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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。5 s. x6 S, c! K/ z
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。! i6 N6 F! w+ {5 z1 ~# s
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
- {! H9 b2 b4 @, A- b6 R8 }part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
& _. G- C6 E4 {! A6 gpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
& Y0 T' D8 ?7 `: {. |neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent f; _0 V/ E) o, p
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 8 c$ a' g- k" o
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
1 o, V0 F, u& Y6 l* ?8 Yare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
3 N- V. `8 x9 i5 o- K% l$ vhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
' h# a9 _% s) r6 V4 W" r4 Pthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
8 t- b- @& F2 t9 K! B Wcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
- ~3 P0 X1 T" ]0 Htrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using # b8 y# A. Y6 }
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine , W$ H( V: W' i* P+ P
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.: p& z2 ?- Z1 v( B. ` r( G2 N
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands# y! w# P6 F5 O
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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 ! ~' i @- N/ c$ J
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
% y8 x2 g8 X3 Mvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 4 I n4 `: @+ {& A5 @# @6 S) d
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 9 x) j! B; `9 \% J
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.0 K2 ?: R2 y! q. V, U, C) `' g
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska3 g2 ^$ M% J! `! n/ L" M @ y
USA
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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8 Q3 |4 [* @! e0 b7 o7 Creflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 3 e( L, N i7 ?3 o! J
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. + Y3 C% |) N5 R% u# _3 _* O( a0 c G
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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0 o. D- C" c/ [1 b9 mTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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$ p& H; n* R# O( C* S( M! ~With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
% j4 V. K) i5 e: s/ s; |is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ( [/ A9 t9 W9 ^0 q7 f6 C' T
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
6 c8 O- ~, ]+ T/ N4 `Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 7 t( p/ X. D' j/ v$ Y- D6 P
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
0 D7 a# q( \ G7 [stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
) z4 V( L" t+ x" T) orise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
8 v& P( b2 e2 e. N. P3 rpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
4 C+ r; k$ a% d1 ~# q( `name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 9 ]5 h/ e3 W+ J1 V- N
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
! c9 ?$ c3 U( e3 `heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 0 ~* v9 B9 c5 }0 b5 I! F
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
4 D; _$ i1 `. {9 c* Zthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
- A. M& ]# w h" X! S9 A$ Yautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
: X4 w) _8 _7 U5 Nexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ' g1 u; c% p4 }, h
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 9 s; f$ S! r8 J' f
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
+ ?4 j+ v6 ~, ?# V3 Sindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
* K% d$ q3 T9 j- u6 L3 ?* zspecies are endangered., ^3 C6 r2 w4 L* C$ W
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Camel Caravan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses# X3 ^: ^* }3 l2 N
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
" z, B7 z5 K+ M8 Rcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 5 B( W% N. r/ ^
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and # H7 q; }! B8 _6 e
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
/ i' _6 g1 D: g* XOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!% g% B1 ~8 N+ j- q7 b8 U$ C
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5 [' v0 ~4 Q; m0 l/ f2 tIcebergs off the Adelie Coast! Q( O( X8 O1 z: p ~2 a
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have8 y: j c: \9 ~
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
" }& ]. i( p: \2 ]/ _) n- Lprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
r' p* P1 h( P* _& `iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
& s$ ]& _$ u9 o, I1 w; z6 vfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 8 S$ S5 X- o+ J I* d
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 7 K$ p/ E; w. P" J& c/ y7 W
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).4 e* `% A! s! o4 C, u# a
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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.
; A/ E. _; I# R/ q- n0 B' TThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
4 K3 h; H- I4 L ewhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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