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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。$ X4 O. z- J0 h2 E5 y0 X) 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。6 l4 w; W3 O# W! t* @$ q1 |- u+ S; T
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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. `8 G. Z1 a! [2 ~7 a- SThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
% V' K5 \% k bpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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: S- P+ W5 o1 B5 mneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 4 D9 j+ d9 m* l( H4 y1 H4 A
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in # ^; ]" O) D1 ~, d4 h" x, y! T* I
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, * M* W& S9 ^# `, R/ E# V# |
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ; J' I5 P8 g9 t7 {2 Q
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and * P7 J# F. q( R( Y, ^' G5 ?
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
$ }# E3 e' f: R/ ^cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ! O! |3 y1 r9 x4 L
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
5 P: W( x2 B- r4 gincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
% s9 A$ K# p5 o8 C/ V Z# ]of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ! V$ A: f. ~' W/ m
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ; @1 S$ X( Q! _* ?# I/ Z. c
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.! O/ r8 T: {: y! c3 `
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska( d6 X, W2 Z- J6 F5 K
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ; K) W. w" o( g; O% Q4 p
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 6 {, c2 z% ~/ N, c( c! j3 M
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. , b) N( E0 u1 P9 z9 z m: F
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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. H8 {2 t* U. s+ c& PTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region- ^$ b2 c" \$ e2 \
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 9 {8 o8 [" k$ j( t
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most }; G% L4 K7 ~/ M% W2 E* I
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of , n& ]' ~; k$ B
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 8 U' ]* X; W/ n, \% O
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 3 [& Y: r! m; }3 R. ]( m9 i
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human - v) O, g, y$ f* {: e4 v9 H1 _& ]
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
1 B( D- x3 ?5 R7 W; Qsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
3 ~7 ~( k8 T9 O4 t, {' j9 V$ |heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
# O) ~% P% Q1 ?+ q4 dautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
2 K$ t5 b+ t" ]; Aexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 0 Z" H3 E1 y3 z
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
8 ]6 w" i. F, C! wspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 8 B; x5 d1 | k
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
- _: L" F1 U0 e1 Nspecies are endangered.
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2 A! Q4 P; E7 Q) dOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 4 \/ S$ Z, |$ l! X/ T9 G8 ^
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have ( s: U; e N: `# n: S6 s0 f
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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! X. f- I3 O+ S7 o) a+ pIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have$ T0 [ o' d0 `$ O6 Z! R- f7 ~
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 7 D0 A2 ^+ A1 l' F, Q: d; z9 y
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 + E; K( H0 r; |1 C5 a
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are / E3 {9 z8 ^; j! P: i4 S
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).0 s9 _! x& I6 B i- c" _+ f
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
3 F. N: i. H' W2 O- \ H$ ^: gThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 1 P2 z0 U- f6 c4 [( B3 r' h
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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9 O* @0 u7 f s. e: S% X, y' lthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
1 a/ y1 M! N& X* E) i. Osimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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