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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。* x0 p7 K8 y% Z" [, z. ]) 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。3 h/ u5 S$ u6 q4 V' s
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 Panducan4 d7 j1 W3 M6 D$ h& H
PHILIPPINES
& S- r1 y: ^9 {) [8 H' s6 D! \The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ' }( G$ V/ A+ J2 o8 b
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
- \6 U6 F% g4 _6 B( k* ]' O! Wpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with : H; t2 K+ n- X, d; x d
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
2 ^4 [- |: v4 h s" x! j2 OMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
) T1 I% x" t) o8 h4 dconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 8 \: t; k9 t8 ]' D! V
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 0 L4 {5 K# ]' d9 }2 a0 n9 f
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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$ F/ T( s2 `* A ^cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine " C- W" _( m8 Q9 G
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
0 c; L! U6 z$ V- Z4 Q: Dincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ) N/ [4 B& \" c' k
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 2 u# }' y- ?+ R/ ~$ I# `9 s
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ' `" b- ^) G7 _$ F, {
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
/ Y5 g* u1 N0 X9 doffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
+ n- A1 T) ]/ l! m5 r# f% M0 qThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 8 e" R/ H6 ~$ V1 M- v
of food for bears in the region., h L' _' o* P% C4 G4 x' c/ M. M
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region- N j* I& R; D/ d: n( M4 _
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6 r6 B3 T {3 |; O! YWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ' d {# p0 r& h6 r9 q% G% l3 w
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most . {! O7 T* Q" E$ u" N
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of : y* i& H- {6 [& a, O( F o* K$ \1 S
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 9 \* N, [: z' a! i
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
. q! L5 o4 k g) [4 D" istone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
# \ M( Y, s8 h1 M5 xname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The % } ^* `7 J+ d3 x$ p
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ! X/ h2 R y+ r0 q# j; {
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
9 l" D, C+ \, \, I& F1 {3 vcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
( {0 l# W; D0 N% O5 W0 bthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full , y* M c, a2 I6 I) y
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
; E4 t; K4 s) @' U0 c" Z% B; cexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 8 ]6 O! @6 p8 R1 x
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal / m5 N1 z* Q$ Y+ D1 G! ]/ @" f% a
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ( |: y& c( F3 n! N1 K! P) \
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 9 P$ U* A2 [' S; h8 J
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Camel Caravan
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs % C0 r* N/ b r8 D
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees + a3 _3 o. o7 N
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island6 ]8 v. L7 x. X4 ]/ E
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
7 t# {" p: d r2 J! ^The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
& P* K! F( q& m7 A4 y0 b0 A+ J9 esimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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