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1 X4 _9 m. {1 _3 g' W- g; FYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
4 L+ z" T7 {/ s! k1 @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。5 d9 P& Z! q0 M* S7 Y- q3 p. s
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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( m; z+ }: k D3 z! wVillage near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 4 h) f) ~9 b0 _6 B# h( ?- W" b
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
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conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 3 Y% M% |9 B0 A& r, {1 ~' c
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
! |% X( X7 ^3 g+ [$ {cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ( A$ ~) R' i9 f! z- X
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 3 A8 ` S7 R9 \
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
& K+ C3 G+ q2 c5 _7 ~includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
: @4 i7 s5 O+ n; p" A6 gof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ! i" d# C) C6 X( `+ s4 L
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl C2 l! s* C8 n# H- w! D
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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USA
! p1 g4 ^- c6 }$ V" Q4 X% [! m% WThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
+ c/ K" w2 r0 M. _. G) G. iprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
' e2 p) D$ R4 F$ }* t2 @6 F" ^1 Roffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ; q. |: |7 J( B/ c
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze : a. [& Z! t' c0 z9 w& G3 i
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. / U* ^! f* o. D! G' I* {1 w% h: X
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 7 L' a* u9 U; h( w
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ' ?1 A- N0 e# _7 u3 U' M' ?6 F, b' H
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of * c) _8 e K2 g. D0 l3 D
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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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
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" Y) L% Q7 X, yheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the / H0 f( u) j5 r; W7 |4 Y, c
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
; |8 F' e5 _& S% W) Wthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
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examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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% U7 x# s0 j! r- Z: @1 ospecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are " n2 K) n; H. e+ Z S9 T: E3 P: h
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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Camel Caravan
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 7 K" _5 r) {+ Y6 c" O* n: L
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 # O7 f5 h3 E* V h/ m* G
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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7 v* o; o7 H# ~. L& ~& e" {/ gpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. : v: i, D* R0 A' G% Y' B
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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
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miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
n2 |/ J- \* ]- f0 gcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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& H) J9 N0 d5 |8 c4 _The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
- U/ { Q7 F0 ]/ {: F: i0 c$ _; X. Rconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
A# L& R' Q6 Pwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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