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+ S* s0 ~& s2 ?7 O" T1 Q- WYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
* G* |( `/ u6 l5 B. M1989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。* m: t3 ]6 x* F w( Q) W
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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5 B7 g' \! e. ? n0 Y3 h9 P; jVillage near the Island of Panducan: Q: n6 ?. F7 F/ R2 a9 W
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 2 q$ ~0 s( y3 f) r/ u3 F
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of # p0 e4 f/ a. m4 g/ d% B
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with , }( H6 A+ ?) _0 U9 P
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent + P7 x* \& b2 ~" S$ G
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in / A6 ~& R" h' p4 u# s
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
( V# C- C5 a1 x, O0 Kare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small E w& j, \6 N
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, # j% C2 {+ b6 d3 a, ~' n5 p
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 3 W8 z4 v: f7 I
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ; Q+ A; ~, U q0 I
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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% D, {; f- c+ H: L- j hVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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4 M" U5 u$ Q4 o/ NThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 1 u. y. @" g2 B3 P5 w, t# i
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some # w+ j. ~: s. h: O4 H
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
. }3 Q! H' O& m/ nseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
- S4 G# y7 E5 T+ @villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
( H' A0 t0 ^4 d9 o# ?" w c9 {scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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USA
2 P- W, G4 V4 ~& ]; gThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ' e0 x3 H9 c3 b+ e/ |) a9 d4 {6 J
of food for bears in the region.
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6 h$ N) x' G' }Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region$ x& ~2 ^2 }: x, C {
MADAGASCAR
) c# q6 U, w* f$ cWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
" K6 i/ F+ i! t& m: ^. eis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
8 _8 R$ a5 Y6 Marid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
1 g2 u' e: f# X. `6 ABemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
' ~) Z1 D/ }$ g3 n0 r5 d2 Yresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
; z- o: D! y( i$ {/ Y8 Vstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
2 D$ Y( h1 K& C: O) D( i" K; L6 Erise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human / g8 y& n# @( o8 ?5 q. J: P
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
7 ~8 W4 V' X/ A1 T6 t, p6 Jname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 7 [& \) @3 X" t. B7 c; N3 `
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world / \& {$ B' X" @3 E3 j( ^5 J
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 1 ? j4 A: B$ _( w* h% [
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
& \( F' ?2 z6 u! d2 t' `, b9 aexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ) @# A1 j4 ~: X% f! n' I0 X7 N1 O
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 2 h* l3 P$ ]9 ]* }4 ^# L: s6 t
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
& }! v5 D" C# |3 `indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
) `% J) [" n( j, Q6 R0 T6 v) M6 Dspecies are endangered.
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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& s9 S' T, K4 m4 t6 qthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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( E- k4 G+ u* [% g4 R7 |* J7 [days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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$ s7 K/ F/ j0 j( sIcebergs off the Adelie Coast, Z' ?* M& D2 P/ ]' _ V7 V- e
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are $ `3 Q- C: d3 b% E& G8 ^% p
covered 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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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 3 ~8 G! m* g6 Q+ Z) H; ]& ~
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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