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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
3 {% m t' ]! }4 J% o- Y1 G1989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。8 M4 q9 F8 w$ v- I
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: o4 |0 u: N0 J9 D: }* ]! K
PHILIPPINES
3 M' g& p7 i: @- Z U5 OThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 0 W- M9 K3 e* e4 N/ o
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
( i, C7 [+ i2 U/ u, T8 t+ G0 V) T5 KMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 4 i) D1 _ b# d; V
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 4 h. Z' B) O+ D' M, V! p- A/ f
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also / I M: ]+ R- Y4 w! h
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and X+ u& [! w( F( i4 c. H+ `$ M
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using / \& [ a# Q8 L' q% u3 x7 {" z% `
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ) i% @- p1 i8 X
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.4 L+ n) \1 Y" D7 P6 c2 K& N
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
$ S+ F Y, l( W; U+ t! uincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some y& ~# R8 c, b5 ]1 N$ k1 G! F
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
& K5 p3 C( N+ _; |- y$ ~: L! pseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
9 H6 u5 R& z+ A) Q/ r: Cvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
I0 |+ a3 P! [4 N5 F% S0 I$ Escuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 5 Z" ~/ F! T$ [: z, P; N
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is . l4 X) h& R3 Z9 a5 p! M2 F
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
' l8 n( i+ P- r0 C0 Eoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that " j; r) N& {" ~+ o# }. c; |% f1 v, t
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
2 v" ~7 ~. S" a& U* c* Sthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
, s1 V0 g. p# W4 K6 lThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
. b$ U! V; w- lis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
5 k3 M6 J' L2 q/ [8 oarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
2 G& x4 D5 w5 b$ L) @4 }Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
# X$ |' S2 F7 m3 Hresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 3 D: t! w1 K7 G4 c* t# z- V9 h1 G
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ; I4 M s, B! `4 _
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
) B' W% |( I' q6 o$ V+ P- Hpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
/ T4 \4 E/ z8 g8 w6 e, jname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 0 r3 M1 z# J: P& {4 E
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
7 A# ?' a9 B& B, Pheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 3 W' s3 f( }& G0 v4 [+ \
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
- ~5 w2 `# `9 }that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 1 j# @: M5 v4 ]4 s% v4 t b! ~
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking " f" y* a. Y" X; p' k, z
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
9 [$ N5 [. {2 E: H2 j) ]more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal $ _% a: v* X- R# {/ n9 j# _
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 5 \6 m+ I- E ^" ^6 N( l# o
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 6 ^, Z+ T& |5 T8 C# f$ h0 d0 N
species are endangered.( Y4 C7 }) m, x9 V2 a) R
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses6 c8 V/ L. n5 [: G- B
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 4 z* ^8 o2 h4 W9 u, O7 `5 m
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked & N& {& ]* b# L& C m
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 : w* h+ I9 {+ b* U( ^
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs * n8 P! i, G0 p+ \4 [* a' w
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have ( O% n& \" e. Z0 U* g% O
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
. S# ~: H, a9 z0 X/ rbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
) A* y6 `5 X0 wfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 . n& R4 U4 C4 q# ?, c
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
2 C! v3 ~" U- gcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually $ w- J+ o( E; R: o4 D1 |; L
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
, |) q- P }1 c# p2 v4 X5 [- Csimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 4 B% |: o* z* g+ J: Y* c. [6 s
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in U: M) M/ y2 J5 c M* d
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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