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u" W( l" q9 `' v% NYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
! V$ D% y6 }, Z4 g' S! t1989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。
# |3 s1 C, Z; r9 Z1995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。2 U& N; g1 d; `
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$ Q/ o" G0 |) k( d7 DVillage near the Island of Panducan
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6 h/ S& r {# K* I' h8 M7 GThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
) O* q V. ^- h8 s0 h7 n, jpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
% t6 Z' Y$ d2 H1 M/ z! X' [piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in * I: S8 D% \, y. v$ Y, _6 i: j- Z' g
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
2 \. D% a0 B* z' g& Tthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also . M3 u. f# n3 q9 F
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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* k0 h% A& L0 n' w6 GVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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" G$ g0 H8 z/ I8 V; n& G" @The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
3 W; l! I+ Q, D* g* ]includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
0 ~2 h9 O( ], D" D, ?of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 8 k/ x$ p0 u( W: M8 [ O6 m0 L
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
0 f5 Q* P7 V% Bvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
) S" i7 Y- |% K7 Lscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
0 g" g! m# m' H- E: u1 hoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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& y8 y$ E) @ H* ~* JWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 0 G4 p8 C: ]; n% H* E
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
# Y" x p1 I$ D9 P& e5 Woffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
4 i, n) k' T$ ?: k6 wreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
: W2 B% j9 s9 X+ J, ]) }them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
) V7 h& v( |7 b6 HThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 5 [3 _5 |& a* N0 E0 ~0 t4 f7 W
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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 5 L+ ^8 x5 b# x8 U I" K
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
4 j& t: L$ ?) u4 U' w* e7 K" farid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ( o( ~9 F$ H) D1 e+ R" R$ t r
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the $ A; U. ~3 F- F+ ]
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the % y: j9 @, A3 \, v' j8 U
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that : r% y0 n* A" _, f' a
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
' [& a* f& z6 Qname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The # ?% ~8 G- V8 f
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
2 n/ [1 c) z0 L' @heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the + k0 f! g3 V8 R5 ` J& L
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
$ B. W0 X; D. L# l: uthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full % v- D& A/ D+ e g- J' v+ ]
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
4 m$ _0 l( C, rexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
+ A& {# F+ s. ~indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 5 {+ |8 E& b" Z' |1 \* x
species are endangered.
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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 8 R$ h( t$ c* b+ s* q4 {6 R; |3 ?
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 9 B, I# a% o' I% H5 i& U
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
, o8 r7 Q) t% G. Z, [+ ~days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs : w. ^' d& x! x& c+ A* i" I
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
0 n$ K' A& p$ {9 ?" O9 l; `suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
8 C, q8 t, `6 U* L7 u: K# Nmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and / M, h4 i2 U- [1 v
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
7 Q( h' h3 V( a- N. e6 ~. |One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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& I& k7 ^8 z5 c t0 {! `Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
. `+ C7 D* h. X, |1 n7 abeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
& }4 B1 l. w6 Tprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
" U1 f* w" N4 L ^ Ticeberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 9 a, e( ]7 N3 Q. u) z6 D) v/ w
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
+ w) ?; ]8 P1 p: e: s# u4 ?7 J* Dmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
6 A/ h2 d, K i1 Jcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 5 t: U: B4 c) G/ k
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in & J' Q9 ^7 B% ^! x% S8 o7 l
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