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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
8 {- {, ]/ M8 D1989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。, D/ Q' T. W" `( R8 }( P! f
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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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0 G9 y* q8 t, w7 }piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with ( M1 M& O) F; X
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
5 N8 v% a2 L' r% @+ s* c5 RMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
6 m0 {8 ^( L# B0 B$ |, l F! ~conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 6 f% ~8 J4 |+ L- U: Z' g& Q) U
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 9 X5 I0 Q& \; X& i" T, E! I: i
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and : {1 x9 t' A1 a1 q; ^) u
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
9 ?0 x: W: x; Z s6 o# `8 Ncyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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1 \8 i1 `+ K. {: _Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands2 P1 k2 P( t W5 B
PHILIPPINES
' Z9 ^6 W- K( }" v$ Q! rThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
. {9 D* J1 n9 c* t# Y ~! Eincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
6 P1 M; v ~( xof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ; u6 h7 u4 K7 n! v0 ^6 @: {
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 9 T# l: w0 p( Y+ y8 d e1 T% ^
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ! C! U; i3 l% A* _7 M2 [6 N: r
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl : t3 {" j& e" ?1 ^8 C
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade." a j/ d0 q" J1 E* u. `7 U; G
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/ E' c1 G8 I9 Q6 H( }6 D" ~Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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) f; |! g: e5 F" Rprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 1 K4 H- D" y) m/ j9 W9 P3 B. q; p
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 5 h: q4 M. I7 j1 Y
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 8 X6 i9 @% R' U' Z8 w
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. # q' M5 h& O; J% ~$ {
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 9 Y* [7 w2 R) q7 T6 ?4 f" Q
of food for bears in the region.
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. c ?; a, e V& `; QTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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L3 Z8 g" p9 v5 a$ d1 ? ?% ~# IWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 3 J1 {4 Q- @2 E5 }7 ~
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
$ f' D* x" z5 P1 h' Q N9 |arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
- i% f0 s3 z/ s: {Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the # r! p0 e, o, q2 B$ ]3 ^
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
6 e& r: L9 t( z& x# P2 ^1 S5 Bstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 8 ]: s6 s) S$ t6 T2 M* }, ^
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human , H* Z, r0 S( _
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
5 n# z- F# A' B9 xname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
. x( [! x% M+ a2 Zsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
0 @7 b* T8 R9 K; w6 p8 ]/ s: fheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 2 o+ ]( s4 d, b: H' k1 R
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
. P2 ? g0 |- qthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full + ^: d1 {) q9 Q9 M( p/ `4 r
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
& Z+ B* g; E6 E1 j* t+ wexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
. z$ S* L! y3 e! b7 H5 s) L- Imore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
9 ~5 f- c# F7 S: T4 W1 ~/ wspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
1 K$ M6 Y/ T: q) o9 h. I9 Iindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ' Y* g3 I! R* C# i
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Camel Caravan
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A J( d& U$ C' I
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked : O. }4 `* y# Z. K: g$ z
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
' D( X. d* W" O- d2 y+ Ldays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and ! }7 W5 v1 D, l/ H) Q: g {% c0 Y
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
9 e3 g/ s, n Niceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
7 X3 R8 ^; a+ N+ }/ U3 b ^farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 9 b1 l/ }# A3 |0 r* d
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
8 N0 E4 D) V* Y1 R4 Z Ccovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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3 n7 r) a/ Z3 b0 P9 `1 `+ U1 k, ZVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island/ J1 x. b0 r! V% ^7 R0 K, M3 H
THAILAND
3 O3 s; S& A TPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 3 T% f R: m: q* {0 P8 q4 W
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
$ E" t9 ~1 ^( g2 s8 K6 |those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
2 C4 x9 |/ b [7 D; Xsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 3 z! u9 x/ a1 V1 K
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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