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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
+ H E+ _: ]" J2 u$ t T1989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。
# c: _- C0 |9 \# a& Y1995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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PHILIPPINES
H: L7 u& v5 vThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 3 F& P1 e$ M; ~$ n6 @3 v* o( h" p* V
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
j1 v7 W$ @5 J3 z; |- Z' u8 o+ aMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
+ n- ]- M) J5 f+ Qconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
# Q8 `- m) {! j3 h- Dare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
8 p2 @' |7 e1 Xhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
& m& I1 V" K+ y/ |% Qthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
# x( W0 w: K' r' u Z# |( Xcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
2 U d* [) E, R: B* A1 zfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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$ Y( g4 x$ {# l- p, ZVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands" B: @' u8 u* Z: n
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which % v& I5 {+ |% B
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 7 X- a0 v, f0 i8 ?; P8 a3 f
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 9 V2 U1 H( M$ F$ I b4 w
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
* D) Y" w- Y) p% Gvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
4 G) i* y# L8 I8 w1 b: \scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ]# Z" `5 W+ l# g4 }: j
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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 7 r( `5 @3 W$ v5 k
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ( y0 D! {5 r% h+ O
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 9 w8 @/ A; x' V& x8 S$ _6 r
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. $ X. j q3 F/ _
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) I t) ]. e8 [* K6 q) n* C9 ^0 J6 iWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 2 b1 U* K9 S, O% K7 c) J5 v
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
; z1 e+ q h. m5 z- z" tresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
7 x$ \' @6 Q# D- V0 J& Nstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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9 [5 ?* w9 h/ v# U; Iname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 3 h, S4 `3 @! Y! p! I7 D+ s% h
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
; e% l* k2 @8 ^heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the . A# }' G( A! o/ I F9 W
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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& [; R2 Q$ a) n8 ] o ?autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 4 n$ G, K0 ^3 T/ |8 Q
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are + h! e7 q# j) w
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan $ T3 R* O& t) N( S7 _: Q
species are endangered.& W5 }$ H& T( O3 z
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 9 }2 Y$ n- s# h. K) j T
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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ANTARCTICA
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are ' j2 Z1 ?1 }; x& A
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.
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 6 T3 I8 p# k h* M
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 9 Y" p6 \& E. J+ ^
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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