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3 ` u9 d& h- }: v' h( }; a& jYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
0 {8 H$ {; g3 @ E4 j* D2 c1989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。
, x4 H' r6 n2 e- E" D( P( T1995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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5 A( `& [! {. mVillage near the Island of Panducan6 D% q! t; O5 g, T4 f& J8 G
PHILIPPINES
- S: r) M" Y! ^2 |7 y6 QThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
9 u/ B* Y) |: C2 `- b }& T% Rpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of : U/ ~! p4 ?* m ~
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
. F9 F/ ~: ~0 K' k3 ]neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent - v4 M: ]7 P/ B
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
9 Y! c! K" y$ g, A$ Fconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
G( e! P7 ^: {9 p6 g8 I3 h+ c" Bare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
- M, d/ F) z- K% h* }hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
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cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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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 & e/ ~) i }5 d* u# D! w# F
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is & G8 P! n! _/ _( J0 E
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It . Z& n! d {& R+ B2 N! r3 f
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 5 N) A$ K! \: ]' A% U
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze ) o" n' I) }9 e" `
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. % G/ T# A% v$ D, y" Z* _+ K" T
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region! R4 O# O+ G' y& X6 F" C# m7 A' \
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ) L" D+ p" @7 k5 K6 n( }7 ~
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
) V2 ~3 B. @3 o; Harid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
$ R0 n! h9 r4 Q3 H' X* hBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 1 d/ d% |* Q) f$ B
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
8 M" M( S6 t1 A# n3 qstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 0 g2 l0 T& m! O6 d" `0 d% U) P$ q
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 5 c) h: C( i3 z2 s% B9 ]
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world % V3 M% s# a- i2 s S5 l
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
2 L+ a$ ^. ]; Z* W6 U3 v) V& ycontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
+ V1 u8 h% E- W1 z3 x/ P% Wthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full # p! R0 z# o: W& L/ f( E( o
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
8 x; e5 _; ]+ Z+ l0 o# _examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
8 t/ @3 D: }# ^7 K! Q, }# `) s2 j4 Xmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal # Q" Y) O3 U* Q" U
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 6 X1 i0 O6 Y4 y2 {
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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. O4 D& D0 _8 w9 Q* t8 jkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 : @) r8 _3 C3 O5 Y
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the % j7 |4 p$ C$ j: q, P3 `0 f
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
: D* }/ c/ J8 F9 N- v" Tpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
# e( U! Y# |0 w9 d& oOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!/ W, |1 t) E7 ^/ Z& D5 l$ N
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast3 A6 ? r& t; I- g8 j/ f
ANTARCTICA
& }0 I. `, O1 F: u$ f) oAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
/ D Y2 @! G7 Lbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
+ i0 y! {, |/ Z7 X9 Qprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
7 F( Q. P' ]1 B9 z% Y& K3 e& ~* eiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
`5 w' g& Y1 W7 E- O lfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
7 C! `) V2 L+ [6 t1 Pmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are % k. o) R2 c- |" b9 z
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
4 X3 B5 D4 }0 p8 C! w) SPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
: Q8 {+ o- J J5 g6 ^) Zfrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
! U$ `5 b8 e; ?, R" fthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have % k# Q( c) l: K1 ?* ~
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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