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# T1 b9 h+ \/ y6 Z9 v8 F' eYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。% ^3 `, v$ t% N/ {8 t7 s0 {) q7 ~
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。) c' Y; [- n( |4 I6 k% Y
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
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) O) m% N. L9 @9 b2 |- v. V/ vThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
9 o; S3 f7 p9 ]0 b4 |# Ppart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
& D8 F) P; S% ~/ }, K0 kpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
( W; a! l9 d. P1 O/ A" }: m xneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent # F5 _7 n9 i/ t( e! B7 m
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ( @: L- U4 y( c) J. l
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also % M3 ^, E7 d# d0 |7 x2 [* {- w
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine . y L- m# ^7 G( W* ?$ G
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.8 G+ c! D5 I. o. U% k8 `0 t6 S+ Y
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
9 B% Q% j" q$ [: x8 n, f8 hincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
8 ?4 x" g2 p0 f% H) w. K9 O' J- [of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 4 W, L, b5 K8 ]$ V$ Y
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
7 O0 g* X$ x$ D3 w& e' Z8 ovillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
8 V6 n& w+ Q% S0 \# w0 jscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska! O6 I0 C2 j2 e; H
USA
2 W' ^' f+ a9 w/ {+ n! k( w1 |: {The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
# U- o+ W5 O% }+ q# B7 a! g# a' ^3 ~protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze ' u% x4 ^' W5 z; k$ F$ w6 W$ P
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
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of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
# \9 F; o1 Y. t6 Y- CMADAGASCAR
7 d$ F( p5 T$ DWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
, r5 f3 Q+ F' r& t4 ~is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 6 r4 Q3 q! S. ~% M1 y
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
8 F! p" y }" t9 y3 U, A3 eBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ! h2 k6 ]" {( ~* B
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
% N6 F0 M3 n# srise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
, m2 F- x0 h x3 gpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
3 X# S2 w5 A6 R) _; Tname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The ; ^1 k3 p# n: \# ^( ?/ U9 k
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 2 z' e i- H& O8 X6 G
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 3 [; N* f5 ]7 T0 Z" O4 F
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
* |6 w6 w+ O) I# l- Gexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ' K$ @% k3 I/ R- ]2 p: A0 r! L
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
1 o9 b5 e6 X+ k, \+ ospecies are endangered.
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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. a% j, U/ n2 ]2 Z6 qdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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, {0 W3 p+ t. Z+ L- Hprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
6 c: [4 f8 y( |+ ~" {iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 9 u' g8 ~& {5 D( }0 z# z
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually + ]% r2 g6 V [! Z( f1 c4 d. N
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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