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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。# L! j& N1 y/ ]9 d, b( R
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。
5 c; v& m, r% X3 r) |) L. X1995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 }! A6 C! h* F
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. G: d! l+ t8 A- g0 LVillage near the Island of Panducan
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4 G/ `- p4 f7 |8 XThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
' C0 q, Z" a1 _7 @part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
5 [! z! w* |/ L) A+ [piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with * d" a8 o+ V, _, s. V2 D
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
: ^( D$ X$ s( k+ N* F. y, `9 gMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
6 S' g+ s2 r9 n/ d* t5 tconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
! O( i$ B l; p7 C5 mare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small " x1 W# j: m. X) b! m# M
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
' g9 p9 j5 B: {7 i- g5 o C# ethe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ; P' ]" e) P. f7 U
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 8 H* E6 P8 ~( q
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
' r( }4 k2 _' z+ Mcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
' a4 b. d$ C+ H4 p) j0 Tfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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9 V2 k! r7 j0 m' HThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
1 y- U% T/ B( Z, R) L# [- yincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
* n7 M- H! r0 _1 m# f' rof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as - L Z0 N8 K1 T# m) [/ q( [
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
( u7 A8 H* Y, ?6 o/ x' Lvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without , B' P, r& W- U0 ~* d
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
5 C; U5 |" g& i# Woysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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, x, S8 t6 S& Y% SThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
2 y+ o* X) G2 ~% {protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 4 X B' U( d+ o6 Q
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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/ V; m5 _; I# U3 n {# k7 M& |them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. \7 e" Y: K" T8 j
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source # ?2 D7 l, S' i' q
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is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
; N; L5 h, g+ }; o. c5 _arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
* D, }* Q3 h) x/ i# uBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
6 H+ K% P* y4 t1 g" `* nresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
6 a% p/ v# M$ M# Dstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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$ a% `2 a& L& \6 T! jname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
* I% y) i% E9 r6 U# }. k d" Isite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
0 J; F4 }8 f/ @' l* z9 oheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the * K- B& Q3 A, f5 v4 v8 w' f
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in * @8 O: o. ~: T$ w) _
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
* Q1 u; Y4 K1 I* Zautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
) V P8 Z# ^/ H4 Y& w7 n6 A9 qexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: $ K/ v5 x. n* [ {# o* A
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
* Q! ]% j- t9 \* Fspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are / k X! ?% Q$ d" Y
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 3 _4 d& T/ o/ V+ O+ h; E) G K
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
. l+ I0 d$ w# _& n. r, c- d8 Kthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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; D- D, t- D5 A- A% p3 ysuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the ) o( `" \- ]2 } F, D- p' o
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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/ g" B: u* ? SAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
+ d7 G0 y, H& Y1 l# m& D* e! Lbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 7 B7 \) p( @! i5 V& v! d, T$ }1 Y8 C
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
- R( K( K" e# Q1 g( _miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
, N6 \8 X* J" `# h6 V Qcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).* e7 q9 o& r. ], Y
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. + J; ~/ g3 ?& C; S
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ; f0 Z. J, R$ q1 G! j0 s
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
' n+ Z- r4 y8 _5 v, `0 G! lsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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