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C* H% d0 e! [2 s. JYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。8 ?' x4 k5 p. S6 _5 m
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。
* A$ S( s8 z6 l+ P' `, X+ ?- y9 w( v1995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/ g* ~! P9 F8 W4 p9 T3 `
PHILIPPINES
" C, e5 c2 u, H/ W8 p/ YThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is % {' b9 m+ j" @- p+ D" J5 m
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ; ]; a% e/ e' C$ i: c
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
( l' [/ g# ?0 u, e2 M1 bneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
) ^( I2 n1 l# X& _' y& y% f- l# tMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in - }9 B3 j* e0 Y. d* e
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 5 g# B: K T4 E6 a! q
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
9 G0 ^1 t {! n" z8 v, ehamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 4 n% @6 ]. d1 E7 E: n y
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
0 u \; R: k/ V* z3 Q, q5 `cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 7 a0 N% P7 C+ e) D: f8 \- Y g
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
8 L$ D. C8 h* ?* j; R. B) mcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
# l0 g; \ I( L5 efauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands( q: i# x. C# O- r; g8 Y
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 9 T9 A% l9 N" R7 u' x
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
% i5 q: M' @; g/ hof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ) K0 s) Y, r( J! N, v& i
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
+ i7 G+ e8 x" U& Pvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 7 j/ D6 ^9 u+ Z
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 8 V: ]0 Z) V) Z- m0 R1 d& K" k
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade., [# p& g9 k9 F
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska: }5 R! |6 G3 s% @' |0 ?
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3 A. w. K& s1 m$ X2 S* c$ PThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is - X) a/ F) Q! E( S" x }$ L
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
8 C8 {7 w: w! u* W8 FThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source . Y0 y7 \& ^5 M" I7 M
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
7 ]( ], M5 I* q# g5 mis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most . {0 j1 Z% ?, H" p ^% f, w
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 1 u1 A$ A. t# I% P1 p+ t3 Q
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
0 U$ \) D- X3 eresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
: `4 D7 E5 a, s$ I' s( tstone 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 e& P# L6 B, G Fname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
& n/ C/ V$ b( l @4 R! Vsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world / j. f% s5 G; G. k( c
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
/ P0 P1 j: _6 Mcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in $ R# B, x( p5 v- b
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
4 H; \* m: t* j1 ~- o& ~" pautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking " G, }1 Z$ S) F4 [
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
2 N6 f2 R# C7 r$ ^2 N% cmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ; t6 E! P8 W8 Y- Z
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are : h5 k# i% p, J
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
0 R2 w7 B# u% I! _$ {species are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
+ h0 ?. Z6 O7 p( A9 U& {; V$ ZNiger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at # @! W4 d# `' ^; h7 S% P {
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked ?, _ e6 K, q" e6 k/ Y, L
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have . f2 x5 t' Q; @( }& F* l& v+ R
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have' m+ l' b1 o3 y4 ~8 O& ]
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees . {: \0 ~8 s( T% G1 y9 w' F3 L
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
( @8 E: h3 r! q e# {miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
3 T: D" _: {8 e) G$ Ncovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 8 K' d( G0 h: f
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
! z6 E9 A2 |( m3 m$ X' z; ^where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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