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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。! H; w" ^4 t0 Q5 c4 v
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。: z9 R* B6 }% B( ^0 i3 s! h
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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$ D3 [# N$ O- @9 B+ P* cThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
1 k- e7 }' q8 x) kpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
8 V* U$ n7 @2 p8 dpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
8 d( q+ |% F3 Z, `8 {# z- O, Y, {) Wneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ) Q- G9 ^. `/ g d; Y
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in " L5 y8 C3 b- l8 ], J2 |, ~
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
' w+ h% k/ K) k0 kare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ! @' N# U) N) D* V+ L6 N( }
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
2 Q4 D, l2 B. a B; c2 l% Ncyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands: Q* v! N" s, q3 M/ t
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which _: v; Z% ?% o! _' O- y
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
% L2 q7 P. H L7 d" `; O+ sof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
. p3 \# j, v7 `0 k) xseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The & k% E* u9 r9 B' x9 ^. O6 b
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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 9 S0 H' x: c! K2 U H) {# e& F, ?
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It / B( T) i* Y1 W7 Z
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that x% A) T9 Q+ k( q+ c# T" I/ C
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze ; j( y* T; y4 q9 d
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 0 g2 r! x' [4 }3 I
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 6 w$ C. Y/ F) f) }% u; w
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the , t) e* K0 Q% N) A- r7 P# N- a. }
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 5 [0 v) o. N4 z4 e
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 0 `1 d/ d) b5 g7 `$ d, c6 r: F! z
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 5 k: S w/ k0 i3 h& @/ V) ]
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
! u' z+ a) h' E2 \6 Z" Q! Rheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 5 h4 R7 F" H2 y3 Z# e' j6 N3 f' b
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
0 r; {3 Z: J* y0 i2 B* J. A$ ?examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: + i0 k* R3 t a* u4 S
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
5 C2 D* j2 X5 W' }8 S% vspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 8 ^# s# z2 m6 }; b/ ~' t
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked ; O& d& s% m! K; S4 }7 e" e; A" l
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
9 _& N: H1 R* Sbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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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.
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
6 P* ?4 P4 u- l' x! f: B7 Ewhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 5 h$ A7 E' G: {$ N8 i
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