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0 I! k) H3 [# D4 q0 M6 F6 pYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。* Q+ @9 d, A3 \6 t B
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。
1 y% d1 @$ E \) P3 I1 Q1995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。7 q! _ p0 E; u) b( W8 q
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& I K0 w! u7 M7 R t/ WVillage near the Island of Panducan
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/ r1 l# s; }8 v8 Y' u4 VThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
0 m% m V, D5 q% M) f Y6 x: Fpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
( U' ~* ~" J, k& y* W+ {! ^piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with # n5 P: z6 {$ y! R. o1 e. N
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ! ^+ C1 u- O a8 f/ Q' \7 j
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
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are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small & s% X+ b0 D0 V* L. R3 E" N
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
5 Y% ?8 X2 Z; ~% o" o" Q2 ^the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
; S4 u( |: {0 |: ]& P! Pcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 8 ?6 ^3 ]7 `! X5 r9 E2 C
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using . t6 t2 p( J% m0 D
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
4 j+ t0 z" F' zincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 7 t* H6 r& t: Z! W9 u
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 7 A0 A( m( E! k+ T
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 7 D1 w! U- ^' \: t
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
2 s2 M+ Y# a& _6 _3 G- E' Oscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 0 ?. i6 `2 ?0 D4 q4 _ O. {- c
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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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 # E, ]* E- k6 C; X' r6 ]" z
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
" o% u% l! J; m) TThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
& b# m; ]1 O- b {0 Cof food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region/ i+ c9 R$ I7 w# o L$ T
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
& e) L: b% K" I5 U* T2 j0 K; f0 ]( W. ^is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
; x1 X3 a. ?% d4 Garid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
% a+ F+ z: e( [ D |8 ]/ CBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ' U" Z5 \1 ?' C1 |3 O1 P E3 W. W* S! \
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the . p/ A" f3 K* w0 Q% ~" R1 v
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ; a1 _* N4 g& Q, |/ R- V
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The & S7 Q& J6 V5 t9 V' a
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
) i8 @& K) M5 n* Qheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
0 G* a; l D3 c# i, ?3 Hcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
% P* l4 u7 M! Z4 n4 m: gthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
1 q) i6 H; t/ ~9 _1 U `; [autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 3 a+ J2 ~9 C4 n3 y/ z
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
- B4 S& _ q9 P5 Z1 Z! |, B Vmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
3 b! F+ _* ~0 {0 |4 v+ dspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
* G4 Z# E+ l# @- r+ b# tindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 1 P+ v9 c: o2 G3 Z5 x
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
5 n/ t- b0 ^+ B: e1 m! Jdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 4 }+ ]# y0 J" u1 k
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
9 W2 c, M6 `8 Q3 G' u1 B6 U6 L, q- Xbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
' j( Z$ Q4 Q4 E+ Q+ E3 S) cprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
_% h+ ^9 W1 w* t/ l. |iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
9 ? k% _$ k, m1 S0 g8 gfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
4 r1 g$ n4 l$ D& s6 L: S% jmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
* k/ Z" K8 X, U- `: X, w+ \% C4 lcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ) \6 @! ?4 j* |! X. z0 h' E
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ! a( k0 ]4 G- X+ N' C$ ~
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
' W% Q4 i- Y) ^1 ~similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 5 Y- B/ ^1 ^1 S& X4 V
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 2 F" O3 q4 {0 Q- R7 t8 [$ w, M" C
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