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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
' A/ N& `! o, ?! x4 J1 G* Y/ g7 @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。+ |' A- Y$ t- _5 e4 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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 9 v% t+ G9 ]5 r7 w k* d- P
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
. H- G' e) i6 A: ? S- N: n- [Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ( u4 V* u' a4 X8 Z1 r% P6 w
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population ; i4 d& p5 m$ G( w1 c* ^ P
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small , s5 Z* @) Y* c" J
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ! |9 V! Y' c9 }3 E/ T( w
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 3 f' U3 U1 l. C' I: P, {
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using # Q8 P* x1 k) f
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine % G4 V5 G9 _ z: p
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands: H' K( ?+ F- i5 t+ c
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as " T& K! }1 {% D H+ ^7 _
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
$ n/ U2 X& }6 a ~6 c& D1 E: ]villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
9 J. F; A: M" A: Y# z+ [- Cscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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USA
6 d; G P" U. L; }The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. K4 o1 X# C1 M
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 1 S4 S% x% |/ F- q, @ `8 k
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region" k% L" U+ M; l1 P$ Z
MADAGASCAR
$ C- }& }( H2 a. ?$ U9 N VWith 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 3 u% V: N' i5 @2 g! v
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the + h1 T: B7 W/ x
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
3 J' T$ \( z& U% ]stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 6 ?* I! ^, p6 q( E6 \. O
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ~0 x" r; ^; l9 [
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 2 z' V N* N4 \9 g! ]4 j: W; s+ O
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ; y: Z* U: G% R8 ?0 M3 d
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the # j5 ~6 y0 Y! z7 U
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 0 U3 u, N# I" z; G
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ! _- N- y5 E d0 S# p3 i# L
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 2 t. r& `4 p( F" l& k
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
) r c( |! I0 @) Q6 @8 cmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 6 e `9 T" t( ?2 q2 I: V8 t
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are , |; L! H* P1 H4 K) A+ i
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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NIGER
# x, h- Y+ Q; e2 }6 I- }& |On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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. x6 L/ I7 ?' idays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 2 ?8 b, r7 f- E# @
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
- L# S) w! m( k$ [5 R! K& jsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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ANTARCTICA
" x7 L% Y% z% X5 E0 M) s( ~# \All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have( Y. W# b3 l; [+ ^3 F3 {
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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THAILAND
/ F; N) V7 n( ^- {4 A( ^0 QPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 5 v9 y2 R! r% s1 e2 C/ N/ Z _( J
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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