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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。 t3 q0 ?- |' j3 m# p9 v
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。
5 G: Y( G9 q; {7 Q1995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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6 A" q7 m* k5 l5 \' e; d: y' xVillage near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
) E7 B' [" l) y9 s+ e$ Dpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
4 {! I1 w1 j7 E4 [1 j" gpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 5 P( Q: v" j3 p. o$ d
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 9 u- o3 H _0 C5 b9 d
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in & w* J8 \+ ~: V, c. S# H4 Y. M4 ~
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
" M9 H$ W8 L8 j3 Oare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
. e: `1 H8 f) P6 @# s; b6 u7 _! lhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
, k4 b: ]8 I! o( Wthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 4 w! A7 ]" e& X+ V2 I
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ! L5 J( H: L* l. ^5 L0 { [6 ^
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
) k6 Y7 n9 k( Lcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine $ }* @) j# M* a7 u
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands g" w9 k x. h, _, H5 b4 O; ]4 H8 h; m7 \
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
1 L* X M. |5 aincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
4 _9 e! P0 h9 s* l: n. mof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 7 M- {- a' p3 [, n6 v1 z
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
& b' U! b! ~3 L k0 b7 A% M8 jvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
/ d3 Z8 @ E: a. v5 X. Z% A. ^2 m6 v$ pscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ' A# D2 r! G, M+ ?2 E
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.7 l7 ~$ V* ^% V2 {0 A8 C
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; p- E8 g9 L0 v" o) C7 `6 mWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
4 I# M. {. ]7 V: Q4 p3 hprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It j8 K+ P2 a) m$ B. s7 G" w
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that U' R& q0 K$ ? m, Z8 R- c* d
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
@2 u" ~& l& E) D9 y7 Fthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. P+ K: ] |& ^ C. Y1 g( M I
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 8 y* h) r0 Q8 I3 i! d2 H+ f
of food for bears in the region.
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1 j! A( T' ^% |8 H5 V) ?Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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6 g9 q7 J' e' Z- g% YWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
6 d& o9 B1 ?5 K! Cis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
$ A2 r0 T8 z$ A5 U7 Z9 ]) a% D2 ~arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
5 M1 [9 G; }9 _6 |Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the / O8 A* I* {+ T1 v' L% n( y
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
R8 l. ^/ r8 h* u |! pstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
/ o% m4 K/ @* {rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 7 ~- H% `/ s5 g; i
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
" X5 {2 }' Q0 M5 }& S7 C% l# g6 iname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
1 X- e# D- h, y4 Fsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
% Q9 _& r) r% R! I% `) w4 fheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the / A& y3 ]7 S9 r- z
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
+ X5 A. ~% S% Z2 m+ k1 ~2 kthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 4 E7 ^6 X/ _/ w! L, E2 h8 H: V: j
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
+ \* d& i7 h3 ?6 S% o$ j% cexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
* Z$ j! G8 s- c6 a, Tmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
- n$ L' i4 K2 A& I% c% D: {species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are / W4 i* o% b% k, N& s" z# a, G
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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NIGER
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 8 A( ^0 ^ _, `% f9 d9 ?0 E+ \3 N
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 1 G9 ^! u& O; d
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ) w6 m' b4 k) a" P& h
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have : d4 q% w/ g. G% A
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the . E9 V" Y0 O. M4 \# {& m+ U
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
. p$ t; ]# ~7 v' {6 G( kpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. , {9 ~' }4 M7 v. U+ C( B$ Z
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 7 n( z8 }" y9 y B$ X; d
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 8 d3 k' [+ ~) a1 G$ _
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
7 H3 {/ z. {$ ?9 F6 D& h Hmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
* h4 o2 i% W& r% S' Acovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).6 Q& E3 i0 h/ ?9 v9 l- K
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" x- R8 f* T; q5 ^' kVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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8 F% E* h8 N+ P& O: sPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 7 G# s( ~- H' \ |) q0 ?, b
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ' T- W9 k" b2 i( S: J4 ?" H
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 5 s3 b" M7 A# L% N4 l% `3 Y! R
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to & O) Q/ A! O& d4 \- x2 x
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
$ Q4 x( c4 ?0 A" O& U. Nsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 0 @6 w) u; ^! I, v
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in $ @5 S, a/ D: x4 o
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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