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; A p) A4 u! C. S# T- bYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。+ v3 ~8 M( p4 e) ~ V$ \
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。; P% y7 S; U$ i. w1 L
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。0 j1 L; N: Q2 v- u; L, ~2 W5 B% V
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Village near the Island of Panducan6 Q; F2 O9 K4 C9 [
PHILIPPINES
" Q+ m, q! m' H0 R* \) o) c, PThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 4 X9 G3 N, M! ^: ~+ b* k
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of $ ?6 d4 p- e: @. v" F: C
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with F5 W, J& s- G8 s8 w
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
7 o( d3 I2 x9 D& bMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
* r3 W% X6 G0 ?* Oconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 0 F7 w1 Q9 `; U6 T! U# a
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
: U. D" S$ C- F$ Qhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, ) m8 p5 p: O) n+ [: T5 @, T6 a
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 3 Y; C6 o- L) L
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and * ~4 M$ m2 \6 s/ ?6 j% _9 V8 @4 \
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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- `$ \% I4 _( x3 HVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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* e. ]8 r' s# j" e0 NThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
5 K6 Z" T* s2 `2 B$ d3 V3 V+ @, ^7 Rincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 6 b+ T O b! k* a1 a; @. M
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
* |& B1 ^ d( |) A7 ?& Q' a7 Z# Aseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
' U" t a* Q7 w- n# Svillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ) J( v+ m, }$ h0 j
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl , o: m. N1 Z. c$ N
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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5 g6 V4 O7 b" F3 m; uThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 7 x- n1 f% i6 M
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 2 _ e6 b( ?; j# r3 x$ Y R6 R
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
- i9 `5 E" [1 qreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
: D- v& L, Y7 pthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. & N* ]) E$ @+ I) f: X& L
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region% D4 W( s ]7 Z
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, p/ l! j1 v) \. x) his the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
5 i# Y0 S+ t* x5 n# a% jarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
- ^- ?) O4 E* N' a/ {2 HBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
/ Y) U4 M3 e8 {! R) ?: f, D% n$ w2 bresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ; E) i& |" F7 f
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
' ]& B! g6 ]3 Y5 l; i' csite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
8 V, S& B1 r6 E W Uheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 4 E" f ^4 X: } I- O4 ]# H( u! z) @
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
$ R! Y/ E: H* b/ l2 I/ [, B8 _that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
: ]8 K- R& A) s* U" O8 {1 r. m" sautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking + }2 F; r4 A& q6 @3 b( o) U
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
1 b5 m) Z! P8 t' O3 l0 Wmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ' ^5 ~# t( A$ {+ u
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
3 |, g1 S6 X2 C R6 vindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
c2 W$ l0 k* Q; ~4 o3 }8 T& Gspecies are endangered.
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8 d- u6 }4 { H- MOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses C5 f' ~: ^2 Y/ @0 i5 h
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ?( [( Q1 W: I: O- K
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 5 M: ~- s0 {/ e1 |
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have : ]( d) K$ F+ Z' ~
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and , @" N6 K- S* V
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3 i( r# G5 O( k: e! R, NAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
! {0 C* `% T) s6 z4 N @0 lbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion : h' v, ~2 {9 v0 N6 C
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
+ H9 c4 Y0 `/ Niceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees / `7 g) K3 r Z. D# U) _
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 / f0 I8 d D& `1 O7 D( U
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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THAILAND
. |/ X) u9 g$ G- g; `* b% \7 t' P) u# YPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
- I" ~) {3 a& F; [The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 6 F; Z8 a" T/ t
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 0 k& b0 Z1 Z5 k! H+ M* p, s
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 9 ^/ i" M/ q# N! c. |1 S0 `' V
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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