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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
+ o3 W: ]/ t: d0 f; _- _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。
4 g' F6 l+ p8 a2 W+ s; A& x/ K1995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。3 T' c2 N4 P; G
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ) l/ d8 d: |( |' s) \ K
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
& I* ?& S1 M$ U6 `! Ppiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
9 {. a) Y& s% V. Qneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
/ e+ G8 t' k& H* g5 E$ W( kMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
4 Y2 H0 b; C8 z* m- bconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
a; ~. h& H( ?0 Rare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
7 f# f- M+ `% m+ K4 e; ?cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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5 |7 I, A, m* ~" oThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ! T2 Y/ d! b) C0 p: C9 k
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some , g ^, l& z# {( A: y( k
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as " u8 ^) c. K) w; H% Z$ E/ B7 ?
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The " R1 _5 b4 m' Q& ]# `/ o
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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
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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.
1 j. }# U) Z- S) g6 `. }The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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' c) ]8 Q' [5 w( c1 Z' XTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
2 I4 P: Z! i. a$ O8 Uis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 4 {! u1 y' L7 o+ K. Y
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
0 R; h! [$ v( j5 g! E. j# eBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
" S* Y8 J$ P2 ?3 \4 Fresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
6 V3 R+ `( q. }stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
+ l \" R' R+ D( c0 Prise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The ( [6 T( I7 L7 d, d3 H5 ]; e
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 5 [1 ]4 k+ g2 a, f5 X! ~2 @' i
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
$ O; P0 @7 S8 L/ F4 T/ Hcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
7 C" x) J; |/ X8 W8 b$ i0 Ethat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full & E+ m" D7 c5 k' D2 `% K, Q
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ) `# n# u1 O5 T3 {; B) Q6 f; A. a
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ; d$ A5 p F( z/ q- V( `" {
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
7 M% E; ?! i4 a8 Fspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are / i) G. `8 C- |: v, ~
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ; U8 c. m! k+ R" B1 S
species are endangered.
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ; L9 ]; M3 E @$ \; O
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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' W+ h- b) O8 j. i& Y- ~$ W& qmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
$ }6 Y. V! [: n/ E) P0 Opresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
1 V# I0 C) G5 ~" e8 pOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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* i% t2 N% h) ]5 m5 jiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees , G* `* w, }1 G
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 0 D0 d! e$ l5 r x" [, {% r* M
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
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where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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