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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
0 M7 _5 ?/ z* F# m1989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。9 J0 f# r+ |0 Y( D4 D8 R5 U7 B
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。% U3 `+ q$ I1 m$ f. | t! Q
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' Z+ C. i9 r/ Q4 D6 JVillage near the Island of Panducan
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" j- Y" C" u3 ~+ x. PThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 7 e" K% n4 G9 M2 w
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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, s a# e* R) h0 w: p9 ^3 Wneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 0 y( L; s# f" @5 u5 e6 p9 S) o
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
- ~$ g- F- E- A- J6 f2 N3 rconflict with the central authorities. Among the population % E1 F0 P# E: o) z; b
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ! S7 z" {! K% z0 Z' C* ~. A
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 4 V6 J8 m3 ]/ y% j v# e# g
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ' A" ]. K* X3 d5 q) N7 I* L
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ' c! r6 R0 L' K( a! O& x* `! A4 z
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
W* o; \) F1 A, x1 B1 p3 p% H7 ycyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
) T# `0 R$ d. _3 E$ M+ Kincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ; l% g: Z6 j5 `, [8 U
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
: P* z4 |# F4 p7 z! \5 _) e5 Pseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
) r3 X6 v/ X0 m: A- Ivillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without & {! \& r j" T# w8 X: S2 \. r
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ( s4 i" C6 O1 W! S& m# r- Y$ [" J
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.) M* Q% s+ H1 F: i, L T+ n% G
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
- O& }2 F/ R' R" gprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It # O5 `5 m% b, X/ Z8 ^ @
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 3 Z7 M6 Y% ^& O h% X: D( Y
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 1 U# E P9 f# c: [1 e
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ! K; M1 T5 ~) o: T! k) ~
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
9 X/ v$ |# s8 ~3 M3 |* his the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most O9 L8 J+ w0 N7 p- W
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of : ]- ~, k! Y8 C# g9 }/ l
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
' M( T( G7 r: A" F! g9 j, `result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
4 F8 X5 J) Q- zstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that " W. x' E2 g9 ]5 Z
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
3 m# ^- r1 ^. Q7 |6 h4 a Upenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
' r2 ~* Y# ~5 s8 N% ]name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
9 O8 n* z8 B1 n; G1 A7 psite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
8 F" Z) p: L/ E8 f6 u5 fheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ' m: W0 U/ u' U0 l
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 9 s3 s4 a* ` j
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
/ V9 w {' b# ]9 P1 M- Vautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
0 ?9 \( x. J/ D6 j9 }examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
6 S1 k* e( g9 Q; b# Gmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
0 D/ C3 @& W% [% J( |' cspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
, r/ M/ a( L9 {$ G9 ]! N3 ^indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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0 T' W0 W0 o! WCamel Caravan
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- y: m: Y g6 U% V% _; ~3 EOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses1 f0 y% W0 m! C
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A 9 W( w& H0 i! W1 b9 T( U( q. S
caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
7 R8 t! Y) k0 } R Z: Cdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs . N& N% h) s0 V% A: _; S
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
4 X0 E& K. I4 ]* ?3 w* L2 Lpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
; |+ }2 H5 e5 c& W& D# G3 R; U8 gOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!& v3 w X0 s9 }7 j7 {2 {0 r! w
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) s$ s5 [+ W G+ l" FIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have% p8 Q! Y3 @ I2 T0 t
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
( M; ]! w4 e6 X5 A: B+ j% Tprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
8 B) w# L2 W' F; d- Y Liceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
' {( P7 n9 o" `farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
* l' g3 {+ ?/ Z7 bmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 8 |! s7 \6 L; @" Y% _5 a7 G2 O! @
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
) K/ o t \$ g2 D/ |$ i7 IPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
4 H' \! E- I& h" W, VThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually # w0 ?9 Y9 @4 i1 g" s1 Y+ j
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 3 L; i! d. Q% l' K
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
7 L( n6 Q- \* i9 Kthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have ! O1 _# h7 c4 J1 y3 J6 l7 ] p
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
9 w* i7 ?3 l. L' Ywhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in & @- b3 l* P& A; X) n
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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