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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
1 C( A* @( `2 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。
6 C4 a7 I2 l& v7 Y+ @: i; d1995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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) F2 o0 ^2 W9 ~1 E% F e+ @, j JThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
K5 Z8 M/ }+ H, H O- Qpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 7 T/ S- E# s5 Y
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in " }* H% B/ T$ ]6 y' O
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
" z- c1 ^9 F/ e; O- y5 N3 kthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
1 X8 M, ?2 M. E5 T. b8 i+ Y9 Wcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and $ l$ M" _3 k l/ T- c
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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2 Y8 e9 }( T0 l( N' X- HVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which . X, {1 a- Z$ G; ]! Y# E
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
# ~, L, x8 g5 G& q" Aof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as / _; d% K" _8 q- [2 Y4 ~) y( w: A e
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The . d8 G7 t# X, s# ]! P/ D5 ^
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 1 t6 k5 B# M5 H5 x
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 7 i+ R0 G- Z( }: j7 g2 t- i+ h
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
; H: E2 t$ k6 I! A6 f8 a$ L4 rThe 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
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
$ e3 g% X& C+ s0 p( J0 V5 x% _result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
1 ?7 y6 S7 {1 }4 N' v- P5 Nstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ; I$ Z# `8 N, g% s% M
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human ( N- k" n+ C( C0 o9 e Q
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
. f' p$ O% q$ o: g8 s7 v0 Ename, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
+ _# q. h, A4 T8 ncontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
3 _9 ^9 _0 ], e7 Sthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
Z5 E$ ?1 g: f* o; aautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
% \! F/ x" J/ R9 J3 ]. ^$ Eexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
1 C1 r( J( M9 {more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
4 }( ^ a6 m4 C, v0 t6 uspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are " P3 u$ m7 n1 J8 b8 y
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
: V- a) v, A( [4 J: |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
# s" M# C% X( l& h3 vbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
+ U; J9 A9 s* a* o3 ^5 a7 y aprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the " F, U# a. V7 T) N, s8 @5 |8 Y
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
1 J* l$ L. ~/ J# M: W1 M8 [2 Bfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 1 E; X- P- D ?( ]
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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