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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。2 z5 p. ]2 W. S$ ~
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。
! D# X5 J' F, w( r- I( M1995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/ w; a$ E- a3 ]; k* h7 j
PHILIPPINES F; b; H) c& B/ {* A0 d
The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
8 f6 A+ a9 v7 R/ H. w9 h( zpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
4 H( f/ C% L8 M4 v2 \' X: gpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 3 Q: l' Y5 f$ y3 _
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
* }" Z/ d: v# i- NMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
, }( C1 U2 }0 s! e+ G% L! \conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
4 l4 |0 |$ j3 C* R# F$ b8 o7 P5 _are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ! ]3 ^; ^, \: ~* O' `# C/ l& Q2 h
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
' ^3 |9 f5 o2 Q5 J/ Z) ?8 |the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
9 z- `( Z$ h% C3 `) t& Qcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ' Q3 Z" Y5 h& D
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
/ ~: _2 a' I/ w0 @! i' h3 m7 Ocyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
/ K6 a7 J9 ]/ Xfauna, 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
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7 ?$ q7 x# R4 cof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as . S1 G. X$ P+ t) F- K+ f* Y9 u5 D
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The / w' X3 E0 v, s% k
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without : @" ~* E0 F+ ]& Z
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
* Y* Z" g- k- f2 @( p( Z4 Aoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
! n) ]9 O5 e+ W# x. x! Boffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ' }- S' n# x0 p1 h7 I: }
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
8 z8 X( r/ J- z( E& J7 ?them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
" {4 N5 V" t. W- t8 zThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region0 _, T! O4 i* I% y2 c
MADAGASCAR
# Q: D/ j' c ?; x$ l- FWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 8 o& H+ w* S% Q) x
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
! p8 w- T+ \: T) k! warid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 9 z; {! G6 P! q. i
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
& g Z2 ^' P4 F) Aresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
$ A7 m; j* B, J, gstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
% s$ l" M3 a$ a a1 v. h& `# xname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
9 E' A% F! V/ g8 R9 k* J1 J3 Tsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
K+ m7 \6 y+ d% Q4 mheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 4 }" p {: K! N1 N5 G" @4 F% A
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
+ d2 H5 L+ b! k7 @# W J% r% qthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
0 _1 k3 J: f6 L$ g; f* G9 Dautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking d1 n+ g; c9 @3 `2 {! K
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 1 s0 o$ a6 V/ F. w7 _6 P8 J
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
" Q4 b. [- F1 r& X: e" A5 a, Ospecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
/ t6 M9 _' X( Z% H) N, f$ `+ nindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ) y9 V1 t1 H: _# s: B4 v' l }1 a
species are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
6 y4 s; o6 T ~: n4 n% R5 S$ j5 yNiger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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$ b4 |" B( b. F2 okm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 4 R, b; ]0 I4 |& @
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked ! d2 x7 K9 J; n" e$ c
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 & v# p! O5 V* P3 `5 G4 C
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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3 O+ O, z1 w9 k; rIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
) o* L% y" [2 O; V gbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion / ~( _/ |3 ]8 [8 x
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
% [8 E0 j+ \1 P" {% R" |iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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% j5 v% a8 L" E2 ^% ]6 Tmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are % R* Q! Q& [9 `
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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8 \% {8 b( B* H' [" J0 T$ P' Y5 wVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
* C2 Z9 A$ }8 [. ?8 I9 m4 Yconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
0 `9 ~ b5 ~; ifrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
) ]$ C! u) c T4 k/ I/ n# F1 wthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
k' K" ~: B7 A8 D1 q& H8 asimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, , P) B6 ? S: ^" X. m
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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