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) j7 }/ S- p) v: Q$ _1 GYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
: C* u: t T# d3 M7 V" f2 a1989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。
# k+ x3 x7 r) L# C6 k' |' L4 k/ u1995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。. a$ j! t. N' t4 a8 S. ~3 q
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Village near the Island of Panducan% l" d4 t, B, R4 c U; q/ I; { _
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
& m7 t3 p& Q9 epart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 9 Z, ^, i6 }0 ~, ~/ J/ W
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
/ b& ^0 a- J3 C! a, F) Vconflict with the central authorities. Among the population ! M& u9 \3 C4 S4 Z$ g/ b' n, F
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
" G D/ [, }. v( w8 Hhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
6 Y; p3 ]' @) ? E2 }( gthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ' m+ l% y2 z6 [2 x1 A& p
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 9 l6 a6 q- M. W& w
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
$ a I/ w! C. R2 C9 S5 d6 e1 l I, Hcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 1 G. t/ M, K- L$ |. A& @5 d
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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* P" p/ G4 H% z' b+ a9 o0 ]PHILIPPINES
! ~# Q$ F- O! [9 h/ H% [The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
8 C4 G }' [) Q, wincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
5 R( I$ U% [2 Q [% xof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ! F9 _* V J; @% w4 ]" }2 x
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
' g- k& s( L1 W; D* Fvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
* a7 g( u: V$ e8 G5 G' ^/ Tscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
9 U. H! Z3 e- G$ Boysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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: K/ z& d- M; B' a# n" B5 jThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
8 {8 s7 J+ g; v$ ^: o' |/ c7 Vprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
|% ^9 \* N" m1 E( ^$ hoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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9 }" i1 a( r% fthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. N/ ~: q( T# t
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4 S& N4 u$ w* j/ [" {8 GTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region- o+ @: ^2 T! i
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
; { ]8 ^ ~ [3 ?is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most + i8 i: a0 o3 q
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
' ?. P$ r( @0 t( g1 pBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 5 t* u4 T4 G% ]- }" ~% h
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ' `& r3 `9 E* K! U0 e
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
% \" Y& `' O2 w% H" h6 Rrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
; W, Q+ X5 u, s) r0 a9 Zpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 1 F+ l$ @& S( R8 g
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
! h M; m Y$ H u! C$ `( U; X0 c' wsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
; a1 ^9 }8 m% @* Nheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
% L4 J# e% h0 d, H3 Zcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
/ \/ }9 \" w* G! @- M; Rthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full * Z4 O' h- S5 N+ o, b1 d* r
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
0 [ q8 U7 R+ m) m1 l" Xexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
7 V8 C) g \) X2 Rmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
L/ B3 W7 W t. |9 g8 u$ X9 Gspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
4 n; D* N6 g$ l; N# H( I9 @. b4 uindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan & c0 {' o" N0 t4 P E! L
species are endangered.
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, ?6 y2 F3 z) ROn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at , a2 I# p9 j1 S. J3 u
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
& Z2 w/ U" n% A$ X emerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
; V5 f Z5 }* C' i; ~9 i& `presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
, h2 s' T! c9 r- ~0 n- r0 v xOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!, v. ~* b/ q; O- z! m
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
% `, ?( ?6 x6 Dprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the ! \" L* i; \, c( z8 A. t% I
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees % n n4 \ ^. N! ?7 Y+ R# K& t
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ' l9 \, z1 L# g) Y/ ?5 s C( _
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
/ T6 d# i4 k4 l3 I: [# o7 jcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island: A. C) }& K' p9 E3 v
THAILAND
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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