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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。9 E* T# [9 }% l: \, a5 h2 Y
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。
/ e$ o0 E! S7 T1 R5 A: n1995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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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
* Q6 ?* O. ]( N8 O8 d' }part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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. x: v7 d3 E5 w% S8 C6 aneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 1 l( E) T3 Q# A5 V
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
$ N9 v- O! B0 cconflict with the central authorities. Among the population % r/ q2 { N$ V- Z) f+ N! A8 ]6 X
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small # D6 v O8 K" W. X1 }( M; h
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
# ]! \2 I' d" ~$ J7 bthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
) k% a3 S+ g& j5 D, ~3 @cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
( C2 I6 W0 g9 D; l) m5 m) H6 Etrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
: `: t" d9 [9 r2 n# R, @cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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1 j. b# Z" x: D: |/ A% q) q$ xVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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1 ~6 y; B3 b0 d! A3 gThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 8 j3 }& D: x$ ]& y& }$ }* T( O
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ' t i% {( Z5 x* p" M' J* z# f
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
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( ~5 e1 I1 D. Y5 L, J6 kvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 6 ~0 g: y0 f% y4 d* \
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl % C* g/ U( s9 j
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 9 X" i8 Z# G3 w
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. + g& e; B, n( t
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source # H& v1 n: R; Q: b# M9 `7 Q
of food for bears in the region.
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MADAGASCAR
7 p. n/ W3 B9 K) H7 CWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar / w7 o1 r5 i: M
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most / z1 I$ m0 d; e: K+ p' J& j3 A
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of + [6 \3 }6 Z! L+ V
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
! @/ j1 I6 Z, K3 ~( ? dresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the % ~6 u" G& ^' b2 @- {
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 3 n" c1 ?$ B' K6 O0 `
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
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site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world . E+ n$ ]/ c" p8 K6 {/ ^6 L
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the + x% ]4 M) K. `4 s$ U1 w
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in & z x9 [& R+ r8 t ?
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ) F6 I" p8 L! T5 C/ n
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 4 U) E3 r5 \( F. g# F* _
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 9 n, @" f( f u, o0 i
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
$ M7 o3 v$ u$ E8 ~2 r6 h& D! u6 jspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
3 F2 \, U7 K+ f6 s Q& \2 ^4 y% ?indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ! G; e! c ]8 M/ D# b3 z
species are endangered.& m" D o$ s% _0 Z- I" ?2 J& B
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses2 d& q0 Y; p; Z6 @1 T, _# d0 f
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 7 ? p4 ~9 C, D, s+ ]; _% D
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked + ~. I: d( f( h- f( N
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 ' ^3 Q) G* b. ?2 ^5 b
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
t3 n; t9 _' R' w: A" EOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have% S* P- Q8 J+ _& \6 u
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion $ e% u& v- I+ T7 w; ]: n2 l
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
7 F" M5 B6 `2 W6 C( W" M6 y+ Ticeberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
8 t5 I) v F( O" ]- w; N+ c; f/ yfarenheit (-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)." C3 n9 p) U6 q9 t
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island" m7 }% D5 z- r5 c' x
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Phuket 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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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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