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5 Y. I3 \) I( X9 J9 ZYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
b" f% L$ g% s/ {' {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 m! Z: F( ?: M% x. e1995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。 W' T% j9 b/ g. P2 F, {
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8 ^. A: l$ R& p) v* c' @9 P2 BThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is , j5 p) i: P( Y8 Z, K+ e* i
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 2 C# q. o4 Y* ^( e2 P
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
! z! i) ?( `7 D& o2 rare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
2 z0 A# d% E- u2 R5 Dhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 7 N8 [7 m- q9 s1 z8 d
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also - K& @" k4 ]% h4 {2 X0 R3 r3 _* F
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine * z' u5 n( m- r& g* g# s- w
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which : c% f- w+ V W! Z* }$ ]% D2 W
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
3 V8 r' P- g& g, u: Fof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
+ x1 J, u" B" o- Y6 T# O' n0 U2 Lseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
8 P2 \9 I; v! l4 @villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
9 \$ k3 p2 a! K. w6 Rscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl % p4 }' N9 D) @6 d
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.( \# X$ C# S) V" H `, b
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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 - s9 T- ~: ~( `1 |1 t6 O
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 7 O* s2 V+ ^' v1 C' Q
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze }9 k0 f# H' @6 I" i1 J4 L; h9 G( j
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
9 r4 s, W$ w) e p( h1 dThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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9 C' R: H( e2 W2 k" p' _Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region) X! _7 h# E1 k7 ]8 r8 s: L
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
* s: h7 k- H- Jis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
7 V1 h" X% q5 Earid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
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result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the . p" w% L2 C2 r
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that " @4 u( K) I' ^# z
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 6 V0 Z( p' E& T
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
' N) b% K0 o( t4 K! Y$ m7 m' C' Wheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the . U- t0 H/ d1 A# E1 |2 E
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ; i) T8 p8 i( [( Z m1 [
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
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examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: " c6 Q4 R2 K/ e9 C
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal " L/ ~. N3 C8 b" G3 B. o! I& k
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 9 p+ ]3 o; Q/ z. P# Q
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 0 s# y8 C" n) n
species are endangered.
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! A' T9 D+ S/ o: s( b% @On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 2 S& b7 k) F7 H: H6 l6 h
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ' e$ S' x/ y, L# K& I6 |
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
: ?1 G. ^; k& r' k1 o( Qdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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4 o; E( G' k! Psuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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3 T7 Q, t) Q) @; }$ y6 vpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
2 p& h2 {1 v ?% |6 \' `* M3 Z cOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!5 \# z2 Z9 b) v T+ ]* ]( B# G
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion : O1 ?5 V: L: f+ ?
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 6 ?4 m& I6 i: I/ k5 Z
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
6 f2 c- X6 Q/ G' ^& R5 M! Kfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 % r3 f# c9 ^; q9 R+ z" k
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are ) ?2 u; p- z6 B8 q \5 M$ L
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. + O% A# X9 c' l8 P
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually H9 r$ u. _( w1 Y1 {, U1 L1 j+ N; H
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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