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8 P) Q% O; {$ T- Y5 c/ L. iYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。2 ~ ~8 ^9 {9 T5 N% R# Z, Q: H
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。
2 @" E2 }+ g6 Q1995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。0 e" {. z* Q3 u9 w. I% G" T
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Village near the Island of Panducan7 Z! I4 U: r' ]) x
PHILIPPINES
L& P5 } ~. j+ ^) b6 m7 A9 N( OThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 6 |, a# r3 ]" C% c T( G
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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6 [3 n5 Q( {; W# sneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent : h$ @- P( V1 m, |8 O
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in * a2 o* C$ d0 E1 u3 P
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
) [- G2 ?0 u4 {$ K; M+ bare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ! O6 U5 e) E- U4 U
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, % F) Z) f1 p2 L5 x
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
/ j; T& T: X9 ~" ?. Ccultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
6 f& y- T- s0 A! qtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using ( a @+ ]9 J L% v) e" ?- M, q
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 5 p4 _. h& ?; \3 w4 e
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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PHILIPPINES
5 I/ w0 g7 B# V7 Q9 f6 {4 d$ d/ jThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which / `+ t, b+ a: b" f1 s/ r
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
" p. H6 d d& Zof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 0 @2 w$ ]( `4 ?6 D: c& I
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ) s$ c. H& J6 i8 j% h5 p
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl z5 T7 G6 A/ b' A& }; H0 e
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska' [2 F5 w8 E" u
USA
5 }; F4 i; t# h, S$ X4 DThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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% o G; }* p7 n8 `. b8 koffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
" |9 N T0 X% A: H b& S' @/ fThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source # o- W& R, V0 v% \* ~8 n6 }
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region( ^' ~! R1 G' b! _# a, D/ L
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
6 w( p5 n$ ^, e# J. a) g5 Eis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ' ^2 x; J) N% Z& F; e8 I- [
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
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result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
# ?+ N, Y; M d- qstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that * B0 x- u4 O$ h& p) s" V2 y) w
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 5 D3 Z+ M* r$ j
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
( |" T8 s U5 x. }1 Hsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
- z# i) |- _- C) Q) c6 p* e9 Sheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
* j# f# @6 Q+ z0 N9 iautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 6 U8 }9 @8 ]" H- T
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: ! O& p7 J" Z9 F: c
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal % [6 w: p2 m) h! {* D4 e) \
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are $ C7 {+ B4 a# v3 v, h! q
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 8 t3 g3 L. m3 A4 k: A q9 Q7 d
species are endangered.
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: r1 F* t- h4 E2 tOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses- w( w" h7 C; ?1 c( V
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3 m, d' S+ u' I0 _5 @5 k3 ^. fcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
# A; y: d) x8 G% j, Y" P' Vkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
u! N% F4 x% p- m/ Wthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
! [, t- c4 E) Q$ K9 o* ~are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 5 F- Z+ E4 x! F
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
/ M9 t' m4 F. eOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!! p, x9 q8 L& [: _
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ANTARCTICA
( t) P; w5 x& c7 l) U" _6 LAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
5 a [. ^1 Y0 {3 T. |- o2 rbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion " s H( x( @% u1 O( y0 r2 ^
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
4 u3 b6 O' A6 l7 l% niceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
4 e0 M% l% D- L, W) vfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
4 X3 ]6 M7 C1 h1 V- Vmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are ( T1 u* ?8 _' P M$ U8 X. f
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island. H' F+ s) H# T7 a; g/ M6 b+ t
THAILAND
( V- e3 _$ _7 C" zPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. * ^- ~2 Q" X) h" c# O
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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6 ^+ n u' H, ]6 }, \. ifrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to ( a) i7 D' S3 R7 d/ S% G
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
0 I' T, S. w3 Dsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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