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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
) \2 S1 b; a1 F! a( e1989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。& ?: ?! f4 T2 a# W
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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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 4 {# ?7 J5 p" h |4 f! R
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of - q a$ _$ n$ f! L3 c
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
! ~- a$ I( h/ d" Rconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
f+ y3 F, H% S! P/ w* uthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
$ F4 H0 r' S$ x) Q! @5 gcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ; ?7 V' g( I" H/ h+ O! ]
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands' c7 c% a* Q! l$ b+ s- G
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ! J2 j6 R3 J$ ^- X% ~ g: X% l
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some : e, ~. O. c) `& p* O/ Z
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as / a. S" g9 S6 }
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
# ?, f" m( R; ]9 |; U6 Wvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
0 `8 q- [2 a% L$ I( b2 f, u+ Jscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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& \) B% m R: D( `2 I# m3 y( z' ]The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is / ?5 }9 z8 A2 u) |0 c# \
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
B; i' p {2 F8 q' [offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. + B% e) R/ l/ Y: N* K0 q
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
- ?3 l9 ^5 W6 E2 [, Cis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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8 G% h' L5 C- y WBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that q5 Q7 T4 H: w+ L4 k- i
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human * F0 d- ~: C7 F" T5 u' {
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its , t9 [- S) S; R1 ~ h
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 5 w- w# p4 F6 o7 M/ d6 z+ F
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
m0 ^$ r8 S0 Bheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the * B7 V( _/ X% i \9 G
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in $ n* B. }" p) ~* [( g, ` z
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full * P* ^6 _! b- |/ a& t
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 6 c: P7 y6 ^* ~8 l7 L$ [% a
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: . U7 d" _- d. O( T6 M7 U" Z
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
9 _% L1 y) ~8 ]9 ~/ B8 }species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ' _: l+ j9 P! @2 E" k8 g
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
N. \( I2 v: e% z' F" {species are endangered.
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# S; t9 H: a' }0 w8 k9 f* I: P0 }On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses8 l+ ~+ j" T& w/ ]: F" e3 ~
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 2 `9 s* W( `0 a
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
5 B9 x! k4 h: apresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast H( ^: u6 u9 @; |! @# x2 x
ANTARCTICA
' N1 _4 }* X* w" }3 |: [6 |All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
3 Z, X6 S, t2 i8 f3 W( Bbeen 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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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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