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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。/ H3 g. r* `& V( B% |2 y8 C' Q
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。( F( H5 B5 B. v! ?* o& q1 S2 Q
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。5 g" X: G6 x" Y/ D# J
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% R' G8 v3 G* [* ~; r. rVillage near the Island of Panducan
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2 _3 b2 Z- _, y7 @. v7 U8 b, n/ }: ]The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is . N6 M9 _) B7 K/ U& a& T6 V+ C. Y0 O
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 0 T, E' W: P l7 h& a+ o+ I+ A
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with ) p. B7 w4 z0 J2 I" a$ L
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 2 _$ G) \+ ^8 L1 l% T
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
' j, J' x5 m. ]0 v* Xconflict with the central authorities. Among the population $ q6 G" j0 P& }4 H" r
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 2 e+ l& G( w8 R' d V+ W+ U! D% g- ?
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
' M q$ r2 F3 dthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 5 S2 ~. L+ N# {: T1 e
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and * N& G2 t5 G% z# K$ ]: v
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
/ q4 r8 [8 i! F+ tcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
- x1 |# v) H+ b, F7 [. Yfauna, especially on the coral reefs.2 |6 _ N( a$ E8 h- B/ ^9 `
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands i3 M# R$ l6 O+ y. g$ F7 o
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ' _% ]: \' E6 z1 n' ]5 @" N* S
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
4 f. K% m! f8 i- g& T1 mof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
4 Y# o: U7 b2 D6 ]! aseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
4 D' k% ~- }( U5 ivillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 7 T# v' _ Q* s C% l3 \
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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6 c- ]: S% [: S& wWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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& ^" m* I' B$ J' QThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
' ]6 E( K1 K% L( h9 a! preflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
( ~: c9 }5 N: c+ x/ p V; Xthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
& r$ m/ K2 q, ~( qThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 1 W' r8 S5 _8 L# i! Z/ g5 S
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MADAGASCAR
: l- Z, K' f( e6 V% ~With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
8 h- H- }$ o) G# |" `is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
# i" A# }! g9 p( garid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
1 w2 \3 c4 \8 TBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 3 x. ^+ T+ s8 Z5 Q- Q9 Q
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
$ b, _2 ?1 S! Sstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
; V, H9 p8 b# [1 z+ k4 ~rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
" ~- ]% V3 Y) Bsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world - y5 {& s/ Z0 B) E" V0 q
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
$ d5 y Y* ?* [4 Q; m$ gcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
" H/ I+ a" H5 W I3 A u0 A5 Jthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
1 c1 \ ]7 E) P3 V% Dautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
# N6 C# w5 ^7 J5 Bexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
. `2 J" b5 |: n- Nmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
0 t! v* H' t. v) _* s7 v3 r3 t1 n Bspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are : \! I6 f: ~/ L5 s: U
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan % Q& A1 H) G) f, T: m8 c
species are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses) C0 t* t; T8 m) B8 C
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 9 k6 g) N. i1 S
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
0 l2 M0 V# { v, Care reputed to be fiercely independent and have
* N. _1 t w) }0 f0 z" }$ m$ [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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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have. {, d7 H$ A( j
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
8 X1 r2 w1 X) ^; N3 j& S# H' Pfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ' l7 V* P: D7 X
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are / X y7 {1 z% {
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).: U1 ]8 D5 d8 U+ \5 ?
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. : i9 X' a) A5 ?. F: }* C2 v# z/ E. `7 j
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
2 X& z% l: D, i5 Vsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, : l0 g9 q4 D' l5 J; y
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in $ T1 ^* l( U$ w, {0 [ Y+ `2 o
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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