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2 e% v' O9 O3 _" o9 @1 S1 nYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
2 A3 g' b3 d" r0 K: S1989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 G0 t- ?2 p( [
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 Panducan
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9 |6 d8 M% I& DThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
$ Z! X0 H7 J4 a* g* G* C8 Xpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
" w+ r: \3 w- ]+ d/ tpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
+ h4 n8 c; X9 v) w3 O% C Rneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ; s6 q1 Q' N ~& K& q0 f: ^, B
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 1 \8 ?) c% K' {6 O( G% d
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population # |( v" V$ S l" `0 P4 Q2 u
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
6 o7 A! z% W; z0 J6 ]hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 1 P ?# {0 G' L5 E/ p
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 7 o1 B* _4 ~) T4 Q+ |
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
, p, ]8 V% i# n6 r5 pfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands- A. \4 J, F1 Y- n6 s
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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: E. z0 e3 c) d7 b( r1 o0 w! p4 kof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as * S; G$ _4 c8 B9 P/ S' Q' ~2 G
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
( i7 c) H0 p5 m4 h Y fvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
4 i9 D% H# n7 \scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
R: I, i) |" Boysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 4 g1 Y( `% }) D& y% Y' S: O
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It & z9 n8 x! X9 F5 z7 V
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 5 t4 w, k$ F& E/ w1 l0 ?: B
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
# u3 x+ W) f4 X$ n) R, i0 Ithem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
+ N" H( C, E; l# k' ?The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 9 T, j4 e& s" I7 @4 o6 ]
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MADAGASCAR
|! f8 e$ u* j7 r: T) ^With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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" c9 D# z& p4 h/ c! Narid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ! v! b6 v+ z" f* O& i
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
2 [8 n2 g0 z$ ]% M- {2 E# [result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
2 d L- H' |9 S* D) w+ E8 ]stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that : Y$ L* ^. h: ~ \- G: D
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
& O( o) L% J. Z& `; Gpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ) I2 H; c. {; {- z( g
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The / X+ G5 u3 A/ b% q' V: F% j
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
R. Y( A% i4 \heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
. G6 `" O1 e8 b8 S0 P+ }continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
% ^- r0 @4 R3 l3 [/ k5 Y7 B" jthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full , U! `* I/ {+ E$ s( a% u5 v
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking / U7 r z- `, H4 r; s! X2 Q
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
& L2 U* j, n- s/ Q2 ]more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 6 m) `) q* ~. _6 [- i
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
3 N* U0 t. z" {indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan , b7 N$ U; r- [& ?5 \
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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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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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
) P/ Z0 a6 b, w2 p6 M3 V+ Xprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
* J8 l8 [; x# u" h' f$ Uiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
+ @7 c; x+ C+ Zfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 & l8 p5 Y( @$ M) v5 }! R+ ^
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 2 q: ^$ F. h1 v3 |8 |" j5 `
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ; W; a' `7 Z& p+ ^
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 $ x* Z3 o* r1 K8 Y
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
+ u( B5 V6 f$ M6 S) kwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
% Z0 `6 |6 Z& U- ^) q5 c7 Vhouses built on bamboo stilts.
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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