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( G- ]" ?/ B+ yYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。+ I* ?! ?3 w4 i: ~) o: J
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。
6 ?5 E( w8 \. n: f# X3 D1995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。7 _* ?2 d' z& i2 @ d# I' X
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f; T. d; N& {" _Village near the Island of Panducan
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# a8 p/ ~- I! y6 o" M- u4 H/ cThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is % C7 z; y y+ m; g5 Z! x* J3 J1 e
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of % i( d2 s; u' q
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with , n! t( m ~7 k w! S: n( P: g
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ; ^; k& o: o8 T& R) g j* }. T
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in . ?0 t G- R4 [1 ^ E' i) n
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also - b! s$ O6 T) a
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ( A k& K3 U2 o( Z
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using $ ]7 y% Y4 I6 k0 b% d: B
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
. I& B* l6 R# Z% b/ r* h& Sincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
" H! a% s3 O- i V+ f. Yof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
3 q9 t* w0 ? g9 Rseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 2 n& v B3 u, r, N" \: x% {
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without * i* G; v& _( f7 m
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 6 J0 H: [4 _2 z$ e+ y8 e1 u( r3 Z
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.+ z- o5 x/ h+ {+ P2 Y. ~
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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 " Y- ] w* p6 R
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ) y& q7 b/ G6 ^
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.
+ `3 c( I" z5 AThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
: l. G' w; }* Q3 d" ?( P8 Mof food for bears in the region.8 E% h) ]% ?4 O$ _9 z& n* F! s
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. j9 Q+ _2 N# [5 f3 q* }Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
7 S0 o) u& q5 @7 m9 Pis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most % b% H I6 `: u* i( G! N
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
) `3 ~1 L; z3 o% [# j* P6 zBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 8 g" r: ?3 k9 x3 n# w0 V
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the : F; m9 h$ Z2 q* T, E( ^; T% R& D* q
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
3 P- U# N7 e% h! f5 lrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 7 Q- v, v+ Y% _
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
. H. b1 K* s$ k. F2 o) Iname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
& W( L# @# e8 E0 ksite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
* a/ u3 D, D/ T7 H! pheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
$ t5 j! f5 B8 Y' ~continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 8 [+ a6 u0 Z7 v2 g! `& G: @
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 2 l0 D7 q" c6 x; k
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 4 q+ S, R1 M* @# r
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
% F$ \+ `% M: D, fmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
. N% a! X8 s2 G) V4 s+ Bspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
6 A( K4 [0 \9 r! q5 \, Pindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ) w7 b4 x* P$ I' b
species are endangered.+ y1 c# t8 s3 z8 D4 Q# I* n: ?* e
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at & g9 U- } \' b- N
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 5 u$ s: ^7 x4 ?) T
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have * P0 |* o1 B' M" v) D
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast2 F! p% e% X' U( X# H+ o8 S
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have5 l/ R) E/ G6 W
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
6 ~: b+ q' R/ ]/ Wfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 7 G) s! [6 Q. W+ q6 ~+ E( t8 R
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
" ?0 ~2 i$ M% C6 g" G6 i% scovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).7 ^0 P3 S' w" b7 b* e) \
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. H g8 ]2 X* ?( pPhuket 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 % g9 a% W5 h" _* u: c
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, & ^4 {1 W% s- T
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ( i5 E7 @- P1 Q8 |& [& N* e+ [
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队" n) g* y4 K6 u2 A' b- T/ }
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