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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
' D! b6 _9 v; `# u1 M/ A3 ^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。
3 a8 U3 n0 Q" M, D- Q% o9 D- ^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。, }+ s5 y( I" C0 {
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- j) Y! |1 |! I) KVillage near the Island of Panducan6 X; k! d U N2 d- _4 x9 j
PHILIPPINES
9 ~; A. r/ w) cThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
' a, _* z: v+ Gpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 3 P# X# K" N! I) F% c5 D
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 5 T# L" z7 U8 v9 U, }. V6 j
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
* ^* M+ x7 K8 WMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
/ S/ z" T+ x6 b! Mconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
, f/ ]5 r, Q/ \: U/ Dare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ; G; Q" O4 ?" S1 y5 c
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 3 n- l/ E- G: I7 n: \
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
* m* \1 \* [3 G7 s0 X- M! ecultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and : L9 h8 u+ P# W8 G9 t' W
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
2 E3 c* K! [: D/ K# scyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine , R* I: [5 N: A7 C" Q9 S2 S( n
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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/ T6 {$ I! m5 e1 _/ H& `Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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* N2 n& W7 {; _& {: [The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which + g: r& o9 j0 C. d) L7 Q/ D# o; |; Q
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 9 A/ A9 A9 O& _
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
" i5 ]) t! b9 ^$ {* [+ Qseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The : k# Z0 [9 n0 e9 ~
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 4 u8 T, _/ _+ ]4 L
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl - F3 Z0 x) Z2 ~- Y( h- g; ]; T
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.4 A% `1 g* b0 |" w1 {( ^
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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) s1 ]- l% z! CThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 6 x" P8 F8 v2 {& U
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
# K8 D' @! C& @1 v4 lthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
3 i- G" M# K8 t& L8 ~The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ( R. I- U& l# y% h. D
of food for bears in the region.
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$ h0 ^ I3 O# B2 o8 Q |" jTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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7 m. i: [7 `. v! cWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
2 N) n, F5 [/ w/ uis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 3 ^6 W. H$ g8 w/ ^7 J, ~& t' Q
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
7 b$ c$ d! m2 t, VBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 5 }% w& O; ?; v2 l$ q: B- Y
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the " |4 m! s1 n- n1 P8 w. A, |* V3 e M
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
5 d5 Y# }7 _3 h6 a! J/ E" ^rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human " k- H. r2 Q+ c/ T8 k
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
, _" O4 q0 m" ]* nname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The # `! ~5 W. a( L! A' h
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
( j- {* x* `1 Dheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
& E6 b4 ?& a1 _$ Y3 M, @6 Dcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in , Y1 w. C( i0 l9 e
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
. Q, ~& J# h4 @8 R* p: L. aautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking # Z6 {; P3 ]( y2 w g
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: P- b n2 l+ {5 [
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
: ]+ x! J! j7 ]" cspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are + }1 e2 R ]0 n1 x7 v% }- Z
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ! d2 g& H$ n3 M" r6 h
species are endangered. E" m1 z- @% h3 L" T
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9 |, b& K) W" G5 a0 ~; |5 a; @On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses% \* O6 S5 k+ T6 S. E [- C
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
$ |. D) T7 T2 W) b" ccaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
8 l7 _* Z" F2 E0 g- y; Akm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
. H& O9 \) Y; {the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
( n2 J0 n" f; ~: g: t+ V% iwith a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
8 ?" y8 G2 i# \$ u C! Zdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
; w; k9 P6 T' Z3 lare reputed to be fiercely independent and have , @7 G, j% p3 g. M+ ?6 j
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the , [1 S' A; Y0 w* q
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
" Y" R2 E1 z$ k% f' U0 N* [8 vpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
4 b: o1 ~; U7 h. Y8 R4 m" J6 HOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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7 T" O, w! J) @4 y# v9 r; QIcebergs off the Adelie Coast6 ~& t( M) y# c2 }* r+ _ z
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
! o9 f" p5 ?" P$ Bbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ; t8 f, e% V% r$ _, l' x; d. o
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the * B2 y Y) H0 w8 C+ ?! r; p
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees / C* E+ r. K; C M
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 4 J+ r9 i4 x! r8 g) ?& V- ^
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
4 i- E5 Z+ l* h* _4 Acovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ) L& F# [9 ?- G' b4 f. h% O6 a
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ! o8 n2 z# S, u/ w1 q2 c. W. x
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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. Q- C6 R S3 q; t5 bthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
3 Q0 C# z4 ^6 ]similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ) k! d- p Y- C, h$ K% s
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in ) y4 z0 s( N; p8 _! V" q# R" S
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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