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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
0 |( ^) q- r7 O7 ^3 Y% v- T1989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 ?2 N/ K* f' _- z6 ~" ]7 Z1995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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2 d9 o8 y0 {+ {* d* V+ Z) yVillage near the Island of Panducan
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4 b) G4 H8 j# ^* \4 K1 s8 \The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
8 U' | k" q0 m4 J* S* ypart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
2 e G8 a( I8 T1 I) n* tpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
& C* Z0 n! }# p, Y! Pneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
) s& k7 p8 M* d. T; VMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
( [0 d! J$ V& j0 Uconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 3 U6 F M8 V1 x9 ^" U& O3 b
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
! ]+ \, p% I1 m' Ghamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
6 \- `4 Y0 G2 jthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 1 e+ `0 K u7 P
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
: A: A( Q5 x6 ~# w9 T9 Ctrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using / x+ A- L+ `" U# y5 p0 P, t" R
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 5 U% N( _- F; x
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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a% A% i6 ?5 Z5 H- R( IVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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& m' Y3 h( z. H3 K7 o5 X hThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
' |& d- R& t) X! X& _" v# i Tincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 2 y+ T H0 N% K. t/ X; ^9 s
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as / W& m0 g) `; w' t0 S1 ^" G
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
$ o7 A$ n" I+ B0 v$ Gvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ! R, t1 q' K7 p1 J7 o' X8 k
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl - z) b3 U( Y6 ?% E7 I
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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 9 z/ y! G# h4 I) E
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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1 E# a/ k& h Gthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
5 i# d% {8 e% E0 w4 {" w% s* lThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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3 a' Y! {' V8 T1 F( q. V5 H- q' F4 oTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ; Q5 Z, p$ K- E5 V" B
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 2 q: ^+ c( d% g5 ]' W; ]
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 3 E, U2 ]0 z3 J- W& u1 Z7 M
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that $ Z9 G/ E" y- i) C
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its . u( R/ Y4 R8 f' O
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The & {; C9 W, t& u" k
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 5 A0 e9 }1 Z5 u/ l. v( m: h: B( R! V
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the , n7 c$ p% Y5 s8 ]0 e1 m! A# h8 b! O
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in # W" ?( {8 a: ^: [/ O
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
4 R. `( }" D6 X7 Uautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
. R* A1 Q- ]: Fexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
5 r! @9 f, g0 R+ }$ B5 ?more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
) G2 y% n% l6 g0 s1 `species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
; W) k! C+ }# g$ k1 f4 j- Hindigenous 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 ! g" N2 j/ S- l; u4 D
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs , o0 _0 f8 M1 _, T- K4 G# n4 e
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
. ^7 p) p! |5 [' i+ A3 l7 rpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
/ F, U) z- Z7 ]One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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3 L! l" P1 i9 T& q% y- N( |! bIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
( @4 K/ e4 b9 i. m" o3 _6 l4 mprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 6 p# J* N! \/ X7 p
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 6 R1 w! n/ L8 T0 p2 y% V/ d: R
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
9 X( w* S( ^ K7 d- n9 Tmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 0 r' b7 N9 ]! h7 I
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
% e8 J; H5 W& t" \6 jPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
8 ~* X( Z9 p2 m \* j( Y# \The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually & x1 K/ B" v2 j) k
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
& k) S2 E! }" o- Ksimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
5 Y- z8 F6 |& Q# m( Y; e% H( Vwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in $ y( C1 S- y$ J8 |4 o q
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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