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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。7 f4 W- d+ f" [ h) {
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。
: X0 O1 F' |( H6 _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。 G. t# N; D' Q( m
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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' j) @9 G& l% @2 |$ V, _1 h& ^% Z oThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is / Y x) A8 l6 W$ a0 j, B9 N
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of - c% |8 E( S5 e5 [
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
: s" V3 [* E6 z3 p- P4 ]neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
' E+ R4 w. J7 J0 A8 n" h/ S9 [; kMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
# `" S0 W1 S% B3 vconflict with the central authorities. Among the population ) x5 _, @" j6 k) a
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 3 a2 ~! F5 g3 x7 E$ `
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
- H% H% C6 `$ Ycultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
) k4 [' w) E# L' Htrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
# n6 x" L. a# dcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 2 E: Y" B" C' Q. ^# ?
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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' ~+ e7 ?: [4 Z6 FVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands& }1 K) W/ O, A; B$ Q! d
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# _ Y" Z, n' x% \3 B/ NThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ( g9 _# Z* s! w" X) g' x+ P- z) M7 \
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some % b& n, G. W2 q r. V! c1 [
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
* |( {' _ T% v7 G2 x" M" dseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
! H8 O- K1 t% zvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
' Z' [4 K$ U9 o+ zscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
& P) t7 Q) P9 k, ?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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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
3 W& U Z6 M( H: xprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze , Y1 U$ m6 u, r! @) X! s/ ], ?" U) z5 y
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 3 f! }" K/ O: q) I/ k) o, Z
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region9 Q& m4 B1 l; d! `/ n) ]$ n R
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 0 y4 \6 A+ B; I: ^) ~
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
. d; s6 A. j. Q. N. N6 M0 t. harid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
. A8 W" S/ n) pBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ! W- b+ h+ h7 {# B6 k9 \/ Z
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
6 w+ m" m; p5 G" H" c- tstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
6 j) y9 y5 |; g% \% j- Y- k2 E5 |site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
7 t1 F3 t4 ~+ p5 v+ S6 S8 lheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
) k) m5 G. z# Z6 _, m$ |1 C! Ocontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
+ A- c4 ^# W/ t1 fthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
3 O; T" V2 u! |$ Z9 ]autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
/ V+ l7 t* u. M5 F8 b; Hexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: % _7 q3 r4 s" H" O: ]4 ~) T) q% l
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ) d( ]* r/ f8 W' E8 M0 M
species are endangered.
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
4 @, |* s7 h' K- c# w6 bcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
% I: @* u1 F: ]6 Bkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
2 R0 C- K* @2 `* j* Dthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
& H: [ K& m; _$ G5 esuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees % H0 L) B' u6 o7 P6 Q3 ?* b6 |& Q
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 9 j6 k& K" M, N8 Z# e. e+ I+ z E
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to , ^4 V8 l2 z8 h6 p
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
8 h/ v+ G4 I% E$ Usimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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