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9 ]( u3 a1 J p' S0 n' @Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
5 f8 I3 n; E! O% g2 i1989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。
. ?2 }. {" V! n1995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% f, S6 P6 Y6 t! T6 c/ y: V6 D& p
PHILIPPINES
7 r7 h0 ]1 C- k) j ^4 W2 tThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 2 q8 G( E3 k) _/ a- U: N2 v
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of + q+ {9 Y; u3 |4 Z, J
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with $ \: ^: Y- d Q- Y# ?- C7 C
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
1 ?: ^. c. ^ @: E( uMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 8 B+ V h* G7 r9 L
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
0 q. y/ N# [' r: @6 b' ?; hare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
/ z5 Z6 J+ R% O5 l$ dhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
( w) n$ k0 B* m# E& \, {; wthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
" D2 e8 d3 [, N$ _) I4 c( J: H4 \ hcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
* J1 @; [/ c" { V: k9 { B6 Q' P: Ptrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using + C0 V# x0 e% @: _
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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1 P8 G! g" w% x% b9 ?6 LThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which , X. V1 {# U' y/ M1 X4 T
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
' N. R( J0 W- Y4 V% qof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 1 k! S( o& H& {
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The U/ f0 T3 W R! I( X4 f" O
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 1 E) ?% t5 t9 |/ q& R+ N/ V
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
4 f- n8 f0 L: ~5 goysters. 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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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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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.
Q" B8 X% \* x9 N2 p& m Y; hThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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- H* ]) o3 X9 W. E$ y9 D2 OTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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9 e7 o" o3 z& ?" HWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
9 u( M' S6 [) [' iis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
! Z2 ?4 Y+ U1 \, h; q2 H* x/ presult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the : f3 ]8 v0 T0 d* k0 E6 [. f: m
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
+ N& k* b3 q( i1 h" F/ v: k6 \rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
; ? w2 t) p0 z+ t2 Openetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its " L! _9 T9 ], J
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
3 v" T% ^1 U2 ?5 _( Z q$ Z* @site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world B- Q% S. p9 M- r A1 h+ R
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
Q# `( D! o$ M: icontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
4 @" \* p5 \6 S6 ]3 N. _* I9 Q+ athat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
% t% v1 m3 ~" f' u% `! g% b6 }autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
$ T% Q" q! _4 S% [9 Lexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 7 l$ i" H6 w( e! _
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 5 A$ e+ o# ~0 G) H7 a# F; e3 [
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
, s! j+ [5 ~1 ]* s0 A5 F( ~indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 8 g; f7 ], o% V* h; ]
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A ! D' c6 ^1 ^; @# n- K
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ) s7 W! A" c' J D# v7 m8 R6 @
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have - Q W, U' i. u. p% P( H$ T
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the # r! G+ Q) U" X1 @% ~6 n, W- d
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 0 _" ~- ~1 f% P" Z( t; _; w
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have+ r$ Z) U! A) b: x+ Z% I
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 5 E- G5 T8 K5 I2 K' L+ y
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
* A1 r' s) j. R# Riceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 5 K' t, O5 z5 r. c% ]
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 , o; z9 r% _0 F- T0 D
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
/ B$ x: X! h; T% acovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).6 s8 c- g5 ^& H0 b0 e o
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6 {& h1 |0 Y6 x9 |$ ~. qPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ' `- I. o2 T, d, s1 E& r+ [
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 6 H+ E7 ^' s, \, h
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
4 T. x. b W Q r/ Iwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ( j0 j" y- i/ V) d9 a& D( D$ G% Y
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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