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6 s1 G% E$ B+ Z6 E( Y" sYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。0 y1 E; A/ }2 _
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。" F$ @' [% b3 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。
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9 s6 [9 i5 P; q9 fVillage near the Island of Panducan
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. I' K3 ]) T/ b0 V5 K6 QThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 7 M, E, w; N' d+ T- F) P
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
( z- x1 Y& E0 {( d- Q( [ Zpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in , o8 `6 q O5 \5 k" M
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
4 q+ Y/ Y- x p! {are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 2 x4 k' o( ^% j" P, |- H8 ^
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, # x% W( [) f' R3 e! u
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
) c+ ]& P7 v; a; p( F3 ~cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
6 [7 B/ C) {' L) t8 b% d: I/ y+ _( gtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using $ H( Z% N8 M4 a6 t- c% Q# W
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 4 j9 @( O: q4 v) u/ _) n
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
3 h5 w: O+ E' S0 m* W$ ]: |. [includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
: o! i. l4 u, O5 Z" Dof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
5 \% z) V! E/ L5 }6 bseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
. F) U& D, L* c) D3 D' Mvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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( f* Q5 A/ O( H! p) FWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze / U0 Y8 b% D# ]: c6 O
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
9 Z( f' q4 n9 |The 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 . [+ K8 W3 B, D @1 Z& B
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ; B5 Z: }1 r+ {( x1 `
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
! R. _& D# B; R- F: ~" S7 X0 gBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
9 g) T( V& c" K }: N1 hresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the - m) Q% u5 K% n7 {, J5 @: [) E
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The " S1 J! C i1 ?% G; W* z9 `
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 6 q& a$ H9 Q2 t$ S( h
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
3 s0 x' X3 F4 b) c2 \7 D1 zcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
L/ T5 r4 T" n8 lthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
4 X- z: S: M9 B9 |autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking & ?$ u! b6 ~3 H5 A: y7 b6 |* p
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
! F/ s0 N3 i: y6 X2 Rmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ! v6 a4 j! }( o" b3 c% z
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 8 Y+ c2 R7 t, W4 Q8 V
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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On 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
* v- B6 Y3 L$ p* t# skm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
4 [! p" ?# `; T5 g4 _) J1 b a/ d( D# Odays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!# _9 K0 Y' w ^! E" ~# a
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
3 g+ S8 D6 D: {; ]been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 4 }, n9 ^, t+ Z' c
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
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farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 - _- a4 p2 X$ O, Q+ Q9 E
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
# e) S" U- U/ D! mcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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5 v7 h7 s7 s' g9 d' J7 e) s/ WPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
3 n+ X% G# X% ~1 fThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, * V& g2 B* X, K+ p( l3 G% r4 W, r
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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