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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
4 ?4 a; r; N! X# l1989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。1 X0 @8 e2 u: [, Y, f( n5 u
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。' [4 d$ x) R/ j, j# W" T4 S+ f
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! _# u3 J8 O6 X6 D5 h/ @Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 3 a+ ` B& B. v! I1 v; z" ]0 B0 N
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
0 L' ]1 c" l2 b; l5 QMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
# O2 M4 u* }* F1 u2 b1 Qconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
8 h3 B6 v9 i" `2 uare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
. T* Y; @) D- e6 u2 Thamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
D7 e. C& u- N% ^5 V! F; qthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
* A0 [1 o1 c* m; f0 N& Qcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and % g( @1 K2 n- m$ n4 z% R
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using ! j- C* W$ b z& P- n7 G! x
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ! [) V2 }; n% a( d- H
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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1 d/ C3 \2 H: wThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ) c `. e8 m2 X" i, ]
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 6 j( E. b& w* X+ ]3 h0 K7 r0 p
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ! h$ u6 p. l, J( b. Q: {/ `
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
6 o4 B3 @( f9 \8 ?! v& A8 r( Svillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
5 K4 Y9 Y4 N/ Cscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
: k2 G0 Z: R0 _" r- |oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska) _& k: F; ]# O! ^; j# Q
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7 [) ~1 `' k8 U6 M. B+ H/ l- KThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ! T& q, n" b) ]& m0 q
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ! s2 @7 F0 t8 N E6 ?6 ^( G" X
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.
% `! M+ c# }5 Y5 j+ kThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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9 a' U% V; s: L2 W- j. D5 F4 D2 Y0 MTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 3 A8 N$ b* m- f5 W ]5 ?7 T( J
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
9 u& B8 P/ G r" g& Larid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 9 k% ?% d- {: b' J* e9 s
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 0 B0 G d6 b9 t* ]( ~. l
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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; b X* N5 [1 Ppenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
% w3 Z0 x6 d6 g* n# p3 e$ _7 q2 e/ rname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The / l) t D8 z% G1 }
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
4 p7 W `6 L. P2 c+ a+ v* Hheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 8 ?& o o4 V5 C' K3 j
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 0 k! w' R' y5 p. `! I
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
8 T2 I0 X$ H$ M* d2 |autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ; Q9 K$ R& p5 D& f
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: $ Y+ w/ }/ Z# i
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
! D$ D& E& C, k* s5 tspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
1 U) {) e& d" [8 p1 R3 R* f% a& M( windigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
+ h: a, o7 S. r' {- c3 sspecies are endangered.- q5 n+ N2 }) Q. G' G! H* A9 y
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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 . c; B. U. O! z6 F- E) y3 [- G
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked # Q& C* U7 b' g
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 ' ]. E- J8 ~5 |; ^5 T4 v7 ~% N& F
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
! a3 ^: m) ?' w0 L5 ^5 gare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
( t" c* P; g: c6 R3 J& x0 G2 dsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the " V1 n' G/ ^# j" e7 V) u+ B5 m
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
( B4 a q! z2 b0 cpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. * |+ d; p: A1 O5 U! D' q; w
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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" _% p% e6 ?" {4 t- N8 F: v. mIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
6 f/ N, R, K' c1 b7 p0 fANTARCTICA
% O5 A4 o2 ^7 C" {& R* W* Q& V; t" pAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have& y" a0 {, ^' R% o/ J# c2 w$ ?7 C
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 0 F: t' F( m f2 m8 W* u) b
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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# o! H& p, _9 X+ h2 z6 m% ]Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island5 W- i; k1 l2 \
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
3 v. C, D, R% M; Z* Z2 I4 m, H, @The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually + n. e2 V$ _) j6 s" {# P- H
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
9 g3 ^, k4 r0 E& J. hfrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
, I& g5 H" a# @8 ]3 {& n2 sthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
) o5 K/ Z; e! A$ i- V# F- isimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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