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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。3 Q2 b/ s; k: w/ q7 S- 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。
% U4 c" K$ V* n j% N- M1995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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$ \* ?+ K4 Y% a, v$ z6 JVillage near the Island of Panducan
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. v9 `0 }) M( DThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ; }: s& {7 H; m& g8 y* a4 c
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 1 \* h) K; H$ s2 Q8 g& n6 j0 P
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
4 d7 a' D4 \0 m* Lneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
7 \, J5 @! D6 e+ Y% X7 G5 U; UMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ! k% u6 H) u, E, e
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
( L7 ?/ B* t" M1 |' \0 u* mthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also - @8 h# Y8 L: P Z3 o7 q R% P
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and * \2 t1 F1 C8 M7 k
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands1 @" Q" f% [ r& m6 q5 Y. }6 o
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
) G; `1 ^5 t6 L8 u$ u9 ]+ w4 h r$ g+ dincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
3 N0 B& o8 S; z- ^% _8 lof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 3 Q1 n4 U. \! r% N
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The . v t. y3 W6 d# p/ v
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 8 W3 }3 X K$ C4 L- w
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
# h" }' `" t L7 Woysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
; K5 @4 ^% I4 R. Eprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
1 U) R% v$ \2 e% w, F* qoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that & c& I- V: T* O
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
1 ?- T/ t" p! c; T. U1 jthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
2 G& O$ P8 j5 A& D- {2 H) sThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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6 b$ M2 C" m/ c* e9 Z6 A. l; a* cTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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) Z7 L$ W' ?- d, z0 v" zWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ) G! K' u3 A) e; x5 h0 A' A
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 8 t$ Q/ W( r; {- v: t( Z: i" i
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of * e# n& X5 ]6 Q6 q) O6 v
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 2 a' h. w b3 B7 O7 q1 J6 [
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the . ?- _. L" V$ q8 ~) ^ d
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
9 Z* X' ?* k8 Dname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
{" y. z+ P, Z3 ~ C3 A8 rcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
' j) O/ W$ T) V- k: u, |that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ; Q# ]7 |9 ^0 O8 i& b+ ^
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 4 ]! ~* o. ^( {" m6 g% v+ Y3 T
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 0 [! y7 W! a% A h" m
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ' ?1 d9 J" @1 b+ d7 D7 w
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ( ^! ~" e% r. z/ t) K q
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan & {8 W0 g' }$ U3 V' U+ ?4 V+ {
species are endangered.
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% o8 R- x, L' v8 U' h) @/ m |* f% fOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses- p# g+ J) o% I* z
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at " m! t/ I, |: | |/ u/ ]3 m$ U
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked $ G, |2 ?/ M6 R% X3 x. c8 E. Y
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 + X1 Q% z. Z j7 q1 j0 H
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs " {) Y4 y4 @8 l( [- }
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the $ R' ^! f1 w1 a/ A+ y- `
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and : F6 n3 B: O1 S4 @0 ^0 I
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast1 H x4 [4 U, e3 G) T% W7 f
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
7 a2 K) u5 q# F8 q# F. obeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 1 Y5 _% U6 c; m$ r4 k, @
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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+ _% w, X6 c0 @9 G7 Wcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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1 z! B4 y- r- H( [9 iPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
' @7 P+ E, w9 p5 aThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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7 N7 [! D4 G6 [5 V! P M) Ethose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
" I" a* I" s4 o" \1 M7 jsimilar 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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