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4 L5 v7 i2 Q* m1 [- d tYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。7 P8 X' S: ?4 k5 x' {
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。
- ]+ q. C) v% E4 _' B3 i, Y1 ?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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7 E7 R; f$ C4 qVillage near the Island of Panducan
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/ |/ J! \6 O W3 D7 o$ w4 @The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is , ]3 B, T# Y1 l, r j; f
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ! d, ~ ]) z. z# }2 W
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
& K/ u$ {# R9 z9 @ `neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent - E/ d: _, g: o" j1 [, d6 Q6 E' J) b
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in % e" @7 Q! x6 m
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
: c" y! o { y2 x$ jare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small & y5 f. o) \- T& _+ e' m* M
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, , [ V2 S5 D* {+ M- c
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 6 P3 h- c4 A1 z0 S2 f, `) V
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 2 L9 @, i, `* I* u5 k( j4 |, Y5 Y
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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/ t. W4 m3 ^# QThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 0 `1 I& b) l( B; k6 L# }* z ]
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
1 g( Z" v7 q* k, iof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
& O+ y$ J B% g( v+ R, |seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
, m4 H' p' w4 T1 W% g9 R+ Xvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 3 a2 A( I$ w. ]
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
; e- [/ S2 ~: Y# k% s. {oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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) v# E# q2 d9 r" PWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It % n ~5 @; _/ g w& I: a
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.
* r% t4 k! W; ^+ AThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
+ i5 g1 o- o4 {0 u3 xis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most . o* |6 f' q3 @2 Q% ~
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of . J5 F9 o2 k+ H1 X9 O, V( M
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ) j) s# ?8 H |; L' j6 @: m' u: X
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
( M# Z0 C. B9 @1 R8 z1 qstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
0 @6 ?1 L- h, l: F2 arise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
, _3 G% P3 S/ \& zpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its " j' B: {9 F% e$ n. z3 X5 t% D
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 1 a+ e Q" c7 n# I3 ^! z Q4 M
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world + G7 y5 Y/ t+ j" D4 V4 i7 K) H
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
# _ U2 {* `9 z. U$ P% xcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
: B! K, J3 {8 G2 C( ]that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
7 M# o T! P- Mautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
* t3 X9 X! p& }examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
5 U0 k! K" }! r( Q6 Pmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
0 A& D' k& g9 z% M! ospecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
" f8 l. s: w$ X; G! Yindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 8 }5 `8 `$ @& q3 k1 @4 G
species are endangered." x; V- q% F+ N- N! A+ l
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses, T, M2 }; p0 C! C
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
9 k4 _: B5 ^. k5 h; L+ ?" ]& vdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the 6 k$ |! c5 v6 O8 p7 K% v) [9 i$ B
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and , n" A2 Y8 w( k: g/ g5 e+ L& b7 \1 x( `0 U
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
- Q( P0 P: [0 ~One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!1 s" j) e1 f( r2 h
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/ X& L& ?* d" X1 JAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
$ H8 d$ K4 {# M! q6 J( j7 o Mbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion " C" j6 ?# T. g( J& q* \* d
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 5 K$ E: Y( i. v" R7 ^4 v, ~
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 1 E! d- U$ y& [; f" B
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
! s$ z5 H6 w% emiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
( Z3 D/ F0 V; s$ m- g& pcovered 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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* v. L7 a! S4 |# v4 VPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to 0 p3 v0 {6 Z o9 Q
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have ( W4 R5 ~* O0 X* U+ i' a
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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