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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。: j6 w) [$ y& l. [. o, c' T1 i. k
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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6 h% ~6 z; w- B) `* p- l/ T EVillage near the Island of Panducan: t# P8 h3 s: z& f
PHILIPPINES
5 o7 s! {, s% SThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent # r+ m& [# y* c- \8 X$ o
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
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2 Y( C8 O* e% M; Gare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 9 z. [8 a( n3 x& C; ~
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
4 E& t! _* z# @( \1 N' }the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
2 w$ x K' x, O! Kcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 6 @8 Y* }, k2 p0 o8 x
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
& {5 H/ {' C7 K" n* U4 [cyanide 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
# P) Y, F! H# a3 [includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
9 I/ \- z5 U. {. I$ ?2 Nof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as - N( E, a4 t/ V5 s4 l/ R
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
, e0 _( r$ ^# b. e. xvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 8 H" x" V$ I% |0 a9 T7 U
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl & z# K8 A- _7 T3 p- T
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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
8 S/ r, I! z" m; tprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ' k( I) G/ ~1 y6 E$ U F
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.
9 Q8 P- ]" M* F% W5 w8 Z) v aThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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& Q5 G6 h" c% N* q! ]4 S/ n9 Q9 wWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 8 [+ Q# \( r+ o0 a7 B: C( z
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 3 i! | A6 X+ H9 ?7 a3 N
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ' [9 i* Q ~/ P7 n2 A4 f& i
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
" j$ x# ^$ K; ?result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ; P1 Z, x+ Q3 ]$ U8 n& o
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 6 e) ^* f5 m) |. S8 ?2 E. X
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 5 A4 D0 ?& L, R
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
* k+ W: M+ Q3 Theritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the % X" }' a7 f5 y6 o7 C/ k( {
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
; F# C5 S5 ]( _" k" }that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
* q3 S; D0 Q9 k1 {autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 8 M7 Y: ]5 F' ]! ?% O7 ^
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ) g8 ?/ F: p# o
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
$ U* u7 A# }# d8 uspecies are endangered.
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at " b& s7 s- `% O( v" `* J, p8 t
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have / W, \% ?3 W3 o; c' {" ^; g
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the ! H- C n) [2 q, e5 g4 G- a( U6 B
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!; k: u* V6 U) T6 q' w& O! a
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion : P7 F. ?4 X7 h# k, J. _/ @) ]
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the * n g/ \' O2 f4 D Y
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees * M* o% U' q8 M% | \2 P
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ' g2 E! q1 K; `* E1 P7 T$ X
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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5 t+ e9 ~3 S6 A: F$ @Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. , j) R! i: v7 E( w2 K
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually # c9 r5 I5 Q: A/ X, R
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding ) e9 X% i& D! [6 I& ^9 z
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
1 E k$ C2 P1 \+ dthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have ' x; S" L$ ` P4 x9 |
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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7 ~+ F* [% _* z* h. Ahouses built on bamboo stilts.
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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