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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
1 Y- \$ |5 ]- O& e1 U1989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 X& l: J% k. I* X1995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 , C3 S0 ?* ?7 n8 z7 ^8 W+ d3 P
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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, \8 {* |/ ~" M5 _* q+ L7 _6 Mneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent % y, K/ f4 ]/ s. d0 j
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
* t* y, A4 n+ Sconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
) s$ B* q8 P& gare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small , ~( h ^; A) v7 v5 n4 l
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, / i. h; Y9 _" z# f7 B4 j) l9 b
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also . V0 V5 ~( ~$ s: {6 L; A! _
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and $ I2 Q0 C1 C1 T; }
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
+ Y) I6 ^" _5 Kcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands4 q/ f7 P) a, L, E, E
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 7 L! |" ^! t* x. k* Z6 e8 e
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
% ~ Z" c1 O, R, G2 }6 ]of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as - A, I% I5 a6 Q- b+ u4 I+ c
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The # f5 l: `' w0 A: X
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
1 i9 \: r% }$ n* J1 J) {. fscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 6 O" d' D$ P& f% \) \$ ^2 Q
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska6 N, e$ q5 @9 J, o
USA
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ' \- t- d. w# n. X/ K5 \1 M
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 0 }2 Q/ E+ e% {9 f: y
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
0 D& Z& u; \) R! N2 \them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
* o" `% {9 L8 jThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region! U1 X! T, H$ G1 D5 [
MADAGASCAR
) }& g' m2 W7 OWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
. \4 t7 ~" t$ B$ Y7 ] {) G! i& e" g: jis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
& S' [; i6 ]' z0 \& Y, H6 V1 }arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of Z. b+ i' W) _$ T1 p9 \" i0 p, p
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
! o# C' F V* b7 Fresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
+ g' q) w1 f+ P5 v9 G' }stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
) \: V* b' z- M+ Wname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
$ D( N+ W/ l; c) ~2 d' q( F# ?4 nsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 9 _# L, G! N9 e |& H+ t$ n7 C
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 0 k& R: q& {% S1 Q
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in + k0 a" u% D S/ ^
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
+ B; V' \+ k6 p; `3 sautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
/ P/ p( a8 v: i0 D: n' s5 c2 c# f9 Zexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: % N g# _6 Z% Q- r- A! Z8 _; k
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
/ i8 p+ H2 I7 S# N$ nspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are + F& ~% Y7 d4 r, Y1 I2 q6 F
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan / C# j! P7 {5 {4 A: l1 J
species are endangered., Z8 y* J4 E0 f6 N4 A. g5 s& T1 p' E
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses( k( n) [5 d! Y( n6 M# d' R
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked & o8 I( ?. u7 P
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
4 |9 L+ n2 B% N E0 i# z( G7 r$ kdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the . ]7 s6 h# u& p' `- [. o0 \
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and , s) U& g4 P6 o6 S6 U
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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4 b+ h$ ?; Z7 e+ yANTARCTICA
w8 a `8 b. w; k/ WAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
$ f* K) R% P# V5 B* 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
+ O! }2 ^1 R' {3 @( H% rfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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" U- a2 v0 K+ d t4 m$ w5 bcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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, M& l$ E; T9 F$ c) D3 fPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. * C4 t6 h0 b( _
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 " I; F* Y+ n; m6 ]1 O( Q" V
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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