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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。' |, ]& G! p+ ?+ t% x
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。- x8 Y& _3 { q& o
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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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
% Q. D8 N, y9 Z" [' V' h' Spart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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7 D H. _; }" xneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 0 Q0 w+ U# N7 f- y+ W. d* P) C
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
, l8 B. J: T$ w9 f5 m0 y! `: R4 Cconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
& D% f, L9 T, Dare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ; c( m8 f; |, w6 Z D& F
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
4 b! D' Z# o0 hthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also * h5 A7 q# Y# B, }7 M* V
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and " P, Z! C4 T8 c5 L5 z- W
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
X3 Z+ n4 {+ p: {cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine * A& N6 Y5 E% w- a. t( C6 a
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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3 J: I' G( Z; P* _* Z+ hVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which # n% ^, j" v7 r
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
p6 w7 \9 n F" r% p8 W7 I2 Oof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
$ Q% Z4 [7 w4 s$ o# J% G9 wseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
2 t: s/ T7 w# `6 d* wvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
6 E+ b- \! N* d! \, I9 q, @% Yscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl . r0 f* A# \ O( \
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska4 v+ U! F4 e1 V; j6 d' ]( q
USA
* e. I+ w3 s) Y' Z( gThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
) D9 e" W- B% N8 A7 vprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
2 H7 ?6 g+ X, \offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 2 J* j& }9 h) w/ D
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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* w5 @8 l2 m3 f1 l5 |Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
7 y: ^" `3 k* l: O9 Sis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
2 }* n6 Q; C1 _2 q( @arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
/ I$ Y1 Y6 F! g2 m0 r& u# Y+ TBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
8 o/ ]: y: a3 |# {8 F) @& fresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the - U6 q* a6 l7 Q6 s5 `
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
, K B, x9 O' z. |5 ~rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
. i6 J" A* z2 m1 g) e6 ` j, |penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its $ [- T7 i0 M H/ r: J' V- {* i
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
7 k/ C( L6 L9 n4 nsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world . D6 B6 _4 D! k- k" f) r4 {# H
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the " T' F# j. C, G" D: c
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
& x& G3 y$ Q' E5 u! T; ^/ s% t+ [6 Ythat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
- ?3 F4 W$ M4 sautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
1 d7 w1 i Q& y, pexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
% ?+ Y& G7 ?0 ^% Amore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
5 [5 x& e: T, [- h# ^* O2 _species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
& A4 ?: X7 K% I/ tindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
- Y! I( i" n) o5 y; v% }species are endangered.
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) r/ ], x7 M4 u; l- Q! dOn 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
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked N; k! m! o* o, `' E
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 $ `% j7 }+ L T- @
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 2 ]! [1 t, r5 i0 q5 Z% n) _- k
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have ( L# o/ N/ I" Z3 Y
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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5 U# Q1 w! ^& x1 w9 ?- e7 cpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. : B3 ~1 e; n5 h' u: R
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!6 @( c0 o {- X2 R8 j d
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6 {3 S1 U2 _5 h7 KIcebergs off the Adelie Coast1 j3 o2 _2 v$ m' g3 V% S
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
' b" i1 B: ?( `- G; }2 Bbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
3 J1 ]: J5 }3 e$ M( ~ y6 q" Hprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the " ~2 }7 H" }+ @3 W8 Z: j
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
b/ X! W) O, Cfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
: l) x* j( c3 _5 Kmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are : A( X- w4 J7 d; |( x9 }7 w Z
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).# R/ B: F. M3 w
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ; P7 Q$ Q h6 L2 X& m$ ~& a
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding . x1 {3 z3 r& S& {* {
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
' l. ~' y) e% Z3 o: B3 C3 A+ Gthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
& K+ e, S: Y' D3 Z$ X0 C& N! q" Msimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
1 B: i5 Z; @- e% qwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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