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$ v( U4 n$ ]- @# y. b' U* rYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。+ d9 ?: P6 S5 e
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。
# K2 Y( T* t$ h! y1995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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Village near the Island of Panducan
8 O( C' M0 K2 q7 yPHILIPPINES
; `; v( U y O: m+ {2 A' r5 @The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
. p4 B, W, K; z7 Jpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
4 Y" t7 e9 ]# X. F* y1 ^piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
8 P; A9 z. {" s$ e1 wneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent " H3 B! Y% e& {3 n& L: e; j0 W
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 0 h$ { ?' B u7 w
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population % T+ N3 ~6 f0 @2 u6 f
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 1 @ o, s6 D2 l+ w( {2 Q
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and / ~6 L, U" m7 f- V( Z
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using " R }/ V, w* c- t: s+ b: K0 E
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine # P) a4 f6 I& ]. c1 h% O
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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# B5 Y) E# G; C4 t1 ~1 d w" Z* mVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
& o# p% v/ N, }2 n0 z K& U! M* Yincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
7 }2 x6 ^6 ^/ H {% `8 }of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as . P! k1 k8 \, E9 B7 s
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The * @4 O% S. O! o9 T" ?6 U
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 2 X% _; ^; V4 D/ U4 f: G3 {; z9 Y
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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9 m1 z" e3 m) Q- X# O# x% PWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
$ p) H9 j: l% v" d8 B! x9 |protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
3 k# w: C6 _7 a" g+ \; y1 Loffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
" d3 I7 V$ T& j' vThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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& y8 M! R+ x7 o4 QTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
, \) H1 ~- n1 P4 X2 wMADAGASCAR
$ S( t9 Y" K7 j1 }5 i1 d' {With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of + N9 [" q s4 g, r+ w
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that / s5 i4 T' W) |$ L6 h& s) _& X
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human ( p) I% ^1 F' s
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ( `% @: _4 z1 f7 i4 h
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The $ S5 A* A6 u4 [
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 0 K7 v) b! p6 m
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
6 b+ ?% H2 Q' ~6 bcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 3 j# J( |* D- i- ~: U& x+ q9 ^
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full o' m K) \* o
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking " U$ X% W L+ |, `5 X
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
7 o$ B" u9 N" Z# }more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
* ~: }2 s9 t- R1 H" c& Nspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
7 I2 r) l" [# Q; Z5 vindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
( H0 f9 K+ v9 wspecies are endangered.
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
# w e( n$ ^. n4 P* ucaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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, `! P3 @7 n% [days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 2 w4 R: q" A. u2 {! r. N; F
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
5 [# j* k) e; F: W/ b; Bsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the : g% I; O7 @2 L6 u9 z( l# I- l1 k
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!2 f! C w$ W! N0 h! q' ]* }
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
4 z* [' S* Z: T* c; [5 obeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
# H$ `# y( R/ W# dprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the ' b3 R% s5 J) c8 @! N1 ]
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
( J1 k2 S- E4 W0 ifarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ! G& i5 l: b# I# D2 r
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are " p6 U% R+ \0 ^. {1 d+ o
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).) ^" N8 Y) h( ^0 X0 D1 ~' e
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% `( G9 S }' l8 d6 v0 @ r( BVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually " q4 w* r, P d. Y1 ^* t
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 4 W% Z' r8 J$ K ~1 x$ {( `; C
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to + h7 H% P; E) Y* y
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
1 i; ~( ? y7 V0 ~8 ~7 Jsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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