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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
$ a3 Q* i% P% I/ u$ r9 B: j: ?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。
% Q0 K6 |* Y1 {# W5 S' 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。* |5 I" w# L: N* A5 s3 O/ x
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$ B( P4 G+ a0 T9 W2 I8 j* |& cVillage near the Island of Panducan& D! K# P; x* X
PHILIPPINES
) A5 S& C/ g" \! M5 H+ FThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is m7 t3 p# ~! I0 x
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ) [0 N. @1 Q' p, k; T- B
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
" U5 g4 t! y& t; Rthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
3 D `/ q, n7 z" I1 Jcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
% k3 R# K+ R/ v4 l; Itrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
; m; Z4 D ~/ J$ Gcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
6 Q+ Y8 c2 A2 G; }' m, Vfauna, especially on the coral reefs.7 I$ F5 v9 J0 H3 {4 F# A) l
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands+ W4 i& _3 B8 V: o
PHILIPPINES9 t' U- s. m: Z$ S+ D1 O" A9 e
The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 1 A6 T6 }3 P/ Q0 w( p3 b9 P8 f
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 9 x2 {7 ~; m+ s/ K( i3 l
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
! F- P! u" ^* z" d" ^1 c' ?2 Tscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
# x7 d4 s* M F! qoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska4 W* C ]; \# d
USA
c! a" i- e+ O% @6 d6 LThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ; T/ S$ A9 U4 p) H
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
6 n1 ^/ a! g6 o1 M; D; |+ rthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. : d5 b5 c, H8 e! f
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 3 e, |5 K2 H- W: ^7 N
of food for bears in the region.
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9 A2 z" V& ]+ O, n, A$ @Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region6 j; }$ i$ Y. ^$ c/ g
MADAGASCAR
7 U& S( ^" i' j3 yWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar + A& k( g& n7 R. [; h5 g
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
$ o: A1 L3 f+ g S+ F5 |( Parid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ( [0 c, Y6 o, S U: k# j
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ( `8 p( }& ~5 g K1 I
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the : S n# f4 M) b: s5 \5 j" ?
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 3 y$ r9 X5 y7 r$ R9 k
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ' L- F: L& Y+ f- m( t0 G
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ( n4 u: x0 k, r! M& C* s7 ?' f
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in + ~/ L$ `3 _4 `8 K# G) v
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 6 ], e* E& g( T/ H" r6 \) a ] j) t
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking & @/ I$ \5 u; \
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ) ?; @3 @; o8 x
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses; I `1 c- c- p: ~7 S3 t
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A . v) q( F& Z% ~ M' i" Y/ T O
caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
" C% Q- R" Y* ]2 ekm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 2 f6 A( n p+ f3 h
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and + V6 ?$ q0 G0 z6 C' s. f# x
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
/ i' H+ a+ u; tOne 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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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
+ _) ^2 `. w. _% c$ s% }farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
/ F7 r" Z$ K" w/ n5 c f4 }+ Bmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
D) q# K8 E. E" Ncovered 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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' f- W! v8 @" ^1 @9 u# O2 \8 ]- |Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
/ }. G% n# r1 S$ m' \& C6 _6 |& Q2 ~The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 3 O- {% ?: N1 l% r+ X6 i
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 3 d n9 y( h: d) X1 P1 a
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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