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) S7 ~" [) e4 S- b } AYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。/ T* \5 M) j3 p* X2 w+ N0 g
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。
: l3 a( y6 _/ A2 ?5 z0 Q5 X# ` 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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0 q+ Z1 `* k' S3 `& m$ H* X' yThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
8 M6 M `* Z+ I) G- J; Zpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 0 Q j3 w4 [2 c X
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent % e% @ m+ a8 _! ?! W& r
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
% o, a4 g/ |2 [- i2 Y/ z% Oconflict with the central authorities. Among the population - l0 \! Z' {4 v
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ! i* j% o U, @7 Y
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
) o- R" `' I E) o# N4 A) `the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
5 _5 x- u' }0 p" k; T Acultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and & F% Z' a4 o+ U
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 4 A# R, b* f" @
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
: K! L0 M6 C( P/ e7 hfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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@- h0 a& [; Z" nVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands9 |) \( a- o3 _( k& ]1 ]+ h
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
9 v- F# M R3 |$ ` L1 e2 j0 V9 sincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some % G+ c& p" x4 Q8 M5 V$ }# l5 N7 R
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
_: a3 E. `# T; V8 A8 ?seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
1 Z! ], Z$ L/ j& c: Y/ C; A% Zvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without : ~+ Z) I0 @# O0 {
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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USA
2 g8 H6 p* D: KThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
+ p6 M5 A4 T1 Y3 b4 }, vprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
$ X4 G4 @$ m2 m. J/ aoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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2 B/ i: {1 `* E5 N; _$ Kthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
6 [: `. K2 M- l& s+ T/ B$ yThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source : \) y, [! f/ V: J9 K
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' P5 \7 v+ r1 u; f# O5 HTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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5 K; Q; z# F9 u) F/ wWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
/ d" A$ k/ j! i; ?is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
. d6 x# I; ~( G3 S# a# o' { Yarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 6 q' B" B- u8 U2 ~1 a
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ' h, x9 f2 r7 g, i, @2 S+ ]. }, O: t
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ( X Q3 x/ H$ T9 ~6 A
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
& N: V1 N( f+ J# krise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
. | {& q! K6 Zpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ; R0 n e% ]( |# [! R& n
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
, ?, Z3 J) Z9 P2 D$ ~" Q- Z: ^site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
6 t [# r5 T# ]$ v8 R+ v' Bheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
! u2 `) f4 s, i Ccontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
( B& ~- ?6 E* Q& e/ w7 d7 Qthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full " b( U }" A% s* [ r" M- L
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
5 m* [$ ]3 ~2 i$ jexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: # u. E! @8 J- r$ s, [3 u
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ! v$ r' N1 x. \1 g4 { [
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
/ @: B& K1 x; findigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 4 y9 L* d: Z m+ D
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% Q7 m" u/ q1 x* K# fCamel Caravan
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2 E" B# w6 Z9 l: W* G5 Acaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 ; e- `% U0 S8 }+ a' y0 ~3 y4 u, F
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 8 B; n+ G8 Y: g3 t5 c7 `" x
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked # ?4 Q0 ?3 t a- y# W- B
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
# ]/ t) R6 k9 f: y+ d1 K, f0 Idays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
9 E% `. _8 X$ W4 l4 R- {- amerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
4 g+ y( s/ x- T C5 Opresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
8 A9 ~! b0 X6 D# `One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion a7 s$ g& ^0 ?+ ?$ i
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the ( Y7 Z' u' {2 l" G; Z9 X. d' h) [
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
* E' p# G1 C0 U1 V' Bfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 3 V7 o1 a: e% {% s& k: T
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
% ~8 _& J" _3 G* @4 D& j; v! z' ]covered 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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( z: y8 D6 E2 t- bPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 4 _" ~3 b7 b% |
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually $ M. Z5 u3 J/ i" j* ~2 E' |: f
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding ) L" s+ O- \% H8 w0 D6 C
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 0 r4 z3 o4 b' u& W6 o+ P6 H2 o
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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