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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。* P: }" |. E* Q) B6 ~) f
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。, n, u4 c* ^! F% v; U$ {
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。" [$ O7 k( F* N3 a. I8 q" w8 F
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is . b' ^6 ~1 p+ ^( }& K/ P3 Q
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 1 V, u4 _- O7 o/ N' _
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
& j0 _3 h9 a$ ~neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
$ ~3 l7 g0 N! l S' Y: pMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
3 U! D5 {- c9 T2 j3 a. xconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 7 e# Y1 b! @7 T2 b7 F
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small / p4 n: { a+ m. p E! U2 ?
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, # \0 y3 a6 k% o2 K1 e8 O. K8 ~1 {" g
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ! P$ w" k% M8 W2 b, q' W
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
( N X! w5 T. b- S* D) utrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 9 G n1 r9 B7 B
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine - G9 b9 e8 {2 a
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
9 k/ M8 Y. Q8 O# A& B3 Qincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
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seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 7 e% m) V0 `: Q7 B) O" e q4 u$ [8 E
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 6 Y5 J" S6 b. Q- ~* h
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 0 ?( {4 E) z" r: }/ c) F" s4 B
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ; d" ~- ^; M# l$ M
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
6 n( v( @7 E2 }, r% roffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
3 A* d4 V0 a; p8 [- Dreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
% {- L3 w0 j& qthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
# H5 Z% i: K# v1 wThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source : k* r' K' m- [( ?5 M9 B% ^6 ^
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MADAGASCAR
9 f$ i) E4 M2 _With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar . \2 Z# r( P4 a( R. l0 | J1 E7 ]
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ) H5 }8 I3 [1 A9 h. ^+ E2 ? J
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
/ {0 p8 q, U4 ^+ wBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the , I8 W8 I% H* n) Q0 W Z
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the & R. v! o, Q" i$ } K% t- [
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
+ n( t: Y/ l( }1 }4 g5 D3 ^" ?rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
9 b; M+ z- r" i; Q7 Y9 j4 Epenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
: U. l( c5 {4 y1 Q8 d$ o f: Wname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
' o' L3 W( U; K$ y% Ksite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
0 Y8 K) B3 }+ N. h7 l3 ]7 Mheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
8 e' z' Y4 {1 b2 e/ ~continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 7 ]5 q7 c+ Y. _) Y0 j) |; A
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
7 a! p* Y3 I+ E- S/ Mautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking : E+ k2 W" T' @' ^$ F
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ' A9 G1 `, ]: Z0 H ]7 Q, F( Y: h o
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
6 A8 d, \5 n7 B/ Jspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are / M+ F" z9 j: f }1 ` i7 d5 B
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
0 {( E$ P% b: O8 V [species are endangered.
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1 m% ~7 |9 c x. ?+ j$ z- K4 zOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses `" {3 H8 ?0 e$ h
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
) b7 U4 x+ l L9 j" Hcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 - o% r# w5 g$ e& b
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
4 c4 Y$ |% J) i. w: G3 r: n: M! G. Xthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
( F A7 \ r# U; |3 D' c# j. ?suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
9 J- U- t. z0 \8 M4 R+ imerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 5 x$ g0 }- P& E7 i h
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
2 w# _& I8 w1 }* }8 W& Z7 xOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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ANTARCTICA
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 8 d9 ^% y8 m6 Z' U) K& K6 U
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the " X2 d& s0 u; f, Z8 c0 d
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
# I9 V$ Y; \" Z* ]) ^% ffarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
3 Q' n' X& c. ]6 f( x3 ^9 s7 c3 fmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
( s9 I1 y& s& r6 d9 Rcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
3 }( g$ o, ^# S% z8 tPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ( m' O2 H, ?5 V. {% G
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
, Z, |3 [! z0 h: ~% T/ nconsists 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
0 i9 n* u8 }( A' v. i, ]) t( \similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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