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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。7 f1 m% D, Y/ r: A" ?& H& k
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。/ R; w$ _4 d2 y. l* j6 i2 }& Z
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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan
8 [( C( M' U' Q! u0 |PHILIPPINES
1 n2 Z+ K' m- m* Z- L* gThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is " t8 A7 ?3 U$ Q5 F% m- e
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
4 b' G4 N0 z" |. } ~3 wpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 2 S! T0 P6 F; E2 y* r I% N3 h' j
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ) ^- x: @$ n5 [8 x' ?$ ~
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
7 e1 O% r$ M- d$ k/ B o; v( f; Gconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 2 \9 z( J$ f) @( k& L
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ( n* B: U2 C9 _0 E' n8 f I1 `( r
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, - [2 d* ?) o& s/ `7 y; G
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 1 A' o: l' F% z c) L' w; ]
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
$ j) H. P! D, k' c, M/ c1 mtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 9 E8 `- [' Z) \
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands1 @' b4 s: `0 O" b. q
PHILIPPINES
3 H: @$ Z; b$ v9 V3 L: W6 QThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which % a5 B4 F/ T! {( N' p1 l8 b! Z
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
' K. W0 L+ T& K, _9 rof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
' p" x- v! n$ Q) l9 _) f9 C; useen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The * I8 X6 U2 C: J: z" @5 u0 E6 o
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
/ O# q1 S& A0 |. U6 Nscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl / c% Y6 @/ F* O$ K7 u
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.6 y# F+ H$ `0 d) M1 u, \
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It % f0 A$ o) u- P5 M0 s: J
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.
* B- u% L4 E" }% J: n5 E* B$ v lThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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, W' A0 ]; N- {* B( oWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
, X5 ]! w, _6 q$ f4 i1 `$ W( wis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
9 Y4 q) S7 K/ l& g( oarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
( ~6 v- F( v1 ]" q+ a kBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
" p4 x; y; S d( n# x$ C5 Uresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 4 N: @4 V$ e. k O/ P" p7 I9 t. {' t
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
7 }$ f& l2 Y; g( T6 frise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 5 e6 N+ w$ _" p8 u" M
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 7 b/ A. Z8 Z3 F& V2 G6 j; }
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 4 `; k0 ~- z9 L
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 1 n, a$ J5 I& V$ P% K! i
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
( J& h8 U" ]3 F: s' U5 [continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
# s! D! Q; @, y7 sthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 7 B- w3 A& u, N
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ) M: C: d- L% D) U2 x5 ]' ]7 }: M
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
* C) z' g2 @% d# r" m2 qmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
9 ]3 K v3 v; o5 p! \0 W* hspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ' _" I8 Y3 d8 A- M5 s# \7 N) C0 u7 `
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan . t& U$ v; y6 j) o& I
species are endangered.( T- X; P3 Z4 X; [) d$ k
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked ( G& ~. Q1 y* z& C0 F; B
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 - x. O; a8 v) [$ ~, S
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 5 N4 W- |9 x. U: l0 `) b
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have 9 {) R% v4 u' D' t% e4 s
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and : H' Q1 R% H) ~' Z- Q3 M
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
- O* w: G( E3 w& D. M% AOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
9 O; U* i; |/ u/ ~' ~, \" |been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
, d. D/ X2 o1 u% ]* i) ]3 k9 Sprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the / F- i% i2 t5 B9 l& f4 ^8 T, I7 I
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
: u6 W v! c' M1 L6 [, X# i6 ^farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
$ W; p" A( D) t9 s9 S" pmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
- E( Z0 b3 f [) e) [* ]8 Ccovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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2 F+ W6 h+ ^, m8 |* P) @- F( p- }Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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; @" ]! {0 O7 j" W- |Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
' @4 r4 l" E( R9 ^4 s: B3 n1 @* bThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 9 |/ [3 I" Z1 |- a6 H
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding / K) v9 ~+ A8 i) i
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
& s" @; P$ V+ M( [( }those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 0 ^5 W& {* a; p
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, # k; l" T R2 o8 F
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
+ `( |( _' \# Q! I6 V4 ]2 \7 Zhouses built on bamboo stilts.
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