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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
2 K7 I2 [4 a I! m( K- R1989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。0 }5 ]% Z( k a/ `
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/ l& S0 \# L: m, K0 v# [
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
1 o1 R/ |/ D6 g) K3 z fpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of / R, U% X- X' w( \6 b/ ^7 c6 p
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
4 p& D0 l' G. D4 z" @( I! Sneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 7 L Q0 ]9 Y# O/ I) f5 X# k
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
X! \1 Y; [5 M! ~/ f ~$ H# ~% J0 c6 vconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
5 y# G& w/ O- _& gthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 6 k. ]; y, j2 f
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
3 I% m% T! i [9 @( _- Wfauna, especially on the coral reefs.6 B1 ]/ E2 D0 C8 L+ F5 }0 b" w H3 l
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& z0 q6 Q5 z8 j M9 _% kThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
8 H/ E0 l6 s4 ~6 J5 n# O3 V, z& g9 Bincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ' `7 s- o _- s; z" k
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
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villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ! _ h' S* e( L2 \6 X% z
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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* y+ o9 n0 A5 y+ T) B8 e IThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that , ^3 y% z- }: h5 _9 ~4 ]1 y8 }( C9 L/ R
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
8 P4 x$ ?3 }2 z8 Jthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
* \% `$ J' W7 z9 g; b9 rThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source " k9 m4 r4 U( x/ p
of food for bears in the region.
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( U! z" x' y; _Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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$ F8 a% z3 J- |' b5 HWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar " Y) s. |4 P: S( ?( P
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 3 Q+ T5 X7 X8 F+ K
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 1 L6 \* a/ R' p6 X
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ( u9 W ]. \5 G- b" F U# o
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
# f u5 k& b% h" qstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
: @9 T% E* W' G) b3 B& ]! G9 srise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
+ f& ?* d3 ?% X6 |+ qpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
7 u% @. T8 l3 t1 M; ~ D2 dname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
# U, m' B5 K9 Q/ K/ O; r) Psite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
4 ^4 F% t# e$ S4 m- M, U% C1 w+ Gheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the " g6 p5 B& V" y1 i. b* t5 \ Q2 y
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ; B! O% R! g3 Y+ z
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
7 _0 K* }3 R1 h" A# x* gautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
6 }; r7 }' s; K2 x% x5 ]& `9 Bexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ( k, l& k) D P! B% f: d. U
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
^) \6 d/ B' B6 ]species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses+ A2 G }2 |2 x8 ]* w8 B
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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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
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and ; `# t+ @& h, J1 V, P, t( f" B
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
9 r, m2 P1 T6 `8 j" ROne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have7 m, F. u4 |( s# d1 J
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
( Q1 i. s: f! i. W6 M- S* y: efarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 8 C3 z1 k! S; j. T
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ; b6 X- s: `! ]: H1 Q6 a
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
9 }) S' `. l' P2 |( [2 gthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 4 T$ L+ J; w, r0 S. w& @
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, . ]* X- j0 N) I- b, I P
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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