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/ u0 ?& d# V, S% C/ NYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
0 o' ?1 q$ ~% _0 s1989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。
) @, h0 s+ G) k! Q. M1 q; ]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。, ^! W& J" x3 `3 l5 ]
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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+ o( X8 N+ G: t8 V/ a, g( UThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is " t9 ?: M/ ?) Z+ G% V
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
8 O2 x( e; Y% A" z3 [$ gpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
! E! v4 m( w, a8 n- H5 h {neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
8 M& I+ k6 {, A8 `8 HMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
+ K8 D$ P- i4 T. q/ dconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 9 D [3 y( {: T# ^4 ~& x# O
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
& |5 O9 |$ V+ Dcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
4 T2 r5 ]1 K3 J b# K/ n. ^- G: vtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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$ \4 t- d+ G5 @0 ]Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands; f) _& s" y; M
PHILIPPINES
* `/ z7 j) l8 H) j1 q; UThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
% ?1 ?2 M: P( y, |7 q- W4 Eincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
+ p1 T* p5 {! x o/ }% `7 uof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
5 f8 Y) P" {5 y# Z q( sseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
' W9 D- ]+ w- l8 C Tvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
* V) R* K' x7 R5 @4 v& x- N8 fscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
' n. R7 @5 `4 @) c2 ~! Joysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.6 g7 V# r, l( Y$ R# V
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
" v" Q. @9 N" vprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
: i, P1 k4 k' v4 h- J. Poffers 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 M0 T* b; g9 G! \' Y4 @The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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' r% x. B* f. G5 TTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region; Y7 o5 i6 H$ M1 V
MADAGASCAR
0 }+ G/ m8 k: }( nWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
1 d( [+ x/ z' ]3 B+ vis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ! ?7 ^2 W# d b8 N* \' t3 W
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of * b1 n! X/ L8 V4 x s; O# A* X% X
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 6 I- n% J) t+ p4 W, s% A- w
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
! F" U. d; k# z3 X0 t6 b- Qstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
" k5 R' e+ Z% o: X: c. a' \4 vrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
3 k' \- y, J# u0 A/ \$ W7 l8 g& fpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its * S2 e3 H. ], {6 d$ ?* k2 K, {
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The ; ^0 _. J. M6 [# j! @
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
* O6 g a q Lheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ' S* }7 X' z- R2 {
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
! `( [8 A6 W% t9 p+ H" W7 b0 l6 K7 ]that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 7 W9 {- m3 @. t. E
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
9 z! W3 n! b( qexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
4 J' B7 v! O* r5 `3 q2 [5 t/ e8 I' emore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal & E; i9 a& I, r8 [# l, J
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are / z% ?, ]3 v4 v$ F; w
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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& w, x% g, a7 m4 m sCamel Caravan
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% B7 L5 ?& K. ^: @# U5 Y% bOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
3 {' g% F {' l% Z) Y, h" h1 R2 I8 Wmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
u/ p% G3 F8 H& `! h. R: F jpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
! t' R; K0 n' h5 XAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
/ I1 J1 R, N' l' pbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees - |9 P1 l! \# D/ i3 l* U0 _1 L
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ) [8 _$ N' H9 D+ Y4 d; q
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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8 A! x* Y9 A+ B3 z" KPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. + f. j" l# H) T" P# ?3 C
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
: I" R4 l1 ~* C8 Owhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in / w1 U& X' l- _% z4 t
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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