& lcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
; R4 T9 H% j0 v! jthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full / ~* S' ?% l0 E# x. T; _4 T! {
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
5 k) v. }# L" S- b2 F0 b( X# uexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
" L8 D1 a% f( `; v- `' Wmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal - C, F6 Q0 }$ o" T& J7 [0 G
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
. z' j) r8 v4 y# n5 h# w V# x* ^& H/ Findigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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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 $ R) B" q0 a5 Y1 m1 R
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and ; u* T' ~% h& X0 X, w
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
/ @2 y; F! F# a& q4 \One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!6 i! f4 c' `5 H; Z3 { q
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast; F5 v; l" O8 X3 C0 c% i/ R8 Z
ANTARCTICA
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
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farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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7 g" z+ _4 Z; _ e: F0 Hcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island. { q1 [% @. |
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
/ Z7 s* s: b4 K$ `6 NThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
7 H$ |! u1 A c T0 m( Yconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding - a7 _4 b4 A( h: f% V& }& h% J
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to 2 d5 m( |) m0 r. y$ U7 {- C
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 8 Q" t; F/ n0 o# s8 z
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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