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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
. O9 v7 m) X8 ^1 Y9 k1989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。
0 g9 ]5 i( t O1995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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8 {6 E+ I6 `$ V1 BThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
' I9 r) I9 L3 Z" g! E. s2 ]part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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9 V1 Q* f3 Z+ t" C2 Bneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent # \% z) W/ @/ o1 ^+ p
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in $ @+ I; q/ S L k) U- N0 M
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population ' E5 ?) b2 U7 ]
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also : U- F7 E8 i2 [+ W
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and - Z, L8 g6 d: [2 e( l2 N$ l1 R4 ?
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using - }. m0 z# f0 s# S2 j+ l
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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8 o5 n! @* P) K6 M' J3 A( bVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 2 C- ^3 M% l' g+ A/ i% ~ u4 ]
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
8 P; a4 O& c* M- z8 i$ W) F* zof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
0 k. r% z8 h3 n! B3 ^seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
( b; O, {0 d8 `" ?# ~( ^0 ]villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
% b4 N& n0 Z8 O2 h o# ascuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ; y5 ^9 H, v5 X* `
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska; N2 B; H% a1 s, s- u2 p
USA
, `' K# g( _" U5 w: P5 S$ qThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
. ?6 @5 R+ j, b ^' qprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
& F0 ]- c! B6 X5 d) @/ G5 K% Roffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that l/ G0 J N4 J7 v( f
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
* g, _/ ~& q9 u7 j3 `+ Rthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
# ^+ u* l6 \: i' H- hThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 3 }9 I# v* {% l; L L
of food for bears in the region.
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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 : h, H1 |7 q/ p. l$ {1 H
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most R0 C5 z" I- `% ]+ \0 U
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6 s" Z3 _; \/ z, A" I; F; A) w& nBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 2 {7 l1 z$ q' c: w2 c$ @
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
: ~" B3 K1 Q/ m# Y; hstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that $ g k$ O: p8 V
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human ! Z# E6 i, B. L5 c4 d# K
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 0 t) o! O- w+ F; h0 e5 |, ]' l1 h
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The % k( z% i! d6 H( q0 G
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world # R2 f$ u9 A$ f8 G; y! \
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ' L6 j: C. P$ l
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
5 v3 A C( ~0 ]that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full $ o9 P# W3 u4 R/ g) j5 f! W
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
; Z2 N% V+ s9 B( Q/ t L4 ~8 [examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 5 J; L: x+ D& l% }
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
) b& ^7 _, E1 m/ ^1 G7 Qspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
! T( ?* R9 y1 ?% P S* Dindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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( ?; R* [' ~" b$ O0 ^/ H0 v: j; `% EOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
O7 [, p7 H I* T6 |: D+ B7 X& ^* bthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
& W$ ], J% O& h5 K" ^5 Dmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
: w2 m+ S: I& |9 u3 w9 P2 T8 ]. cpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. " l& c" t$ P8 ?8 r6 H4 Z
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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$ g; \7 g3 p, zAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
; l3 |/ E! g0 I$ f9 ^been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
* `6 q3 q7 { }! l+ nprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
7 i5 b& s& R |0 @3 h0 }6 g6 Q) Q6 riceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees - `, z* @3 q. W- B/ v
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
# R3 d& P- R$ w& Q b' gmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
, E9 D3 }* j# m/ g; ~* ycovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).3 n: _9 I- Z. R. f+ S4 `; b
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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. ! c% `8 W( h- w6 _
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
3 h. x% Q N$ |; x; Fconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 3 n2 ^- t7 J3 i% n' m3 Z
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
6 ~2 R- u6 k! k- [) ?( h$ cthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
. f8 l* W8 w- l7 x& Bsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
( Q& E" L7 H6 G) X3 uwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ( \2 T7 d7 E2 E8 S. `
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