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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
6 w: X9 [4 V$ W/ x) r$ n1989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。
, j, [$ r# d" g, b1995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。4 K( i7 C% B* ^6 k
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Village near the Island of Panducan2 | w; u% e9 j9 S* F
PHILIPPINES
: p) b) ~) _: _! r8 v% {The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ) q) q% t: W4 X8 R1 j
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
* ]( x' Q% h- ?1 j0 k; U2 \piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with ! f: l. X- }( V6 d
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
+ A6 k6 c7 J0 G: q# }4 l* _. g& ~# mMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
9 i! r5 z/ m: R- z8 Z. D* pconflict with the central authorities. Among the population . O5 e+ D x' H/ z
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small + Y0 S1 _+ q% n; `
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
3 w1 N& M% I) P t Othe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
. W7 @& A$ B7 W& f6 D% Wcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ' H9 l5 ^0 k( P9 H X- N
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ; S2 C" g2 C, m$ _& y3 f0 ?
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
' `, g. M1 }! c, }of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
$ N6 k/ @2 _* A' @6 D$ |seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
7 ?) z, R3 L! Ovillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
$ l' C2 T v8 j4 ]3 q8 j0 D' Pscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
8 _$ b) |0 S$ ?4 c3 P# z9 hoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.; S$ w3 {' j) t2 g& N5 {/ d! p! @
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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 / X0 d: w; Z- Q+ A
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
5 X) L* Q) D. ?+ K5 i' i$ c: @! S' ]offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
( r0 ^' W; ?/ k# ?reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
+ D# N3 ?% ?+ |* Rthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
' q# a. `- K5 U& wThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source + C! T& m' M1 C5 h" E6 P l
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region. M/ o" c0 \9 L; `) h6 u) D$ Z
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ) Y! Q* S" E- S- I2 O4 m$ v5 u
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 1 c" X1 l9 f6 D1 @ q3 {4 {
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
1 _4 W7 E' t0 ` \2 yBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
( g% u- u) M6 a% z7 p/ B" Q1 O aresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the % a6 X# P9 Z) c# ^. d) ]
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The + @9 j |0 u7 r# }
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
) p( d p; F1 l5 {# [" c/ Mheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
& ?* Z/ f2 X! ^% p2 l# dcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
( t# R8 d9 C1 C1 Athat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 0 I$ G& H& o' u+ B
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
/ o7 x* S m" [% u# }" u5 Z$ d, ^5 zexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
' h1 k+ }- n2 T4 C3 m1 [1 h( Imore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
8 O$ |/ e! v7 X" Z- F' U% Kspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are : P& l, D/ @2 S) O
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ! s0 U' G) I$ l8 |/ w- G
species are endangered.
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) y& J0 B. r2 Z1 [7 _" U, j5 WOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses q. D q4 r3 O4 t# D$ z
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 3 K4 ~' n( i/ s+ H( z, z( o5 _
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked " @, N/ c/ V5 _) j8 j
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 I7 z. F/ `! H/ `9 j% x, R7 b- u( J
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
' B& @0 E5 w2 ]. z5 Eare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
\* w0 J) H0 {+ S0 n: T ssuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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, C3 Y- X( s& m( D# V- n* hpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. & p# l6 }0 q+ M7 X9 j& g( m
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have! ~/ F0 ]) x9 n/ k2 R6 d
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 6 [6 r* _0 }6 X0 Q
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
4 M& x8 t6 j [- N. Liceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees , O3 Q* C1 o( n
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).) S# O, T5 S. @
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island- e! M3 x" `9 o# |9 F) A. k0 O
THAILAND
9 S/ c3 t2 \2 V8 g6 L" `( Q# ?3 iPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
, Q& \- f9 p' P$ [The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have & @/ h) {- B/ C
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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