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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
' r( E4 A4 n/ p* M1989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。1 d% d6 R( m! _' ?4 b
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。! E# d5 r/ }: E1 T5 z- w0 c! F" M
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9 r8 d l2 y" b$ h0 ~Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is * L4 b) x8 z" [& C2 n; y8 c
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of , R; P* `0 d" h4 e: p; O
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent " \1 {4 ^7 i6 }, b. d
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ) ]: b# X* M4 z/ s1 N
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
: x# i O" R7 D3 j7 Eare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ; _0 G/ o2 y1 C @
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 9 M* U( _( P& f: A- q
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
1 R. l. d# U' j- j4 M( O1 Dcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 4 R$ x7 h& }, B
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands; X {. F* N. u8 \$ y, `$ w6 e
PHILIPPINES
1 w& C) f4 H3 Y+ a( k* D* RThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which # }/ M! U9 D* n7 A3 B! x ]$ F
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
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seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The . J: m! }' F9 {9 L2 [7 ]
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 8 [$ x5 @- u1 _- U- R# r. Z# X& s
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 7 S7 a# v3 q8 I2 D/ `
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.2 l1 x' h9 F- h; R( E
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USA
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4 X k. R3 y' U+ o6 Q$ b/ U1 ^! D Hprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ' T* Y4 x( l% D- x% _; \$ C
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.
. v$ I" {/ s8 {; rThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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! n2 @$ U4 O0 C4 K0 KTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region6 }& Y4 m: ^1 b& D- a
MADAGASCAR
' @9 ?5 Y) |: w% K, t, sWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
' _6 |6 ]. x8 m, V4 ^2 \ {! D. cis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
. k6 G4 [ l; Carid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
( h+ {, W3 g8 ABemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 5 O" Z. j6 }$ X2 j. e
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the / E2 K, o; a! E3 D9 S- t9 u
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 6 D' }( j( A# e1 b: d
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
! w0 @/ E' \. Y; t Mpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
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site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ) _+ a( h# b7 J1 }6 l8 L& I
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ) G- t( [8 q; g& F* y& D
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 9 N; c7 y4 X5 l3 r2 I/ E
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
" W6 P- L6 d3 V" _4 l8 v. U4 Qautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
& v J# _/ G3 f6 Nexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
; Y; q) r8 I# S. o# `& zmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
9 n i" K; D0 especies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
# M7 k, k D; B5 O M9 d% m( |indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
: U) S3 h O/ z$ k* bspecies are endangered.
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Camel Caravan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
5 J# \# H# `; f9 u( Z; B4 O! v1 xNiger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
8 t! g8 N, g% Ycaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked ) @* T; J" w. j0 C b( z( B1 f
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
' |8 V# I/ a' L6 Idays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 8 t2 a( C# F% L; P8 W
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have 1 \7 `* k, P: V5 ]7 s# R0 n4 Z
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the , Q2 D: U* U$ h! _: Z
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 4 @" z( M1 \4 G2 B' R0 W
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. ) f9 w# ~# z/ \+ U9 G1 P, z
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!. J% \% j T6 B/ Y
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast% g+ ^" F/ P1 f. l1 G
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have# X' Z V# V5 y4 R( T( C( M
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ! K# O4 K: ~) x# K
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 0 M' k$ `+ \2 a' q r3 Z
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ( n1 @/ x2 M& X2 {
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 & x9 U7 ^# y* J1 u6 ]1 O
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are + H( Y7 t: Q% Z% z5 h! `) b
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m)." I/ D, Q1 {! u& w
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+ M, }( Y; L' Y& x$ N: GVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 9 w; h& R" V4 v" E, M; ?$ o
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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& Z4 y) _$ Y6 U4 e0 B1 |those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
6 S1 F% L& G* Q. V$ B3 O/ l1 usimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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