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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。; V: e9 O: H/ a* O
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。6 Q9 h B9 O7 e; r3 E- F0 z
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 Panducan4 R8 R+ l0 X- {' D1 _6 ^+ g1 s$ O
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is , a' ^7 Q: N4 P; |; p; x$ d, T
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 3 F2 U- T7 h% ?6 X! D+ n
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
: N, Z0 R4 c% k+ E! d' u6 Q9 F Lneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
6 X% B0 A. s( z! K% bMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
# p9 Z) k& Y. Y* f) p: g( @conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
- u5 {1 M6 S: @4 C& j7 o1 w0 {are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
1 n' z9 T3 s0 ]$ {, jhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
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cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and , L" @" ]. K* B0 z4 Q3 T: J. u
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 0 z% M8 K+ S0 e0 g4 a
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; K; o5 T- ?( @9 N) eVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands9 a$ \" ~5 h. X
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
+ v/ j! Z" E/ K( e$ z, rincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some % `$ w7 x2 v& |7 L% m- R
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
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6 ^' }2 h4 w' o( Tvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ) c! j" k' i2 U# Y7 L
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
$ ?" W7 q& U- D+ T" V6 t7 }oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is . m9 [3 _% L# ~- y3 E
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ( ]* L% }) g" O% K: x4 h# Z0 }5 Z
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that $ i7 y. w7 K1 a
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 5 p3 s( e5 O" n& \# _, E2 J. s
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
$ L! D& k X6 u1 D' }, bThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ( G! |' v, J2 y6 i9 x6 ]" \
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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" h! I1 H3 w3 a; S/ uWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
2 [6 t2 y$ q: l- u" yis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 7 s+ Y6 U, h A( S" i. U: Z
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 8 V) Z: v; N/ K! E$ G1 ^
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 7 @0 t, T, C+ g9 }
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
7 ?: ~1 h! C6 |3 ipenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its " a/ x0 h; O9 r1 |' T5 d
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The $ J/ r' N9 X& [5 ?
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ) v' g' U1 E2 \! o5 o; _
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
; z7 `2 O/ S4 |, F% c+ rcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 3 W% X. [ L: m2 _. Q4 [
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full & \5 B3 \1 S! Q+ `) y! I+ @8 Q
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
$ W6 r+ C! k$ [. B& [3 ]- T, y2 k, k, Oexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 2 G+ }( j# v! y: u4 S
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
( d) }9 Q6 i3 w* `* k5 ?& Aspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
. r$ X- ~8 |. w7 s2 v+ k& Uindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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1 f6 U8 _0 K& z$ }9 TOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses8 P, p( m0 V0 i; z9 |: N
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at : f9 A+ @$ [+ B% o+ h9 `8 c
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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- O2 M. E" ^6 D) T% ?4 b6 h+ Gdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
6 h: ^: N5 A/ \) Q0 E+ a& Vare reputed to be fiercely independent and have * {2 s! {5 j! S8 u* i8 Z* d
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
{# C- M( Z4 J5 v6 ] `7 o3 a0 vOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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2 X, C6 \0 ]- t+ q! oAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
$ U. O; @' P( i5 U+ D6 h4 m$ \been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
0 M. Q5 G o8 i. N: O5 |protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
) X- w5 E1 p1 ?2 y7 e L. _iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees " {; i- i7 u; L( W
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 7 ~7 s+ h4 E% X/ j. u* a
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
+ A$ a# y; W6 y2 o* hcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).: Z. ?5 w& U; V4 ~
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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1 P% a" d- n# q( r6 P& u- L$ ~2 LPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
/ `& R5 j' n/ l1 ]2 G* jThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually / O7 Y2 O; T8 M" r$ ~" z
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
+ z% d5 t# D; Bfrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
/ |9 L& x) {) D8 tthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
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where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in + }4 E/ Q& a/ N# |7 Y# X& p: I
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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