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: G+ K+ j% ?6 e* i3 eYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
! O5 w3 R. n7 D1989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。, w' Y. i" Y- K2 D
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。( O9 H) h! s9 {
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Village near the Island of Panducan5 L! [6 ]- V( ~% m
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" b% {5 u- w; S7 o) h( n" NThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is * W# o% `1 p8 }' |) g
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
. q- j& V1 a: @, s2 i6 Kpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
( {3 [! d7 I5 y, t1 u, K+ h$ Zneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
1 p: x9 |6 ^* Q( X. M: EMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 8 }& S3 |. |( x* x1 @6 o5 B, h
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
$ V* N' B; A# j' I& }( ]$ T0 bare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
9 y9 ~( x& E9 Chamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
1 x: y% H! v) B6 r7 b' U fthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ) i9 {$ P' f/ P& [* m$ {
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 4 d8 k4 O" t: {2 W; Q7 ^
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
4 g- I' G: s& z" h0 N, Xcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
9 I8 A: q* \, Q$ F' w+ i6 wfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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& y' E' p! m6 x2 [$ [4 T6 C& | A6 YThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
6 E' K! g$ K( x! [+ m( _4 pincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 3 C& m3 ~3 ` |9 I. w" t
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
8 M; @8 i2 C, m7 `6 ?seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
8 W6 A" v- s. j5 S2 o+ g2 tvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
8 u; e. N0 p0 z, b0 Pscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
?6 w$ Y& F, p: o! Uprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
1 W; n% G; e/ g- q0 `( Uoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 5 s3 Z( ]8 H8 x9 e/ y! Q
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
+ T- g; E0 }; H4 G/ f5 @: Z4 pthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
8 U1 F" }9 k& s( q, Q/ ^The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
) d. B# j* k- C2 G5 R0 T$ bof food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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/ E% z6 E3 S5 qWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
, v5 q( @+ I) f& sis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
) ^9 G$ b& V) |8 |0 l2 ^; rarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of : S4 O; w+ |4 o5 S8 g- r: {
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the : T2 r0 O& ]+ Y
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ! x3 o) ?' e; G" T1 b/ v' Q( U
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
1 w8 i1 S$ ]# o( qrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 9 ?' H1 ~$ k) D0 {, X+ _& B
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
, A$ N/ Q b, D {; |: G) y; _name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
0 q# s% E; @3 p9 jsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world * d: M( t& L' W7 q
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
9 G$ t/ O5 Y- V! ?3 Vcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
; O: X& d+ Y; @# j( rthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
+ r W# T, i0 S+ `; Qautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking * |; i2 U1 Y8 T! f# T' {, ~3 O# U/ ]
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
: v+ O. `/ i/ }. U' z! \& |more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
) N; ?3 c9 u0 y% l( p) Nspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
, g4 |& X" m+ L1 K$ t8 r) Zindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
7 y4 {- C# }9 p% g6 f" S7 Wspecies are endangered.
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
( R3 z9 q3 B! q, Ncaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
: w I( q5 R7 `: L b7 [1 t' xkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
& @: d+ Y( i; _5 h$ _0 D0 ^the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked ! s7 O9 m/ o0 n0 L& G3 X& X
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
4 z3 H% y; P1 S) K) q% n3 c Ydays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ( Z. n5 V$ U3 B0 O) e4 ^
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
% }2 S; S8 W. ^- V( Z+ }merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
, J! |- p) u- z4 k$ kpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
6 n: I0 p$ X; S7 t% X3 u0 {One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
+ h2 c7 H: k; y, d8 S# ^- S4 wbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
- W8 ^7 s; P5 ^$ C' k! qprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
2 b; v4 N: \" v' xiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
. d6 g/ W" ~! Z2 T0 D+ v5 ffarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
~! P8 I) C* m& {' z" g2 cmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are " v; Y3 v5 n* d/ }9 _' F
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).; T) t7 p" R" N# E; ], O Y) Q
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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.
. d$ O( h! r. J' y# ?( U0 J. s: H, O% dThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ) }3 ]& z& W7 w& H9 @
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
3 R; {: w& _1 {; @, B% Y7 T5 Ithose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 1 }& H, a3 [, n9 N5 }
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
s, m/ l* U; B- t h# G+ g4 S2 awhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
2 j' J! u, |- V5 g" b/ C$ n0 Mhouses built on bamboo stilts.
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