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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。0 M2 I: n6 {" Y9 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。
- B0 d7 w$ \& t1995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。) l; n7 ~) Q; x6 |: I, M
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is . k; x- [0 @8 Z3 ^
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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9 {4 i I- f: B* f( {6 t. }neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent U& r! K2 k. Z8 H+ M1 n
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in + u5 L4 U* U# l; ~! t& U5 q" e
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population * [6 o% S/ |3 N3 B
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ' h& O/ @4 X: P, X8 p o
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
$ W+ F0 u/ |+ S0 @2 bthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also + R6 q: C7 D9 m1 n1 k
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and % g! d- J. N% `5 N' G; e3 G
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 7 w% j8 F* E( ]! P0 l
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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; w$ j m4 r* Q1 j `The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which - p' a; k/ t- J+ r+ x
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
0 W" ~ I6 q4 Y2 {" |+ c- tof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
6 B9 T, c/ A& t5 w$ N5 K: {seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The * K7 m ] H5 @4 L
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: V$ E1 l3 e A4 V1 qscuba 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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( R6 r7 B6 T, ?6 X) l" UThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
, v7 \' i7 q9 \/ f* Z* wprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
& T9 V* M3 R. b0 a9 Uoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ( v: f3 _/ B6 W! W
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
/ N7 m+ E) @5 g% d3 o! Lthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 9 c- `1 i/ s: L: c4 z% |
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 3 Q$ u- L) [: t$ m3 ? d+ M! }
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
6 ]4 _5 M; F% l9 L) OBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
' c9 O; q; B4 y: R' F" Gresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
! T% D$ e" D5 t: ustone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
7 L; A0 a" [: r+ [$ ]rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
" r8 `9 p R% R/ bpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
/ P: d& L# f8 U, n3 Sname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
# S( s( u6 z+ j0 i: r! b, psite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
; `# f' x+ m& z1 T. k0 F9 ~heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
7 ]1 }! R! a+ d- _! N5 s# Qcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
& c" T! _5 t7 `; f: |: [! y# Qthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
- i7 t, F! C9 t( A9 \, w2 vautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 1 n. ^9 b3 L7 |! F
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
3 V& r7 m# e6 e8 m9 _0 v1 smore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ; f% m; q- _6 U3 l2 Z1 [ z) V
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 0 X9 b9 F, |* a
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
2 _$ n/ g! q/ c- |) @' S4 A: G9 h2 uspecies are endangered.
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NIGER
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
, B% U6 X( H$ \- b2 ?been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 0 l1 G" Y, T, F) e1 | B
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
7 }4 f u8 p7 m! k3 Niceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 8 z2 z5 g+ u$ @( V2 K! Y
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
, B' L5 L; v7 hThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
5 I% {1 _0 C. j G( |those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
) s: z# J2 a; ^similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ; {( ^; o1 _ J8 ?0 a0 Z
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