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3 |: ]+ \9 l- C0 e! ZYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
8 L. f: V; K# N) t* T% g* r# ~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。+ m9 ]/ F0 w2 k2 B5 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 6 ?/ P# B+ e$ b) c
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
' P2 v- `4 X9 F3 V Wpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 4 x6 F$ g: ~9 ~/ A( F- Z& x! z
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent . ^; ?. h* ^8 D, }
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in / I, }2 U9 c1 U7 S. O
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 0 o2 j6 S! n ?1 l/ `& b
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small + t) y3 ?, x( `* a
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
# C! h6 ]+ f) l9 R Sthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also , n% m3 a4 y3 T3 }& @3 h
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and * ^0 v3 T7 E" o' u2 S* y+ Y! L
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
9 M; f# i( O+ ?9 ?2 \, ecyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands6 o6 \% c1 ~7 C5 E8 h0 r) o
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
2 w6 w: p6 [2 F9 f) W! jincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
b5 R5 @* D+ Qof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 9 L( c: `" j M- c" w
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
/ x# D* B- j( B! c/ _2 j2 vvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
& U: \% }9 F9 ~scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ( D7 V7 m9 ]) e6 e
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 0 q+ r# F/ s! b% E9 x8 b2 j
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
; `& Z9 g% R7 k$ N3 Jreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
8 D% `" f2 C( @; \+ x' a! ~+ {1 Othem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 1 ~7 d# S) v4 O1 o. `& R
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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% D# B1 G$ W6 LTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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' J, F% @6 |& l$ r9 I0 r$ LWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar - D- j) o! r: G, m2 g: j$ G
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 4 _/ N6 a1 _/ u6 a- _5 ]) i4 K
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
J1 u/ v6 w: Q5 I. O0 ?Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the % A% i8 S" z4 n" }6 Z
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 9 @% [" @2 Z3 M% X( j! l- k/ O
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
# @% `4 ]7 R0 m5 Drise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
- o9 M3 [& t) k% t$ Lpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its - C" M* g! g, ^, M# I& w0 q# u1 \
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
- j2 L" r, a3 Psite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
6 C j. a$ x9 y" O1 d& I9 ~heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the % c& c) w: N) C
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in # X( _$ C% R+ \3 {5 p
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 3 C5 @9 b& m' b$ D# C
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ( P6 n& Q' i! j$ U6 u3 k8 A
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
9 L1 a: E' W1 ]2 pmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal |* }! @8 }( s$ b+ s
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 8 w" y$ E5 F9 U6 v! \8 G- Z
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 ) R/ d" o4 i- i4 ]4 S& ^
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ' M; W0 S8 |9 P% i4 Q; i% b
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked ; y# C6 E2 M4 T8 e( U4 t+ A- m# n
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
, Y8 z6 [) L, D6 B& X& W gdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 6 y9 D+ `9 j8 ^' N
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!7 _, u( {' A. q- R3 d7 k- L4 U
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
M; B8 }! o' H7 _5 O" Z2 Mbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
; b% S8 Q/ I2 v2 B% p7 R5 [* }farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 % A! s3 J, p; s d( p3 p
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 0 c$ b# V9 k) v
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m)./ q' P7 q6 |, h7 U# M
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THAILAND
1 e- K- b, A3 K# h GPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
8 D/ W1 k! S4 |' Z" UThe 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, ' ~! M+ g" O0 G2 n0 A
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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