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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。1 [$ V5 j% _( K6 m. R; I- M5 }
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。
9 s8 z6 V$ N8 i1995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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3 M# A8 g% p. h5 E2 JVillage near the Island of Panducan. ~5 G l9 q$ g5 N; n
PHILIPPINES% S9 P8 M, O3 y# b1 e: W( f; y3 Q( _
The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is " k. b8 y4 y1 }6 }( h
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
& z1 k3 U+ p! s0 E/ @; I% Xpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 9 e. x* U7 e8 q' B) T( p
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent / x; V3 k! W2 ?. C9 w9 g$ ?
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
: P! d, H- f/ Y* g0 }: c; G0 d( Pconflict with the central authorities. Among the population F. p# m/ j* l
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small + u9 X, s# {* a, b1 Q* @
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 7 b) o6 T; x$ `- z! x% o% F8 ]0 N
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 2 I7 I, V; n' |- Y; P: Q' Q
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and # A! f7 Q" i6 u |
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using $ Q7 x" B* _* N6 r: J
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ' S* ^" R2 y; g
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.* b: D" p4 g& b7 s
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
4 x& i3 s' D. b, dPHILIPPINES
' M3 _+ f c7 f& S& IThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
& }$ N5 |% ]2 \includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
' [5 N9 z- G( b Y. aof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
( F7 }& D& ~4 t0 ?$ @seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The # l% T9 \+ i# t5 m6 v) N C
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
$ D6 a: P2 S$ i* T$ ?* \: ?scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
$ ]0 K$ a8 K- J( V% |) zoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ( m$ C" o( y S5 p& u2 L! }
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
+ a( Y- H2 b% \) L& woffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
2 S! U0 u- b% D0 ~' kreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
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3 Y; |8 L% q9 |! q7 U7 hThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source / }' U- b3 `* T: a5 r; y2 z
of food for bears in the region.
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& N- b) s( B* j, l% YTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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" \9 B1 m! {" p& v4 D% O2 `2 NWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ( F/ j- ?7 O% B6 w Q1 {4 x) @
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
' U5 b: j# e0 B2 Yarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
0 |- ^1 a8 L- C+ F2 Y) M: t jBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the , b; t+ O- }3 i* f+ ]
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the & G/ Z, h* Y! h' `( L
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 ( z7 s; \ G1 W6 U- v
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The # d) k2 S- I# j$ h( Y2 [0 l) T
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world . l+ i m& a* ]8 k! v' G% t
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ! K; \- p9 g Q* e9 t0 a
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
. e/ N5 ~+ W0 e! d+ N- N' |that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
" C8 W. c0 p, sautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
d/ {4 Z3 ?: gexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 3 P7 M% Y0 a/ A( L, f
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal + _; U* N5 W1 W& Z$ L0 j
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
. M/ J" z, l& C# r4 D% u z( I+ hindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 5 [3 O$ Q5 D7 P& {/ q! S
species are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 3 | L% r0 g# z8 Q0 r
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 4 p0 P3 @3 w# F' `" @7 a3 [
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
( P" Z/ b3 s% {/ N3 d4 T1 gare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 0 r7 G( N* t" B: L& }2 W
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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+ p$ n8 Z1 l! x4 d" D, L% @All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
. i% X6 K4 s/ l) k nbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 5 N5 `8 e& m) V6 F: v Q8 H' E
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the ; ^6 P7 J6 v8 a/ h( I. L
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees * w: V6 O. s0 E3 a7 b
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
/ n4 T% p& T; G; smiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
+ F0 M. G* Y; I! m4 i \covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island! S0 M8 v% b8 G/ Z3 d# S
THAILAND
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
" C/ t' @: D4 d9 G9 o) _those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
3 e4 b6 ?4 F- b9 lsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
! [: j- X& i9 P4 i! y" X/ _where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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