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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。, {- u7 Z3 J* b6 h" ~- x
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, O" Y# Q* I& @1 C/ V
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。9 w5 N- C& X' I9 y6 ] g' A
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: B: ]6 W7 r+ L M8 u1 ]8 x F6 {Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
1 B3 n( O; t% K! R' h+ F3 BMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
7 w8 C6 A9 e+ `2 y9 u3 c& [conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
8 R' I/ o: s. Q' C& d4 E5 Gare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ) m; E1 _+ x6 s* Q+ R! N! e
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, ) A7 K3 N5 W2 n+ h
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
( R2 Y$ b- v, S2 Xcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
# y2 X a) K% x9 Q$ rtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
, X3 H( s. ^& D$ Hcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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; u& ^0 X5 Y% d3 m+ C B. fThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
" ^3 k% \1 k7 s4 H" e9 M* Oincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some / ?7 |: V9 ]6 ?
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
; s& g% X7 V& n, f9 w' tseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 3 l9 p+ p$ A' n" n; s( @7 c5 m
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
3 r8 O! J" f, t( M% _scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
& r0 M% b& I; a5 P7 joysters. 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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4 n& ^8 [: p4 o9 X6 [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. @1 r! ~* v$ V& @% I
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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MADAGASCAR
/ w. `! y$ T6 Q* R+ Z' z4 EWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
0 K8 g# M1 ]9 B& nresult 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 2 K3 _' h, U2 ^4 I) v- W
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ) q( [# o x' J3 t, f2 |
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The , @; b; J$ i0 I3 Q
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ( D+ `& \7 ^% v P/ L0 j
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
$ m' q f+ o+ m* n3 vcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
! o9 N% U7 d+ H3 M. z4 g3 J% Jthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 8 I+ g; N# Z0 O% k
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
5 d4 j5 }7 s: r" y! x$ I) dexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ) r' c# P/ `$ s2 P! n+ c
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
# w! w* V* L6 x1 g ^( q5 N1 qspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are , f8 H8 ~ K/ i1 v, Q* _
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at - d- b' _) w( t
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
7 ?8 q$ S% U6 ywith a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
$ ?4 g$ j$ M# E9 adays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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7 K& m% J" i: ^9 b- E' T9 l- a# {suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 6 ] T* s9 `* @& }
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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& y( R: p! T9 q" d, GAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
& u. b" {6 `# L8 @! Wbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
8 Q1 G+ `; P% S4 g& Vprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
7 n* i+ y( \$ Riceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ' Z8 N! E" [1 K U$ I4 j
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 + L3 L) l- ~ ^/ |
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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5 v0 U6 }6 ^! E- }5 F2 yVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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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
( k/ t8 O4 a. ~% {# c+ h( asimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, . b9 k0 P' R5 c
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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