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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。& T4 h' v( o1 R: o( L+ Y
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。
- g) Z% ~/ o& |" w8 F9 a- `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 4 g) k0 D1 T1 p, c/ G, C) U$ E
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 5 \* p& K1 }) [$ n! x
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
8 ^. B5 {5 B* e3 s4 h9 ]- d! Fneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
' M/ r" P3 c* p: {# LMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in - D+ m! p' q, [! U9 A1 m0 @1 L' D
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, $ M! o+ b, f5 J2 ]
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 4 t: J: E7 G0 s. m# j
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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PHILIPPINES
! D2 [% x% P/ g/ J+ p2 m- sThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as * m4 q& h/ f' ^- }
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
! W! F6 U3 i2 [0 B, @" @villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
9 j' |4 B( y8 T% ]- uscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl / p6 D7 R* @( w/ m
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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
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 1 [. w' C* y3 _/ X# s
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 1 |. R# A# g4 Q$ @) E* J
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ) _! ?5 `2 r2 V; V5 c
of food for bears in the region.
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. {, E3 J4 r* {* }7 @Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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/ u8 i% E( l- G M$ RWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 5 c4 {5 j; Z! i! E% @
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
6 b( x7 p3 p3 r+ nresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human % u- ?9 }! r5 U4 U, m
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The ! q" C- Z8 t* U+ K+ o9 z# z8 K' Y* q" {
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
, v$ P- i: p7 i6 Q8 a& Oheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 4 I/ y. H N5 ?/ G8 [
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ; M) j3 d% P0 V8 h6 A( U) ~
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
+ t% a m6 d# g* v yautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking . `3 v% U8 g+ c/ @- V7 G
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: + X2 S& |! ~' } D7 d) c
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal . x' [' l2 Z6 Z9 p3 i
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
$ _ b; e3 P, ?6 j8 k3 J$ jindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 3 q* f8 X* |: T6 v: v& }( [ c
species are endangered.! n; u T' c7 ]% A( ^/ p7 D8 N* X
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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
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs " D$ t5 l0 C" ~- p5 a( d
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
& F# H1 O2 R) p Z! @All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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1 \+ s* F' |$ F* t8 diceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 4 t+ M% n; I( j: ^7 T
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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$ y4 ?6 c0 D' ^covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).' T/ C" t/ } y4 {8 _; m
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
& [$ ~( O0 P& ^The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
/ t' D1 r$ r0 M3 r! {2 N5 h: ~similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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