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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。. n4 c; [- r/ ]- 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。* _* L8 k0 |3 U$ N+ n2 j
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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; P- H8 A$ i) o) Z+ Y" }% tThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 1 L5 p9 P6 K3 j- }
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
: Z3 ^+ }5 o; A+ jpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
$ k5 f2 q( ?: ^1 F- nneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
8 ]3 Q5 z9 j+ r# g mMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
( A6 q9 e6 l& }! i( V' h5 Yconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
: o6 k3 j$ b: i# t4 {+ C6 w* S/ Icultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and % j- f) j/ j7 n. g$ k: j
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 9 s) s2 L/ z9 q! @& s
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ! |* i2 G- ^6 ~; M
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands* C4 j2 m# { z! \
PHILIPPINES
5 O& X$ ]0 f7 p* U7 VThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 2 Y+ w9 @/ w9 b! ]- L2 s, m1 P
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
6 H2 ?# w. A2 u# z3 y% y- Y, q5 ]of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
$ K- Z: [+ k# O3 D# F$ l1 Iseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
6 ?/ H% J& d2 Z* Y7 q. Z1 `' xvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
/ P+ Z. q! J9 b" x( P: Bscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 9 p S9 j: k5 A. d( ^2 b6 h
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.( ?2 l3 l3 x* `
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& Z- f; q9 f" R/ ^" L6 ZWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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" M* f" j! \6 C4 QThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 0 { D F" B1 S; Q
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze % |6 i I. X- p% j% U" Y8 E
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. # T u7 E" a$ }" p. \1 g
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source : D8 O. ~" r0 `
of food for bears in the region., \* D! K5 V" a* l5 c! S7 k6 E! R
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6 v& }' i; u5 X1 P D4 M1 QTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region+ G* I. Z$ @' _" ]/ x9 j2 Q5 H
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ) p* ]2 S! s+ e4 p
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
. R* h8 W) k; o* B+ {- @arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
4 i0 j, ]& C6 o0 o8 H/ s; PBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
( p3 z% [% U K& Kresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
% I ?! b' \" P: d6 wstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
7 `" D2 A9 b1 irise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human - Y4 ] v7 }. T7 c/ A' v0 Z& E
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
4 p* z% R+ v6 n. x0 a) F2 q7 D _name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 2 J8 ^6 ^0 I+ }
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 4 n6 G% A; N! p% r ?
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
# \1 c, J4 o9 \& xcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
- V) o% l } n% L" Cthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ( ~( P3 V2 a' X! {) |' W- ]6 `6 t& Z
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
; w4 [6 |0 |4 N8 D+ v* E" J' Bexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: * X. S, y* `. @3 X P6 p
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal - n2 q1 a( R0 `7 M; D. t
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
9 L! y/ `0 ?. _7 g7 e3 jindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
: P: x' b$ D) \: f( u7 jspecies are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
* R6 L# X; n- @: x; k+ nNiger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked - o0 p6 a+ |6 o6 g6 _: y, J
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
" U5 `/ [$ I. ]6 D0 B& Cdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs + O" B' S( T# f1 q( |( _
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
7 W8 ]8 }* o6 V8 O% f% `/ M( v5 Osuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the 3 Z0 M- J y2 y: H9 R: y p M
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
( L; H* `% I' R0 n7 @0 S( qpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. $ O% O9 x: C0 V
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have) _5 a0 j+ H% l- F0 ?( P% y
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
8 O1 U0 V# p3 _1 f5 u S0 ~protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
* t- m8 K7 A( e0 Y3 u. y7 N$ ]iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
5 y, q9 J9 ]: C% T3 Efarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 1 V, Z' j J8 [( U
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are : t* c3 h; `" q: M# p
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).7 v. B; d" n1 j" m% a( v
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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.
: Y/ h+ Y$ m- g+ DThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to 3 J+ N, {: r% X9 w
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 5 J E- c n7 R) H
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
* D/ N$ M+ u7 H* mwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
9 n% T" H) k1 ]1 h9 K" h' C5 i Khouses built on bamboo stilts.
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