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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。2 g% o8 @ j1 L8 w/ {+ h# 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。% C. r: j/ @% I# I" w
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。: A" J* `: L1 U
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8 g0 p4 f) `. {7 r2 }Village near the Island of Panducan
9 M7 Y1 B8 Y' }) d2 QPHILIPPINES
% F( {, b; @# FThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
7 l6 h0 w4 L0 p E- K7 W epart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ) _) w! d5 T* y( d l
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
( F0 I# X9 D, Mneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
0 R9 P) H% G g0 z" GMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
+ J2 }" p9 J, k+ h& W9 g2 iconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
4 f8 v% J8 h+ M( ~) K; ]are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 7 I9 K5 g7 N3 O& V$ X
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
+ X6 N! e1 Z: y- k8 othe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
2 v w/ C) \$ w' w6 Q' f3 Ocultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
& V8 Y) B- ]/ @! Q% ltrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
7 }: {% J$ M7 ?9 @cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
* @/ L1 [5 L: z* x: o$ vfauna, especially on the coral reefs.: R) C% U" @5 M7 J& S
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5 `7 j8 m) v; B" ~7 r9 r2 nVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands1 \! `$ Q( N `; h& ?/ c m5 i
PHILIPPINES7 n4 i1 t( ~: M" i A
The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
3 Q# |! S ?% [) B/ Nincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ' d0 q/ Q- E9 B" T$ ~6 u$ f$ b
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
; ?( P6 O: _( o8 W& Yseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
( J' `' d0 V W/ C* Qvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
5 \/ t7 g1 @; N- j* c9 Escuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl % y. k& c# ~$ C% c+ R( U
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6 [! F* y' h" I8 w! @4 d/ M9 jWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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: f' \$ Z8 j1 B* V7 Z. g8 B+ \The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ( s; t5 O0 D; G, ?
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 4 Y2 e7 k1 i' ? `1 N& O( E- S
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ( h% K: g3 x U3 L0 Z$ A
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
`0 \% @4 e: c- Y# t2 jthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
- r$ t# v& R! o2 Q n* H) t' H1 SThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source * \( q( ?, @; F4 r, @' D0 X
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region9 e5 s2 J' R4 ?2 d9 N; ?5 `$ m( j1 o
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar A% ]! H- H. {9 M% l
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ; N5 w1 R( J7 x) Q- g; B# [
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of & _) s g' O" b* k' S1 T
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 8 ?6 x: A$ q+ y( N8 O" z Y5 A2 s
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
- Y8 Z% t; k; [0 N- C+ w6 Hstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that , C. @7 X7 S; S; h, D; H( N" I. }
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
8 b4 r: k3 r: ?1 Bpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its , M b+ U. f; i6 N! X1 j2 Y
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 1 v9 G1 X: j$ D/ m
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
/ H& e# X# r+ X7 N. D# K' Zheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the / E- H/ _ L9 b* S& @) A5 _) \1 l
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in & d* }4 K: `8 s, m% V
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
3 w! P J8 t6 N! {$ c+ r/ texamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ' W% ^! [5 t% g8 W1 m
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 0 e) O# \4 F, j. k. i( a
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are $ C* R- p8 R, q0 v2 N
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 5 V$ ~+ H" Q. S
species are endangered.
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NIGER
; r$ \& h( F( v1 i" ^9 U7 P( {On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
3 k- W3 f9 w- L7 B6 LNiger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
4 k/ ]1 }8 i' m, B1 y& W& @7 Rcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 ; g8 r; g; f' T4 y; H' o0 c
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
7 c8 Q) k9 |3 H- `5 H; @' _' _the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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3 t0 B5 Y" q8 j% r8 u, x5 j. u2 ]; odays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
( O& b5 Q. }' D$ R8 h# Qare reputed to be fiercely independent and have 3 a0 N! d- g6 V4 Z( \1 P% @7 @
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the $ |3 }) U+ m! r& @/ P' O0 O6 p6 G5 f
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 4 Z; R# e% T& O
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
' T. N1 u7 o9 r4 ]4 x' _One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
2 k" r' B6 X2 f8 d. ^been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
, Z- L9 B" F- w5 V) F" s: `% `protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
0 _2 u! e, D) `+ W ?. g6 Yiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
9 X+ N5 t6 q( O* U# @' m. Ffarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
+ c, h! l: E) k* v3 \: Qmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are # U1 M# ^1 L }5 C) H3 E1 ?; f, D) P
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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2 G1 |5 a/ b9 p- _0 _Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually % d2 L" g/ R: A/ K- s D
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
/ L; n" H% h6 g1 ?% O+ dfrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
- D% C1 Y8 n) k, |, w2 ~3 S( [where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 2 d7 r0 w% S0 x) Z
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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