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p5 T2 B* P& x2 {+ I! t% c5 w e" LYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。& t8 ]. {; y& d. T
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。
: {4 t5 K- T- {& B' J1995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 ! E, J) l8 B. A) e, m
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
' @$ g6 o( ]0 W' H$ N% n0 Wpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
! W( Q5 u9 U- x; Y6 y! Jneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
0 g. L% l5 W' z$ YMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
) L1 @% }, T/ {+ h- Kconflict with the central authorities. Among the population ( A, _' W' O$ \) Z
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ' X* h& G0 O2 @& U5 C
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 9 Q0 l! I. o' W/ f
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
% e& h; X1 o; g. u& J2 vcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
6 b7 A( b3 E- \trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
) \. G) x7 \$ d" C# Ycyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine . C4 U' G3 G! Z: f* S! c
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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PHILIPPINES
# t4 E! P7 Z1 o: `; IThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
5 r3 I9 l: f+ u! B' _; T6 \includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
* l, Z' f* q6 ?of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as - K; Q" R8 z+ M2 f1 d9 L
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
$ Z0 w' r" h1 ?8 ]" }! N8 v+ v! Qvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
: |( J3 x% u! s6 O0 j* `1 Zscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is % H* r+ V! j+ s
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
% E+ N h( m) H4 E- @* joffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that : S/ q; x. i$ J; y% F
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
& h# P7 Q' \+ Ethem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
5 @- @8 p6 ?% v& gThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source . @. y2 H' }6 B; B% ]3 ~& W1 _3 L: v
of food for bears in the region.
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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! p+ H6 n0 M9 h- l/ Carid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
% X" x% ^0 X6 r rBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
0 }) \- ~$ n @ w1 oresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
~9 p, `1 u# ~( q7 lstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
% U# M; t# v- E8 F) |+ e# J9 m' frise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human ! F$ l* Y7 t7 ]9 y
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
2 h. E9 p$ i' v- f2 w2 Isite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ( h) u3 T3 Y$ n7 ]
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 0 H" C; S. ]. p: Z& F
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ) J% K x- n# z- y& G% t% c% T
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 8 r/ f0 i$ W* D! e1 c8 F1 f6 ?# f
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking & Q1 I# s8 z) c0 w* P- U& J
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ' |) O+ Y/ v7 i; D5 @, a# j: @
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
2 I8 ?/ e# T6 C7 \6 z7 Qspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
! P8 t( Q. b8 M" t# P8 G9 Q/ \) findigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan + I- P3 ~% @' {/ ^1 o' u
species are endangered.
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
- s* i/ \! G# E3 L2 m0 |1 jsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
9 e7 o' N3 F9 x# m9 K- U! H4 Imerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
( J5 j8 O$ H8 X% jpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
$ W- h2 x* h& d* k3 V$ U* lAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
" I1 l+ W. p' \( ^3 h% Ebeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
$ G* k* \; g+ c( c! gprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
( C- K% Z" w# A$ u) `iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees : b6 ~( [( Q8 |+ l! l7 q6 {3 e+ i7 v8 l5 V3 K
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
2 m4 I% q) s+ A4 |miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
v& [: W$ h! s! I( m4 ?covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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$ }3 D& e. n$ S9 x* m. g# wPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
3 k! J6 H* ?0 {3 A) Z% AThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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) l. [% o# r" N/ R) y) J1 g( Sthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 5 e6 Q6 ?$ l) D& ?3 E& ~1 H
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
+ K/ n6 t* l* |, pwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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