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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。/ ]$ S- G- r0 }: `: K) `* O
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。1 u* D% B3 E! `9 `! K+ {
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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7 F3 b5 L& U% b) B6 }: RThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
9 A) G6 T6 O2 A% W; K8 ?/ Q" Lpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
, ], w, x0 z5 A% l. hconflict with the central authorities. Among the population . ?7 f, b; T( f. x
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
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. g9 j R3 e* g! vtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using & H. r. p' \, w6 |; U: S( {9 Q
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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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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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as . |5 Q/ G6 k" f6 k" O+ H5 y
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The " {: i$ `- v f
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
6 V, Q1 ?* F6 o9 zscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
8 C* L/ n9 i4 k8 koysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.) O g9 p6 z* b6 h3 C/ _
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
9 k% e1 H% A# f2 dreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
8 h l4 m* v% W. T. Pthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. & {, `8 I4 p8 D1 U" C, u
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region! I& R, r: \' z! D
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
6 v" |4 q# k- L* `1 x$ D6 M& Y: uis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
7 Q" z) |2 u* k5 C. Earid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of % S0 z3 A0 F) A4 c3 W4 ?* {
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the * r- M. C D4 p ], n9 T' j; D: x
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
8 O8 U) U; Y& x! {0 B; V+ ystone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 0 }) B: I3 Y% w! c) s0 ]
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
$ F4 }4 U t, d- p. k8 Fname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
- j7 S) g! u5 Q; ]6 f' H* T' lsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 3 _, ^3 v8 }5 P0 F/ D+ s/ X3 E
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 & H! V- M. u( T; S; e: x4 B
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 0 [8 x3 \2 h0 R' o& n3 u
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 4 u* s' j8 g- W/ y3 T4 d7 Z0 d
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
. G9 ~- w, K7 f8 qspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
& ?/ L; W/ T6 Bindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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Camel Caravan
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ) U5 k- }6 t9 A/ r/ m
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 6 I4 C* x8 r4 M8 }- u
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
. C; `5 |0 v2 Q# ]days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
3 C" |* m1 J) [3 V8 H& vare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
: i5 o& r' ?0 S9 t( {+ A- M0 `suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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7 @' U1 R# x nbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 3 N6 N' [5 l2 Z4 n) Q' n! [ |, ?
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
" z) i5 O S. c/ ^* L2 O+ oiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees . L- N* k8 Z7 y# s
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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: Y" z, V2 u6 a+ f1 JPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
3 h0 X# K+ I6 AThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
: x/ j, S6 k, a1 U" ?$ o! Wconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, $ \5 V5 o( o- o2 }% h1 K
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 3 j8 x# H" e. {4 @0 x7 ^
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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