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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
# B, P3 b. e2 o, @/ w% q1989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。: [8 B! X$ o( r4 B
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。- I3 U( W9 ], |3 K
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PHILIPPINES
; u+ o8 y) P& F. {1 l3 kThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
" n8 ^* `/ j+ spart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
9 O! G; a: y$ ?! d+ Ypiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
; P/ q4 U. q# V; z3 ?$ }neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
6 B; |" _. @0 b* M7 _Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 3 m7 h) O: B; f7 \7 y
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 3 L1 T. s" z ]( ~' A/ ]
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 3 y6 f. e/ ^3 o: M
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, & V4 l l% N. u: D5 d: m( V7 ~
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
! d n7 v. C0 fcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and " R2 H) Y7 W- k! p6 e. n# I/ h
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
; ]* S, k- \6 O0 h8 t! A! {cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
* Q2 E1 K( E& w( {1 h3 Afauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands x) h& r& o' S" y# k. n. U; D
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which % }8 t% h: E' @* v) t
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
! W. j6 |' j! g, g4 X& Nof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
3 w+ E0 R' i3 o% X# ?1 Cseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ) ]" ^' ]% p0 {
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl J. O! _4 i; R
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" {4 i- o+ o Q$ M" m# X3 WWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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* t6 h% H% n$ o* ^7 @5 X2 hThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
& F6 u. D7 ?7 f" zprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It / U8 u2 D P0 X+ D- z
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that * \7 E0 z* W9 J. q9 _
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze : S: E/ y i6 E5 \
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 6 a; N$ [, [/ f% z
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source # g# v. A$ o$ t J9 |
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/ j$ y7 d0 `) M4 ~1 e; a- H+ YTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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% N. S9 D* ~# _0 I1 _7 ?With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ) e+ | |: p, F5 q( }2 V" r
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 8 A5 y2 t5 s0 E$ O
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
0 P) I5 }- q+ Q4 `- [Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
9 t0 T$ ~1 }# w" C: n, Q- s% V1 _. rresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
0 J6 J7 w. E4 Y, | {# C5 o5 ostone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that " s& J1 J8 x% G& n0 `- x* c2 F
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human : o$ h4 |# X8 W$ ^7 }, P
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ; I8 [9 y; w( A( |" M5 |+ |8 W, F
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 3 K& k0 A0 @8 [ f h% f
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
v$ C1 i \4 A3 Rheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the & L9 P2 L% r! _. t3 P& s9 J9 {
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
* Z5 ^7 h5 W4 n7 x$ xthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 6 E4 j8 g. @2 f+ |$ @* u/ K# W9 w
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking + w# R7 `6 B, I; |" w
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: $ U! n& A7 j5 i0 D2 `0 S
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 5 s/ s7 H' g$ C0 h: S$ A! ?2 @
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A % | l; D6 a9 u" y; b, L* ]2 {! @% ~8 X
caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
K% \% z) v K2 h6 J1 ]km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 * L- B1 K" q; A# N% |( y
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs " d- M) t# E+ Q1 H3 ~) F
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
$ ~: ~' m/ q+ vsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
$ `2 Y0 [+ U# s2 q# s6 I5 k' qmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
+ w0 u. f5 d- p5 @+ m- _presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
6 ^" N3 B0 ]2 v( {0 u6 N5 BOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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ANTARCTICA
0 O/ H6 B* C+ }; V1 _All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have0 V: [( }- W, W5 r& a
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion % X& {! _/ E9 [ i
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
3 o7 c) l8 [2 r) \9 i+ }iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
6 ~+ Q M0 x7 o( d* Bfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
+ f: d8 F% s) g1 D, jmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are ; _$ t/ t4 A8 E; R# a- l4 O
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).. b" H. w# l; Z# R3 U) W4 j
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island3 i! H8 I3 i, L
THAILAND
/ a' }. v7 G3 OPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
# Z( g7 v! b- K0 w! K5 UThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
% a" B* N( K& Z4 g& O/ M5 d0 kwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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