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( g+ B* ^' K$ n; V$ F) fYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
* q' Z0 D: A# r) m( P1989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。 T8 @1 L, e$ L2 d
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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4 _* `$ e1 o8 q, qThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 8 ^- v% O- k* S% X
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 3 v$ b U- n1 N: I
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 9 }" l: j( e; R+ D$ v
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent - U% M3 m+ ^# |& ^# N
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
9 k8 `8 C( `) T; l. R1 X) jconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
3 W. o; L* b9 ^& t- M" t1 i7 D. pare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
2 ~ M( e$ t# a* M# Phamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
" {6 y( q( v* X C& vthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also * _; O+ W/ P2 E8 m
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 8 L. l, _% ~2 U
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 3 T& d# k) w; y( q, K3 }# S( W+ f
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
" \0 X1 N3 m7 G! Cfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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1 }. R( k2 e8 {( A* O. [Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
2 ? u: a# E' z9 Y5 T2 B3 dPHILIPPINES
1 Y! @2 V4 l1 ]1 M& p4 \8 D) uThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
- l" p# K$ l) m6 }includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
1 C' k+ ?: X/ ?- m% r- \6 Mof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as % _: m1 M, w. e; D. J
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The / B8 A# x! S8 ]4 I7 p
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without / t9 ^7 M2 _: |. H; q2 o' |
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
( l" b* H% W6 a2 u+ a" I3 |oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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8 ~/ `. b5 h1 `; c3 V8 \, nThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
. T9 q8 `1 I) z8 k) n1 b3 gprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 6 }1 S+ m0 v2 \1 d! k9 r* K
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that E' f3 [ t$ O& F$ g. m2 s
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
/ t; K$ [6 V: O7 E! Fthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
- D0 I: n, w, g+ m# KThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 1 n9 M, z0 k8 [+ ]' R
of food for bears in the region.
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) O" v) i% q! u6 b) g1 B. _; dTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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) e2 h4 W6 d5 i# Y& m) WWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 8 @ J& r, S; g. d& h& Z& |
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
& J- J; p, t- rarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 1 _2 S" Q- h/ G8 I' L# d: l1 }5 t. E
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
% N8 f6 B; C1 b* A* ^! F7 Eresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
+ l% @* s" |5 Q6 D+ g, lstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
& ^1 r' p9 w9 E* krise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 4 ?' ?+ n8 |( d0 i% z
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 6 E0 t/ U6 U/ V5 c! m# @" V: }& L
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The ( R- L2 {3 j3 R) ~0 v
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world / ^5 k' L9 s: s8 B1 U8 A
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
( P! a# p% X+ T! G% u# zautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
: Y \: ^# [5 m: z, eexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: # x: c2 d, _4 b4 V( e, j
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
% I m/ Z- ]. |- j! |species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
2 N, t. e7 m/ @indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
# U6 B3 n0 |, p/ N) h% ~4 Ispecies are endangered.; j+ D( \! f. ?3 y* ^2 F) Y
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5 V, @$ [! l* |- {3 F2 ECamel Caravan
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/ f4 p ^: M; V' v- ~ y& a! a) R5 {2 xOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
- a% Y; s% a+ T. H, skm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
7 e, z' K$ Z& Ithe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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{8 E, C3 Q2 e, Z; N+ [' Sdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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) \( e1 ^/ T) `1 `9 Q5 jpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. ) O: E& g: s! g* r' c3 o
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+ P6 _3 ^4 {: jANTARCTICA
+ D' }; O1 J4 p. AAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have3 J0 _9 _+ T* b) t
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ) Q, h/ \) L- o" R
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the ; m/ G9 ?# ?& w S4 q0 o+ ]2 `
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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# q6 }7 k( r% b) Wmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 7 g& n& \" X4 l" X9 r) l+ p% H% t' F
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).5 N# B7 @: ]3 B' W* f9 W, J9 ?( a
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. - [* p+ I) E6 P" ?( r) G
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
: n& T! J% W. m1 Uconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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; T/ `5 Q4 n' @ t& Bthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
1 n* ?% p5 k) W, ^1 T6 Y+ wsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
1 |3 J4 p2 Q: l! vwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in & o b3 k- d2 D5 J/ ?' t, n
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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