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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
; z U! D1 v3 F1989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。7 }1 |8 ~& P/ O
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 `: S6 h* b7 X4 \' [7 Z# k& Z
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Village near the Island of Panducan* g+ y. ]/ N5 {& o
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
5 h* L$ n9 `0 P1 `part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
% D7 e5 @' X, N5 E; Z7 kMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
) [! s s" ]0 b" `+ R& V* \conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
, T: G' C$ w" r' Qare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
: S# Q$ ~. H) N Fhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
7 u8 ]* I! A' q( k3 hthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also $ X+ t4 p$ Y4 L; N
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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1 [0 s& P( F( o! o/ M% IThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ' \1 `' h8 m& s, N7 v6 n! e
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
7 E) o, Y8 O/ p* d: uof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
' z1 |/ E0 l/ Gseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 6 S% M8 ~ f% D- J2 a; b; v1 r
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
. s2 k! u& h, S6 V; D+ Zscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
/ `" A1 r3 S+ ]( G& Uoysters. 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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5 N+ Y7 m5 i) n2 ?) o6 O) FThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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" h! e; Q, T F$ Nthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. # t. Z2 ^- J" ?( \
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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3 S5 ?% O- n/ j5 q! g. e8 }With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ' v C* ] c) Q" {' _
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
8 ^6 X0 y6 C' S, zarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of : {# X; N: o% m) U$ c& L A9 U1 U
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
; ?3 r1 c& z. x! l5 m" C( I1 hresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
& b6 r" I3 J, C/ _7 Q0 Zstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ' ^5 ]7 B/ e- z( ^7 D
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
- T0 x3 c9 r% T+ D6 }penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its . V* b, ~2 w8 A* a
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
3 C1 f. D% g' I" @+ I# c" ksite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world % e4 g v# `2 x- |+ ]+ M4 |0 n
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
6 S5 ~; o# i; bcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
" ]2 {* |! ^3 b- @+ Z: C1 j7 Zthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 9 u! n- k% \9 V
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
/ n$ v p) T, V4 X% r# Yexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ! O0 g( N) Y5 u
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ! ?, V3 v1 `5 s+ h- F
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
* `+ M$ I8 z* r; t$ y1 j# xindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan " v, M+ ^/ \8 n
species are endangered.
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. n Y9 t# t8 w4 NOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
8 h5 E0 n. w9 W% p* ythe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs Z/ W" _5 T$ N* r
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have: n/ ^! @9 a4 U Z$ s% s
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
9 ^( ^) [6 F8 r9 R' ~3 eprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
; S) o: _: I# n. Siceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 1 V! q% X. N. X# a. p) m6 {
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
( o$ C8 t8 d9 x9 r N" G' Xmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are % O7 r9 ^, i% ?; i5 |* k
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).* ]# L/ u$ g. x6 q* B( H! `
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
t2 Z; ]4 b4 `3 d2 sThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ( K, P+ x5 J ^: d) u" m, _
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 8 J5 b' T1 w3 K/ | L9 {
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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