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# }* @( G% ]8 K* J8 C DYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
' C* w- ~4 x6 H# U# x1989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。
/ H$ T7 Z) z. ~6 Z6 u9 [6 ]3 x1995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。4 T9 `* i" Z. |6 w# [
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Village near the Island of Panducan2 @0 N7 V) o, j2 z9 e
PHILIPPINES2 r: a: l- X' J1 L) Q" L; }; ?' ?: W
The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ; g0 n# X9 e0 u
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 9 a9 F. F& A, H1 }: j" X+ T
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with * O: N$ \) l1 D
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
1 I9 _4 g7 a6 a( DMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
) T$ s9 ]$ M- I! R7 Econflict with the central authorities. Among the population # |( C& D+ d( U2 b0 g
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
. {9 I) ?2 G l! F- d+ U8 ehamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
% R7 k: ?; x' j8 B& fthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
! U N$ b' S, z. Y/ ecultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
3 C3 s1 I, N: R3 w6 [, Btrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
0 Y+ R9 p& |5 D5 \3 x0 z# k/ Tcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 4 D3 ?- } O9 E4 k
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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\* \( ?" e" Y+ y4 e1 y" f3 NVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands0 k9 A9 Z; V* P+ z/ m* u: K
PHILIPPINES
/ F1 Z: s" d( X3 XThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which $ `* i0 K- Z6 j- v5 d% k; a+ ^
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
; R! f+ Z8 N o0 b; S" Mof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
9 R8 u9 c: f6 m7 P/ {1 Cseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The - j# {( W* b- x3 v" |& T; M5 h
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without % ?$ \; h" u; b+ ~
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska7 Q0 @2 D- D( H
USA
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
8 O2 k* d: K3 Soffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. + ?; c# G+ b( l3 h5 M6 }' _
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source * {9 D" H/ J/ k* `
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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/ X3 _, B9 V" t- G- }With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ' c" L5 J% p) a6 M
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 1 T4 X9 {" B; q+ d4 d) d4 i+ a1 L
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
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result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the * u0 Q. G. w4 k% ]" [# k
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rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
7 s% A( `6 W( cpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its % u& q' m% X. s' z& S
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
/ A/ ]# C- a$ esite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
/ P r1 J" e* gheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ( e; D. e' G# z7 x
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in & G, {5 K* k; d
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full : C3 F: B7 b9 a5 I
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ( F) |$ y- b ~, c& [1 Z* Q
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
G9 w8 W: i& r* B$ i& k" w2 [more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
5 x/ H- L; ]! C$ Mspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
% {* d0 C- E( u. i5 Uindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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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 9 j& C7 ^$ _( y3 b, b
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
3 X; P1 \. P: O0 rdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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ANTARCTICA
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 0 X% |0 G- y1 B! p9 G
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
. G: c- q) s5 j6 d0 W5 Z) ^1 K1 p1 Ticeberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
& D3 k: R) `! y2 x' zfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ( M& A, Y1 q( A/ a4 ^" _( Y
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
+ u; p+ H- T5 L1 v" I7 }covered 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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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
6 U8 j* q3 C; T5 H8 r; g# H2 ksimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 4 d! n) ^ s& c7 m% K
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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