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D- |0 U) p4 I2 b7 mYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。# O% f# U" b# g
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。
( n8 a' v& V0 V' J1995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# D4 L2 j6 I
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( y) ]* Z; }( j1 m4 UVillage near the Island of Panducan* A* g& Z) S6 s
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is , Q P, }* G2 }4 e. W) @" Y" \" ~( i
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of & }6 C- K6 D; A! F0 Y
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
! p" L# }' Y, Q; g) o5 b3 R! }" jneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
8 H/ r( w) V" k- U( N3 x% BMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ( o8 C8 q7 [: C6 N( O
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
2 O9 U9 J8 s# R6 D- u$ Zare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ( l& f' r, Q9 {# K( S2 v# ~% z0 \
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 1 J! D0 j2 ~. P! D Q
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
( Z' B. U$ T2 N1 ?" o- ?: U6 O4 Xtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
" N1 u# Y7 e9 M) Hcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 4 V/ o D& K% \5 E
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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0 ^* S' ~; U q2 x' s! A/ @The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 4 z% @2 `- E6 @/ T0 v
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 5 F' U9 W3 E9 I5 i! _
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as . R1 B7 k9 k! ^* ?5 Z
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
3 _% A+ s6 P, P4 U7 f N- R$ k. Bvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without : c3 ~' {" B9 p
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
7 F7 }0 t9 }2 E1 {2 N' T8 v4 B6 n6 loysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.1 }( q- [: x+ g$ i5 j+ |
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
* x/ H2 c9 a0 U7 I; j. qoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
: V Q7 _; @7 freflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
4 T! U1 A5 w! @6 wthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
3 } ~( U( b" C! u6 K- o% QThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source $ t" V7 E& z9 w( o& p. U3 a9 Y
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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4 S6 o1 y- r4 }+ l+ x9 |, zWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
7 b1 K6 [1 C# c2 y" n2 Nis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
6 `# S5 ~! Q e, U+ m6 h$ g% qarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 5 h [) c! x; N, |( e/ W
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% t2 Q6 u. R; \! n" D2 hresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
. E1 L0 m6 {8 _0 Bstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that - P! ^- b" t5 v$ {+ g3 V0 k: g% ]
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
2 y i9 F1 g6 u8 Y* S# \8 npenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its |/ G. V2 ?" y2 W- Z( o
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
' N: K( M' w; B) wsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
/ d$ z. k- F1 O% V7 d/ L# Vheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
4 j6 j# H% C) g- k: x' x [" hcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in : C7 P3 R7 {4 j% K
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
( Z3 w' K' I, }& o9 y; b& g+ vautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking % H& F8 b4 T: e
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: : k. m/ P K0 U) t- y! |5 [
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
0 O1 b% l/ N2 d) O O% g; Z. Q. aspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
+ Y" q+ S$ y" H& R4 qindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
3 {" Y4 V! v/ H/ }5 F g! Aspecies are endangered.
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# l9 @+ u4 v5 {, c' w+ GOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses1 X0 H2 z8 v8 U; ~) |
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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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 % k& @( E8 U" t8 A% s& r( H
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
$ n/ u9 w- o* ]& z' u2 MOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!9 A D& \- | F& |; l. d1 u* T# C7 j
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
* l8 N" k* i# w7 I% dbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion , O `) _& y' A5 Q8 J8 h Z
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 5 \1 J- M+ D, U1 R7 I6 O
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
1 n1 M9 H/ c( tfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 0 O- k& d+ {2 f/ j! f5 Y
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
7 _- g) B6 O* S6 l8 u0 ucovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).8 L* x( X* | k) k; q
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ( D @5 i& e$ l, |' q8 I" v% I
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 3 Y* h5 b/ M' u6 A3 [4 N
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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