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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
4 o# @+ K5 x5 l. W1989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。
; r% t& w" P# `5 P7 m1995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。' }+ i% b Z+ l& O
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7 ^' |% v- A& ]+ x. ZVillage near the Island of Panducan
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! h) h" m5 e8 I7 d7 l I+ wThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
1 M( c$ h- J' j' j1 Qpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of & {7 H" ?) _. W- W
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with / ~# o8 ?7 a! Z- {2 ~' T
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent % I( }8 _( t0 U* O
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 6 S- q- B' {+ e# _+ M' s
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population ) r/ Z, u7 ]7 d: J T1 J4 b
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
) y- r+ ?) E+ P( S' w' u& ~" o, rhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
( x1 a+ r, o. B W: C* bthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ) F& c3 d/ V0 e5 {) w& T7 U
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
! `5 z, U( T6 I% I- ztrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
8 A! L7 t2 |/ O8 _1 A5 U! _9 ^/ [cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
; H8 S) k( y4 ?$ j6 T0 afauna, especially on the coral reefs.; U7 F7 Y6 ^9 w7 j' ?$ l
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which " w6 M: A' ]2 I* M9 R0 H9 B* Y
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ; I5 F/ }0 b6 k+ P: P% {
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as + A# p& g1 T: o* H D J# C
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
* ^3 G- r9 _2 n4 k" U. C' M/ _+ J( avillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
q# y/ H, y/ O5 o# o' Q5 {) vscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
- Q9 E9 H( M+ w* D% ooysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska0 I; B) w; w, r* K, ]" z
USA
$ W4 M+ c. E( a, g; [8 f4 TThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ; O! j$ ?: g" e% H4 A
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
$ c+ Z @- x" noffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 2 ~! G4 ~0 c0 [; K! ^/ }
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 1 j3 P; _7 ]3 r
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. / v, {) C" y# O. P
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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* j4 x8 i0 D: |, O3 f* cTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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* @ I5 G% @$ lWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar : c6 J2 d7 }& h/ G% s2 }7 `
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
+ Q% `- E4 l" w+ B: q: Karid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of " b7 I9 I4 b. P; x' Z. T$ s
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 4 l* d [: ?+ r+ {
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the $ ?: Q% C: U% O# _) _ @) M/ |. c
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
0 k5 Z6 e I. @- Y/ t: p" z* zrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
9 f" \. H& u. {+ p/ n& Rpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its & K% X7 U0 `- u2 [+ M
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
? j1 p+ D: p3 i$ ysite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world : R' O% B4 W0 m
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
0 z% e% L/ V4 M$ o2 w+ Acontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
& H! Y& y! @8 G1 `4 v. s2 t0 Tthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
" m# {; p6 N& u* }, E4 v: fautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
& t7 x) \5 {9 C" e( l2 Gexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: - s) ?7 r. P X4 f2 L
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 1 p' Q2 D. j6 Y3 [( w
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are % u' K) t9 o* O
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
9 g# W* ?( L+ B$ k3 b) T4 U( Dspecies are endangered.: O1 B% u+ i# H
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses; i/ P, E( O. b) _4 p7 P
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A 9 V6 Q; I4 ^4 O' S1 R7 }& d
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
. ?8 E0 M" `) }' _# s7 {1 xthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 3 H4 r7 o, ~9 A6 o6 g- t+ i. A
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 & F7 g; K: p/ I, l9 ^1 S; C
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs " |( {9 x2 ~3 c0 h3 t( N$ b: m8 f
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
+ B1 I+ t; l8 t+ e4 e/ pmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
" d# v X; y( c0 f/ epresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
, r6 [5 x% H# w$ ]8 f2 d3 b% o4 t# s2 nOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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ANTARCTICA
( S- H8 G2 P( u% }- Y- u3 HAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have, T! H' `+ E$ B+ l! h- R; d( |" E
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
8 H; j+ T; O$ d+ Y6 K2 R4 |' Cprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
* Y X( t: r5 }# ]iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ! F4 @5 B1 m. Y$ y
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 - N( |0 u2 j' @! P/ G# @
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
& a- }2 c$ B6 g4 N2 y! Scovered 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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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. * h6 X( f$ R4 j5 S4 W' j
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 1 w0 ~( ]% J2 v: R; B5 @, N
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 0 F+ b! J% A: K7 a6 L6 r
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
9 k1 C' B/ \. x7 h& _5 C# ]7 g" d$ }those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
' l8 x# c3 L2 _- dsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ; w" D7 n1 z: u3 q _% d R0 f5 l- ~
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in }( D9 @. ~( e
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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