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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。# b0 N3 D7 v# c
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。$ U" x3 k* [# A
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。5 N' G2 n; w$ f" D$ H
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3 I6 o# Q, z, @8 T4 sVillage near the Island of Panducan
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! [3 ?" u, G( c# V* p" b& UThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 3 Y6 ~; f1 G8 i5 ?) H* W
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 4 |6 e6 {; n* ^' F1 W1 z* O" k: }
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
1 P/ [0 a" \* Q' e2 ~cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ' W$ C9 r/ f2 h+ q
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
4 b* B; Q/ A/ Y0 Wcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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# v, p& P4 S5 sVillage 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
8 C' C) N' n# a% f+ Q4 ?, X/ Hseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It : r0 b: g9 A2 \, Y2 D, o1 p
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
: s/ X! a& Y* C- E7 ]+ H' rreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
. u6 b( p% F2 x' q* ~3 K- kthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
) v1 A# l7 J+ a; q MThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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5 w, W, x) f. D$ ATsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region5 H x0 O$ [+ D
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that - f( j( h; _$ r2 T5 g
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 4 Q/ s8 S5 \4 P2 S& q
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ; s" C0 [1 b6 x" l
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
5 l6 Q+ J$ j) N1 Bsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world - V; c9 @, c2 O. e
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ) i2 }+ T6 Y+ i h
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
1 d- e4 u @# }that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
8 r) ]" D; I& e6 L, N( h- mautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
% |. s( s; }: a$ qexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
& X$ M9 t6 g# s. k) cmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
4 m! K9 U9 M) J0 }5 @* w3 [species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are " r2 M+ a/ ~& z! c6 H; E/ X
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan : W5 N% }/ G$ S
species are endangered.
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5 ~3 X) T1 V+ kCamel Caravan
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs , G6 E4 f; @0 w& Y! P1 |+ e2 q+ i( i
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees * l& m2 W% v( b6 O" q6 G
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ; {5 h$ m! y5 x1 n6 X' i9 d5 V
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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* c& \* M' t$ x7 Z7 g! jVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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9 Z1 U1 d3 l$ XPhuket 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 ! ]2 Q# ~5 I, `0 T% A+ F
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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