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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
7 I) D/ L& c! C4 S# ]5 _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。
; h7 L( f4 Y5 ?% e5 S1995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。, j+ @2 @. F2 g. W! k$ a
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Village near the Island of Panducan _8 r3 b; s4 m6 g' V; ^5 V& r% Y
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is * C- u. O" S* h/ j4 V; h
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
! F& r/ c) L7 S0 K" F! B3 hpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
9 t9 ]! B t+ J# w2 z3 cneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
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; }$ s/ K: @8 u' p; xconflict with the central authorities. Among the population - h/ }: v( a' x
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small / i; M; O/ ?9 S8 F W
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
3 @+ u7 t5 Q# q( f7 s" s$ H+ ^the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
+ a6 k. B( _% ^/ s5 h7 Tcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
& M1 J7 a- j" O% l' R* f$ U, g/ ntrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using # h+ e, l# j! P
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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3 m, W l3 W h. j6 s4 AVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands% z. |8 b1 a% A! q, F/ h- P: G Q
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which z7 B8 c0 U9 }5 X; u" r3 j
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
1 F! D: u+ e! f% mof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as & h2 @! k3 E+ \% P n& ?3 H8 i v" C
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The * ~; o" u5 w# I j1 N
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ! O. ~" e. U" a- {) g5 k
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ) Q7 J) {8 H! N/ l7 i
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. i8 j: s0 K& O: R' j
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 5 I, ^! b5 J) ]* N5 G' N
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It . E I5 S/ d' ?( D5 K
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that # B: b( Q% p X Y
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 2 R% O( T( ~% Q7 |+ b/ D! s- Z' i
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. * h; J D/ Z; _
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
8 O2 ^! j2 f0 m8 u4 G9 q, v9 Tis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
4 u* S3 R( N* s* _arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
7 T- C9 @+ {8 i! b2 J& L* mBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ; g8 r) }1 K3 L
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
" e( G# v+ l# q9 fstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ' V: k- }! m8 x0 c1 z) A0 a0 e
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 2 B6 R r; C+ ]4 i3 G( Q
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
0 C+ V: r0 Y3 g. b& Mname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 1 k9 Z" q8 R4 o0 k* O: r! J1 `
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 0 ]: X3 {4 u2 M) Q
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ' a5 i7 u G) i
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
2 Z) k* W0 n; N+ U% H7 t, L vexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 2 {, X& k @* Y' S
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
0 z6 \$ C" \2 yspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
: S% K# B, z* | y- p) @3 eindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
6 m! @" L( f y3 I3 A8 ?species are endangered.1 _, [0 h% e$ h" j4 P9 d
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ) F* u' a5 p. @7 ?2 Z7 a
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
/ X6 t* O( R2 spresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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* U6 A, h# q% t' F- @+ r/ {Icebergs off the Adelie Coast# ]7 L- ?' e$ [# c- \
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, O" U$ l/ D% G# E- R; d$ O" uAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
$ b' C0 m& H5 g! T$ a& t7 y7 d8 Sbeen 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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miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
) M: S- |. A6 E- A9 d: ycovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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! f& U" d( L- y7 ?1 w6 e5 JPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ! z) P) [2 ~2 U( }1 Y, M+ u( [
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to 0 C9 @- C6 _0 }& O% `
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
9 ^0 |* D4 L" y1 L' m Y+ }similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ' ]4 [( s1 A: n7 z
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ' S& p" w+ n3 P4 L- u% s8 T& N5 \+ b
houses built on bamboo stilts.* h: ?# L% y% ]; C4 i: r1 |
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