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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
& Z7 O* ^$ i# S) L) r1989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。4 E/ x1 p p: {$ j x
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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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! `$ Q3 i2 C3 H1 j7 NThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 9 T. I$ @) Y1 C$ e2 s9 |- W3 L( m: z
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ; B" E2 @0 d: g& L( w5 a
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
6 @' I+ O1 y6 l8 W. c4 N$ rneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent " B/ E) F$ Z7 D2 g& B- C" y$ w% J
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in / J5 L. a# i3 M* z) a5 A$ j; R2 ?
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 5 x! K1 S. S6 q; @* V' O
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
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trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
' B- M U0 O3 E; Zcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands' k8 C3 U1 w9 d# D* G: y$ M
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3 j# x8 ]: u7 ]: E" C$ s/ FThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ( U* A6 l; J, k& L# H8 N; _
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ) W, Z/ p& ?- k4 _% a0 T% Y
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as # d4 q% Y! Q: O9 L. ?; w+ i0 ^
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
& e& _, y- A( m" z5 zvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without " s8 I' ^# `; P- v
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl % A, B2 L3 Z" U' g+ Z* g7 t
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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5 q) H: Y0 @9 p. {+ U' P& z$ i/ kThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
4 f& [3 l, d1 }" pprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
. `; u. z1 u! `0 P2 Eoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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( }/ Z) U) x0 l% G. n% C3 rthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
, P( p/ Y+ z. gThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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8 C _2 a' ^$ b) u8 R# ], r: ?0 YWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
$ p) ]1 U% ]& y0 r) b2 ois the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
) v+ G) I2 y: O: u* T, g$ T* F0 Farid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
5 {8 V$ }% c, |3 v5 JBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
. x; H$ f6 N3 F# |9 {result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 0 E/ M& Z( s' Y0 j1 W' f1 B2 C
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 3 [; }# ~7 K7 M' J
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ; [+ k, S/ J8 } j
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
6 ]% A) X/ F9 P8 Xcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 1 `$ ?- l. \ X) i) v) P: ?8 \
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
6 q% o& k* z& Fautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking , `$ l1 D" _3 p" {/ }3 `8 h, M; {
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
( |$ U2 f9 G& D- x0 ?* ^more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ( `/ p) N* F4 k' D
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 8 c; L- ]/ S0 w9 L1 u3 ^( f
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
/ }4 j7 I; g9 R) D* W! b: I& A) Nsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
" e- G2 e0 L- V* G1 TOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have( l" R: j3 v: I4 N' a
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion : @' i; |4 S. l( D9 L0 m
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
0 T, u. s. |6 M9 f& ]' h) [iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
: [1 ~- B( D) `. n1 dfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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8 ~1 m! i# S5 y5 mVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island' R- g& \8 u, h2 r" y* s
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
n2 w$ ^# D+ l1 \% MThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 8 |+ W' m- N e
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to # T2 \9 x; G- ~( _/ `
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 9 j# S: d6 q* t* q
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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