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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
: F2 s! f' Q6 o/ X8 E5 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。
" p2 i7 G) K: u: _. Z7 S1995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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* H9 |, U" r: b5 ]4 Y* I) jThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ' D& L* z+ y- ^9 U
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 7 G# j" m4 q) W! U. J) z
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 0 Y" U9 q6 f* R% K: Y
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 8 l3 q0 {! ]8 h! u% Q( C
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 3 b0 B: w" g9 i' x' ]
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
3 G. |0 H: X) }6 nare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
+ U$ h) c1 ?+ Q5 i) ~9 P) F4 K5 nhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 9 X" d( F3 f, X% Q4 `+ ~' s. ~- l
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
3 S, f: n/ I! P2 u: Ocultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ! f2 n8 X6 q% w0 B$ M4 A+ Q# C, X
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
6 ^& h2 Q, e, s( e6 zcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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9 M' d1 k6 }, B' J0 v1 yVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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% p' ^( N9 D4 e( xThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
& L6 Z" h& X! N& {; X- J+ sincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 2 ], l, n8 w6 L* m4 r! ?/ E
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
0 {) p) c5 s: y3 J6 S D. T3 yseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
) e1 g8 x. B! f( O& ^2 Lvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
0 q" f& s8 D& e u" G2 u' Tscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
- G! o1 M7 i6 O8 U( }oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade." \9 h/ k y% _0 Q
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska4 s& M. U; q7 b8 u: {# {) H1 T$ Z! S
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 0 Z$ z% g4 r+ @6 K
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 1 `( M Y5 k2 [" v7 h' m
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
# R7 j$ S- K9 treflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
& u+ \% k8 o3 Fthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 6 @1 j( E0 s' \& }; n* C: ^( q# s! r
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region" c6 N, T" z3 w6 ^3 o
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar & v/ d+ Q; ^# ?- S; h* a
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
, U4 w- Y, s( @; p+ A" uarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
8 b) L. x) t* J' _8 n+ E" [Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
; _! O9 \9 k2 H0 @" {1 Y3 Oresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
+ T, \- p& u* y. ~stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 8 R; K) L, W. J7 B, r* E$ |8 p7 ?
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
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site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 3 B h" l1 L) }/ k8 ]4 f+ l- P
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 3 N" L% H: U8 p
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ) k/ ^2 ?9 h% D0 R! m
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
; R# }, ]9 }+ Z nspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
' p. i5 a7 c6 Q! q ]% C# x$ \indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ( i2 ?: c% j$ M }$ G* S
species are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ) p! Y3 Q7 u5 A- X. D; `! S2 i9 H2 x
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked : }7 Y) {# L" a. G5 b
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
& O( j- `6 |& G9 Iare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
9 r0 G8 H, z( @; U' usuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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; ^) }( b) _) K( L# B1 ^Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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& U# z' Z' D: ]All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
( G. w1 K0 J) K2 \, a, E3 k h+ ibeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion / Y& A: m3 `/ M+ f8 Q
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 1 i2 Q( N( e- k9 v, E$ Z8 ~
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
0 c# f: {: b/ y8 Wfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 % \% F1 n! {% X* A( r$ U) O
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 3 d4 V9 p$ P# _* d
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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; `# r% P- o; Gsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 2 r! |5 r+ z# l$ Y8 V! x
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