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8 p2 d2 }7 V. W/ z& rYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。; I4 l: J( m" ^/ A' {2 g2 a
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。
$ ]0 Z2 }" w8 W% R7 z5 G1 ^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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G; q- a2 t4 Z5 O: c9 m6 vVillage near the Island of Panducan1 Z' D f$ U! g5 |/ K
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 1 m% I- H) B: q0 M' w
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ( \+ O0 j0 j6 E
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
$ d/ X; n8 J! K" x0 nMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in & X3 d/ x5 g, [4 {
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
( n3 h5 n& B( p# ~% ^+ G6 bthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also # Q, ^5 ~1 b3 I% U+ G
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 5 D, J o' R" f' w* `! m4 D! y- X
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
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
0 R1 M0 t5 N, s2 I' `; f# ~0 ~: Z; A- ^3 Dseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
; T% h, n4 ?2 [. h' E5 tvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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; n4 _1 Z+ G! K6 D0 l0 SThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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. I1 J3 j, u$ L+ f8 l) K3 {offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that - X" m6 a5 ~6 x0 ~; c' s
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
3 B! W( r) }3 C0 \$ Y4 ?( ~; Jthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. k, B9 u5 M# ]/ Z9 n7 |4 ?
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region/ `8 c- ?) T( `/ S, T q
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5 d F- I6 {5 W, r& x3 _8 h( LWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar P& n( n. d/ V" u
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
) I1 Y% l: [8 f. H( S8 R8 ?arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
% p) f. K* O1 u' rBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
% q) Z8 {- M# B6 u% S& }6 u! Aresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
/ C( ~! l; h! N4 Vstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
; r3 ~- `3 v9 Q( T) q# M4 Z4 Orise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
/ l1 ~( Z/ ]! {; Tpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 9 f" D0 C) N4 N" F+ ]% X
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The & x0 `9 ?4 m1 b+ ~
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the # O I( F( n, f* [9 Y
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
, _3 l0 O0 O7 f& |' X( zthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 0 B) ]* x: G3 L, H8 h
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
/ z" H' T% n6 o0 J# n( Oexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
# X4 T0 q: [' V6 u( nmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
/ K9 ]5 H- a# e8 uspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are & M) R& \* G0 O
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 8 u/ L5 M% m5 k8 i( U5 x4 n
species are endangered.( Q9 G& E6 O- p& e) a0 n
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9 Q8 _+ L2 t' ]4 i3 F' J/ |/ U4 x: dthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
8 v4 U! I$ B& Z1 V! e% i4 dmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 7 X6 \/ I+ E9 r3 Y$ Z
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
" w$ U2 t- Y. |8 ^# _# l% pOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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; z# T9 g9 R1 E h( Q# O3 M5 SAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
/ H `2 k0 ~, Y3 r) ?# Cbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
- d8 M9 z" B) Y+ wprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
6 Z) s" H7 _9 T/ j4 G7 T# siceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
3 k) W# _: s7 L8 |/ Nfarenheit (-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).
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% V- {7 _( \% W) p, nPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
3 O$ l* R# E. x3 t1 IThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ! a/ {3 j. q, z6 K: h
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
0 Z) n$ L& b5 `3 ~8 [similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
) o) ^# y5 D$ _% K) T1 U9 E! K9 awhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in $ l4 M8 g- W; G8 A: Z2 B" _ b2 W
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