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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。: r7 q0 U6 U. G1 y" c4 |
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。; e6 N8 ]% Q* W+ M. C
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。6 q+ z, N- w% Y6 V; D, z
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Village near the Island of Panducan4 @- _1 a' X) B1 H
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 0 \4 R4 B5 R5 H. l3 ~4 M1 o
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of + T+ l6 v# q4 `7 r$ G
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
2 Z: B/ u4 Y% r ^- a) y cMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
- ^# u) p, T5 @: g% `" [: T3 Kconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 6 J! l% T% l, |0 h5 P% N
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
& z. U7 A. ?: Chamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
! v% h6 J& H& jthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
6 b$ \9 M3 M' J$ M& k ucultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
" Z. M2 t. ~) rtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
b! N/ g( z4 x( Icyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 0 A, z" ]" ], w3 D$ p
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$ \$ A& _, m; |' U' ^* O8 g9 ?# M" z' iVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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4 h# t. h p- U, _! EThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
I' @0 [$ r1 Fincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ) ]+ S+ q. A+ K6 W
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
2 q. G. E9 ?2 ^9 x* D9 U4 p% kseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
9 Z7 K( M! C+ ?+ f8 Yvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
! ^# g* v/ f `. q3 I, Cscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl : E, q3 q7 e S/ J7 X S- |% d
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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3 Y# n6 I/ \+ y- i9 cWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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0 W) V3 h9 i0 @" O2 x L6 w! QThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ! a i' l* R( _8 @# A
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
5 t t' x2 e& q- P0 y) yoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
3 T, t( Y2 Y! C5 A, ?The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source # X! R5 X) d- C& u( a
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar # d) b9 Y _& H! p- q5 `
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 6 ~- a! L+ P/ i; Z W8 w; H4 C
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
7 L# R) N* H& hresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
9 U/ I, A8 {- q, g1 @- O# ~% ?0 bstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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: V2 H' E3 z! k7 y3 Vpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 1 q5 x/ _5 P- ?8 J6 l3 `
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
6 G( D2 }5 k& [5 @continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
) o8 K6 l9 W4 Q9 r+ bthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
& H6 W, L' ^+ l* v0 y4 z+ kautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 3 L& H9 ]/ v0 r4 ~& n* r; n0 q
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 6 o- A" N3 z/ g$ R; f9 I* R+ m
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
; c' y+ p/ n/ ?* R( a zspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
& x( U: a$ o& g* K& R9 T- f: jindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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Camel Caravan
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9 X4 g J8 K4 V3 b, r9 ZOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 1 m+ K: _3 K$ V1 g8 Z1 o
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 ( y; p( Q; D' }+ X: |
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 5 i4 f8 T: ]! Q a" m6 E
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 1 Q- ]2 _: D0 X( v
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
: A1 z {; H! G. ]& {protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
( ~9 N+ H1 s; N* }1 h2 d; Viceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
* C1 u7 x( v% {/ t% i/ N5 Bfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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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
7 ]- I% d' }; u' @ t Esimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 5 v& a! E e' n8 z, q) I
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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