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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。' L# c. l; i% I! z
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。8 Z: g+ \7 ^/ T
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。8 `! Y1 w+ f, i% Z8 w
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0 c, x& e% G' q0 c) HVillage near the Island of Panducan4 }! `% s7 [3 O, w- c
PHILIPPINES
9 N! i; N; H+ J" qThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is - j; E! c" L0 Y8 s
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of + {5 a z) X' j
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
- s8 Z \0 A" n5 @neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
# d& F% {7 o x, [/ j' ?; CMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
; @2 r1 z7 o2 S" y7 v" t" k+ {% nconflict with the central authorities. Among the population ! t7 t, b8 y+ b# S
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
4 X2 h" t8 O+ ~7 c T0 x8 \hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, * U- F+ ^; ?# Z: R
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also : Q$ U: D9 P, M9 P/ g
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 0 G0 `; B( q" D6 r% Y; o0 E# \
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands: c2 |+ {" Y. x; w* q8 X
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/ l& E: I+ x/ Y9 y. ], | SThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which : h/ y; F6 R! O. C& U0 K
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ! v( s! L- l( y# Q; d: l: Y: |
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 3 q; {3 O6 ]' W+ F( f5 d3 D
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
3 t0 u$ E. e; Tvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
/ i8 g/ e8 h# J5 m8 S# e" g; Fscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl * g! X8 S! F* `8 n( X3 C: G+ |
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska/ N& x( n+ ^( D6 Y# O+ m
USA
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 0 D4 R* P+ e6 @- h
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
4 W" E: P( W0 N; K+ ]/ vthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
0 D% I( Z! E9 C% O1 K: z# zThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source % Q9 Q; T' E% H. x/ R
of food for bears in the region.
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MADAGASCAR
! `5 ]3 Q6 H1 U) NWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 0 r6 [$ S& n y' W
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
& o0 S2 M" j3 g& s# T3 Z" E Marid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
1 g# |& r# K% eBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 4 h9 Q) N/ U l' P
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the $ a2 v- Z' k9 @# h
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
) _$ o2 P* U4 P: I. k& C3 k" zrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
& b( Z9 d# V$ T, \; r9 ]penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 6 a8 I- Z3 a& R) }) \4 r: Y
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The - |8 k2 I; Q7 {
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 0 q; e/ O; J8 m Z3 \: Q- C( h+ s
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
" n$ A5 G& I3 j8 F# `0 mautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
8 M4 h( R+ K8 J8 h9 lexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ' Q# o5 ]' V! G: `! f
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 7 x$ ]: R0 K3 Z# p: ]. n. v
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
) z: c. T/ h, ^8 C; D0 I, l9 E( j3 Uindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
6 \4 B/ _; z& y. u e7 ?! Mspecies are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses; K6 a0 k7 A( k7 \
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
6 U; G! ^3 z5 ?* F5 Pcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
8 |! E! [* D8 Jkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
/ o2 v; U: c' f- hthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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) }9 q% W/ I5 y4 H. Pdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ( ~, o; h. t# A* ]/ t6 P2 e) t) B
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the : j8 s" q& ]; U7 P. ?& J
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and . p6 L" f* ^' W- r+ j8 R- W
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
/ W- s, e: |: D+ t5 f- wOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have* D. x, G4 {# L P
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
1 S. ~0 x6 t, W, [7 Rprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
# t1 p: j0 U1 L3 niceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
8 _6 |( B, Z" V. X: Kfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
`- G {( a* V; X' [miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
9 j7 f6 e. U4 X2 V. h5 ocovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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7 B7 c% f; f3 o, h! EPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 4 s( ~. o; j/ u8 j. `5 d
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
# v3 l: k. t0 a1 ?' G+ Dthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
]( X. ~: J0 ?! ysimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, # a/ k# B2 x7 C+ @
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ) ?" W! N% j" V, R0 Q! y
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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