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- ^3 c7 {" E6 D) F" F! B+ h vYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
! g+ {# M0 e8 H+ Q2 Y1989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。. c" w+ k: G) j
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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. q8 P0 v( n" q) mVillage near the Island of Panducan/ V/ L9 `6 V0 ^7 B
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
- Y5 i- m: \ Q6 e1 fpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent % o, w3 ~$ W' {' i) J
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ! i9 c5 w3 r1 m) o; Q( q$ R
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population " @+ R7 X/ O. k" a& F [4 M: I
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small . [7 W5 P1 U" z; y
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
7 z" ?8 n* w; x+ Q; e8 I6 Ocultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
. ], j/ x0 ], Q* h7 G" _trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
( J* R# ?2 l9 Gcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
2 [! |6 |& G! O4 t8 L# nfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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. u9 g1 M4 P/ S n: y* _" b$ y" s2 Z6 EVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ! ~" \3 `' a) a+ a$ |$ ?
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
% ]9 L) N' n$ i; V; F0 w# Q2 Pof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as . z3 q+ z% x( {% a1 c: ?+ \
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
; z. t9 W2 M6 Q" r, R( ?villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
) a s1 k7 R! L U! r; {- p% Zscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 5 |( g% ~& N! s( p
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+ g0 O; s4 E9 e9 x" ^! s9 u# gWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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+ x6 q& P) P. ^: GThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is / C# f% \( N+ M- \, t: m7 v3 \
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 1 u& Q( H: f8 }: |
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.
# |9 B6 ]. ]& ^) ~: S" [The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source , O$ w4 P8 l5 j! z' ?1 r
of food for bears in the region.
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ) o' T3 }7 A" ?
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ; v' B5 }1 O+ i( o
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
$ M6 {& ]) ^: B8 J- {3 vpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
+ a# Q/ M' H: H7 Wname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 2 R" `9 R' m' S( k
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
9 s6 R+ h/ y: K5 w( zheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
- y7 W" j8 n8 l5 n1 W4 icontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in : C3 D" A, d8 L/ c$ T- V: G. z( [
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
5 `+ {# x5 m2 L9 C# Cautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
6 w0 G u* y) P; J# f: z6 \examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: : i' x6 L: f+ E) i+ I
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ( l8 E% U7 T2 }( J
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
& e4 k" o9 T% Y) N; Q3 Z0 a: }indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ; D0 O; l1 Y, s
species are endangered., `2 S8 Y% g* O) q3 A( z6 B
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses$ R% I4 _* z! e! _7 u0 S
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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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
* u& x& v, i% B1 Q t2 A. _! tpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
& a/ l& J, \9 f9 ^9 Y) f8 a! bOne 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
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
9 N! H w. p' m! m& t2 ^) O- }) Cfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 8 d7 O. {. U6 M+ d
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are " Y% @- P0 @# Y( A5 k
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C$ O, x3 Q; m8 lVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
. t+ r2 |0 v) }" B6 Fconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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5 N" p* M! y" O& \0 g: }those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
' v: z: A2 ~1 S5 a7 r8 Bsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ; m7 U0 ^+ E2 X0 S& ?' Z% m
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in , ~& {# y! k5 _6 [, `
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