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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
/ _- q- f, l: @& x; ]$ O1989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。
! C3 ]8 D. V+ x" B7 b* q( B5 P1995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。9 g# {# w( S6 a0 ^
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Village near the Island of Panducan4 C$ T, s7 r* B8 o# N C0 e
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is . S! E5 k3 R3 \: g! z
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 2 j, {) M+ B2 Y G5 T/ Z& P c
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 3 {/ d4 Z7 Z# G2 p" T6 C p# y
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population $ V; n4 T% r3 ~3 L+ W! |
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small % l* W" O# F( M* i ^
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 6 n; e3 p4 k/ Y! J
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 8 m: \0 B A3 _2 D! G
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 4 p, V+ J) K) b, H5 y7 J
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
: ^6 r4 H& P; ]1 Gcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
0 K, [3 y/ k; I, h% }1 y$ Yfauna, especially on the coral reefs.7 X, B2 y3 X* D5 j4 F! m
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' [ f% W6 _/ ~# N1 bVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 4 N; K; e v5 s2 a5 x" ]5 B
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ' @9 I1 n6 Q R" S' u, c* }
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without % _$ ]$ B$ D7 p* ]1 |9 |
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl g7 ^) C- U9 Q1 P- w
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USA
$ v, ]' a, s! O3 @8 f1 AThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
2 A. p! @! Q! s( Bprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ! f8 C1 f* Q4 q, a' z
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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& w7 g( g$ y; Z* G1 Y# ^$ ethem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 2 `5 u) B2 _9 J8 x- C* _
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source & e9 }% I. I! _9 r$ \+ ?
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
- [6 h( _6 } T2 c, y, Y- Q: kis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most $ t* n' W, i& V& V: M
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of , U" e1 g& G& c3 C; Z! C% T
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the $ V8 b5 w% ~ u
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human ) h: p! U! Y- i8 B8 ?6 e
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
! j- I- ~) S1 B! G# l+ Nname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the " {# k- K7 f0 v- L; Y t- a6 O
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 0 ?; F: L) Q- K7 r* I
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 1 I+ j( h: z( ? W* b. l
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ) \( {, t( s0 X
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
2 H+ c1 u2 g4 bmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ' S5 K" ?$ E1 c5 U/ I7 \& f
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
% v) |' E3 j3 i% c- k- T2 Yindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses. K7 [' d7 L( E$ E
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have . X5 Z" V3 X" T* x9 d
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
5 t" \( ^, u7 b0 N- w% Hmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
2 e! G4 g9 m- O5 y5 b6 f2 npresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
! s) S* J3 F9 Q( `1 cOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have+ c4 Q! P0 e( j* O$ {
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
) h& I a U$ R5 ofarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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6 A: A+ P, I; N" a7 qcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).+ `/ A E/ ]+ {
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 4 y8 x6 V5 _; y- ~" O& o; B/ m
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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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, - F- T! [3 s {) a+ y4 p$ _
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