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: Q" D8 F& x$ e7 e: y) ]Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
2 `2 N2 h# |' }( v& ]0 y1989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。% j3 S. o3 n0 c; |% v l0 ]) q
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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Village near the Island of Panducan4 D4 r! Q4 e6 k4 d
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
, w I- c, {, l- N: Jpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
. R$ F& e1 F8 }0 E1 tpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
0 A4 @9 j* C# q. @neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
+ G- B2 F7 v2 W: nMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 4 H9 A- c& `1 p" W1 }7 K" c
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
7 }# u5 m8 A: j9 Lare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 0 s, e) [- J4 v8 f5 d3 l' E6 h
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, ! `, d) e3 E: Q9 d/ z
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also : a, J I h' j
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and + j8 X& V! ^7 e9 z
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using , H; `! j, }% ~# g9 H `$ d
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fauna, especially on the coral reefs.9 L ?) Z4 D! j& K2 Q; B* n$ i8 f
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands5 A9 }: d8 {* q
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includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ' C5 f' k) N- A- q0 q1 N0 z' A
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
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6 y& Y3 t( _( i' t8 u$ R& fvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
: E. n( c" f. S$ U' R. _3 F1 ~; Kscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ( ?' y# T/ h; {4 j: s2 |
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 3 _6 @& l4 A' }6 b/ ]
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It , B' A0 `5 L, |+ J* v: ?2 L! [
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
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5 R$ h: M) g& W+ ]* l; N1 r0 KTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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: B3 K. ^$ k9 Z5 B/ V M7 \: PWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ' M. t: M' {1 P2 Q& f7 m
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
& ~0 d4 i0 K1 y0 darid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
+ k! U( {: [ Q% U* ]3 k# {Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
3 T2 J! B" y& d& e' qresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
# |" `" d; T3 m3 g& gstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that " ?( B B. C8 {+ t
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
( P2 V$ |# r. X: N kname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
& p* h4 F( ^( G* ?% e: jsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
: t& }8 ~& M! ]+ B2 p/ dheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ' y! `: E5 X# a& H) y
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 7 u- d2 R' \. T0 Y% `2 T
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ) b8 z4 W0 M% U0 Z
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking " j/ t: H: n& t- Z. x6 f% q
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
, @( W3 V+ T4 |) S mmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 8 O7 g4 z# w# [, J5 m
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
2 ^( m3 |9 j; D W' Aindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses$ G7 ], l8 L9 ~" T5 B* O7 `
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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8 l: O+ ^- ?" t$ c. GAll 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 # U( u( ?8 ]. B1 J4 S6 P8 S
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ! l9 X1 N- {* q' e* m; {. G
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 2 d3 ]& h; {0 ~+ ^
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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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. / n% A5 P6 T" b4 o8 y- D
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
% y" e& L# d/ h0 \! O* X; u1 ~consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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( A: q6 h4 S3 _" q& Esimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, : i6 G' B4 a- X3 g6 Y' E
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in % }: Q' G0 v2 x1 h; X
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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