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7 Y: }4 w4 a7 W n: ZYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
7 @0 Q1 Y$ u p& Y1989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。
) o0 ]9 y, F p. U8 F% }0 _- V1995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。5 @3 P1 f R7 b' \
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* `2 V( U# r! @+ x! b9 \& hVillage near the Island of Panducan
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4 O3 O9 ~: v% s: B1 c/ x" uThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 7 ^, N2 f- f& n+ j+ Q# S
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
# M5 ?2 g' K# Z0 U% Gpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
7 i$ {# H, Q. }# L2 R" Sneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 4 m6 Y+ g0 \5 H, l
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
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are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small : @$ R- g. i9 d) r
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
^, S& C( b; @8 G3 X* athe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
; r( E, z& m6 w/ O8 ]% ~5 ?cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ( O' O) x# E: f, ~
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
/ u. T- S( {6 a, Qcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
; v3 G' T, r; j9 ^2 T& Jfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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3 k2 U) f _3 u5 G6 lVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands2 n( h2 ^' B( ^8 T# n3 g
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& [. c3 W, I. h$ j, `The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
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villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
3 U' ^8 K6 A: c, Lscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 0 r6 M% n6 ]5 m5 e6 P: k
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* Y- `6 @) P, YThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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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.
- @) T# v0 j9 i" ]; W) k/ AThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
* U% k r( k2 E8 N6 R) Eof food for bears in the region.
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar , {. o% r$ J( ^$ u
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most , l3 X: W. X, _3 J6 N
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of . H8 t5 \3 q/ w4 W
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
0 [0 b* G1 c N3 ^2 A; N6 w; n, vresult 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
+ T8 ] U% e w5 b, a: Apenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
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site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world * Q$ s0 G$ ^# j0 d9 C8 P7 Q
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 4 B" O6 f+ z- W' P: s. Y* t
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
0 M& r* [, g9 N; T0 uthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
3 {/ ^, r; E) S1 q3 v, Tautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
% l; k( j* K. a: k& o. `examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
9 {, ~6 {( x. b5 umore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
( m) M% I2 P$ r. ?$ O( @species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
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6 v- X6 e3 d0 r: f0 dOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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! N4 Q; Q3 [$ @- _# Xbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion & c: f6 v: ~* I( d: M4 ~/ n/ ^
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 1 W1 D" A* @- k0 r; V$ |* e' [
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 / s! d0 q& i2 \' j- N8 C
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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8 M: X6 v q- z) sPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
% v) F" c N- l$ Ysimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
6 i6 |: c, H; @: Ewhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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