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& Q8 \5 x1 T rYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。% w! k& K. d% @7 k
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。
) t4 C/ b/ [& O1995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。! E: x8 @& ?1 t$ l' ]8 P5 D
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
, r3 k# n* H: O8 b1 Cpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
% o" z; {( b* [; i3 H8 Ypiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
2 G$ g6 X! S; I1 [9 h6 H1 Y# pneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
; f, h W9 y8 X0 Q SMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
2 y) u# _" h0 Wconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
" z- d- P9 H0 O! |are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 7 R5 P% C0 N: ]8 x9 b& K; F
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
: H) j9 a/ U1 s3 nthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also $ Y( i+ l& s3 J( Z
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
- m; t: ?& T/ Z: |1 Htrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using - t4 M9 Y1 ?4 W$ J
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
7 s3 ]6 {8 i6 ?* o: h) ~, Vfauna, 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 0 a+ f2 H* D* H
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
/ }8 H$ _6 c$ K( {2 ]0 k, Vof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
, X$ H+ I- m+ U$ p5 M/ ~seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
1 X: F1 Q; S- y+ cvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
- d4 S' k5 P; [7 Q# `0 fscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl : s1 q" t& C6 r+ {
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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USA
' L# W: G* |! Q Q. B3 r9 q. z+ QThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
! G+ l6 M/ i; K7 `. sprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 8 ~3 p' r' c* ^8 q/ C0 B# r
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. 3 l9 t) X7 N: w5 O
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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0 | d7 S% z& T( t4 _6 F% M" kTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region/ J/ t8 w& g2 Q# l, ]1 G1 @5 m! G \
MADAGASCAR8 c( ~% T) f4 z8 @: w& p0 E
With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
* }- a+ G+ Q9 [" v3 l! R& qis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 3 n& k$ J% o: M% M
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 6 E$ b) ?# c8 W# Z( u }
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
+ \# l: f/ |/ u$ d8 t' Lresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 6 ?+ G' Z4 f; \& r$ Z g
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
; e; X P+ l" \8 Q: V7 Y2 p* D+ aname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The " D% E5 \3 G- i) `+ y
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world + F# `: S3 z) w' j6 d$ T9 G; u
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ) ?9 c8 l2 t4 t. ?8 O
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
% j, A! C5 W: B( `( I+ Uthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
' _" _1 M' [+ E( Dautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
7 ?' }+ a: M6 C5 mexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
7 u' _2 g3 g) a& ?0 g1 Ymore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
; \& [5 V: t, Y! Sspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
& b$ D$ ]! n" x$ z# iindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 1 ?$ U! q( t: z; z
species are endangered.
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2 U5 S) d4 i6 k5 K4 uCamel Caravan
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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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8 \; M8 v+ u& r3 ]days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs . X& H" Z$ A# d
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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2 R. @8 M( {* F) A5 h) l3 O& Zpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
3 p9 z0 A" ^8 X- zOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!2 R# T. `/ i. k2 g, Y! e$ @$ |
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ANTARCTICA
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion - R( k% S" [9 u. n; p; i3 w P
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the - F+ x& I0 |8 t. C
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 2 P8 r' h/ `) |0 i: X
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 / M. b( r( J$ Q1 d2 U7 [4 k
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 5 U0 Z9 M) c/ B& g- a { `
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 7 z. j8 i7 u/ G. u- }" [* J
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in - h% \( `$ e: ?; ~1 |3 r5 s) Z9 Q* C( M
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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