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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
/ x- x2 Q4 U6 s+ M" Y- y/ c1989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。
( }6 R! x! I* V3 y! K1995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。* K% j- {* [9 M+ p% k3 ~
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( k! e2 A0 @* s9 O* V0 ]Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
9 N- E8 t3 q9 {, p8 ^ cpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent * Q4 T; Z0 A2 s) Z9 s6 g
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in - P# q2 M. f, S1 @7 ~9 O& w
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
) |( y$ p$ O# ]2 tare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ; o- K8 i3 R- _4 C& w7 D6 h( K
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
$ K p( X9 U1 M( \: _/ e' hthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also $ C" s0 Z2 R8 X- w) g( |
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 1 {2 C& d8 E1 Z0 }. Q! e4 |( j
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
Q- @9 z* s1 M7 I: Zcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
9 J- W b% Y* ?+ f& zfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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: h$ L" r$ @ M/ b# }5 ]' KVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
9 C! O3 m% I/ i( Jincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
6 }7 ^ T% b! u& M5 Wof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
2 I- u- V4 F% `seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
4 y2 W* u6 k/ o( ?1 H# X8 Uvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
4 q% [ `5 k# z* M, F& @7 Sscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
& _7 s" ?: w/ r: J6 d9 X4 x+ p7 foysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.0 J2 ?* |, |' O' {, X
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1 O" z! j x8 n8 Q. |+ ZWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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" y5 b( S% W6 F( |0 O* d; eThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ' F M/ A9 s) C/ V2 m
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 1 s; O+ u3 x& l. G- F
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 0 y) H Z# {+ ?, m
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
1 u3 N8 _6 K2 {- ethem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
) m% q& Z+ G) t( o8 d5 _The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source , I0 B9 q3 E; G0 Z9 g% I2 o; n
of food for bears in the region.0 O& \' B+ E" t0 W3 _, G! O( X, {
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region N7 e( ^) p, d' A1 l
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
" Q8 D# D+ t$ v8 K6 pis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
7 f( h2 i6 |, Narid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
' ]6 n$ D) K" i5 l p# KBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
: s- W- L2 A1 k3 yresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
7 G. V* b/ W2 M3 T% |stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ) K; @2 H, v5 P4 E, l7 ?9 b
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human " c; S% x. u( b2 x6 P3 G' g
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
( H) K ~0 v, ~5 Y. qname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
& {' i3 t6 x/ U0 T% D' esite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world . O' R( F$ V" ?6 v T* d+ j
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the . j; U5 j2 v, W# ^% v
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 5 ~6 |- ^! U$ s& S+ d) }# k4 q
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
8 U9 k% {: [; F# p$ P6 mautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking " O; R& a$ w: o
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
0 ^( K2 Q0 ^5 Imore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
# C# |2 f& i: `+ j5 uspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 5 D, p; ?( l6 G/ N' C1 E
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
$ o% s' m& ^6 p8 T5 ]& ?species are endangered.6 @: w# c& I5 g# S6 x; U
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A . {) X6 \! ~. E& |) n$ r
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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* ~+ v. C' m; D4 C8 U. Sdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
% M, R& v. l5 z2 ?are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
. {/ r2 P3 L8 Z/ J" Ssuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
2 B: i4 h5 d' S( G1 l+ qmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
+ R! ]% F" x+ a- hpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
+ \" n. Z; [) a7 o& TOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!7 E0 S+ l: ~9 k/ f
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4 j9 X0 j- Y" e9 C# F( Q9 n4 H# R4 mIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
q( f" P' R' Y% m2 _ANTARCTICA
]5 W: [& v8 L3 \7 sAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have- E$ U6 }& L+ M
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 7 h% _$ `- V( M0 S
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
7 _$ R3 @: p4 @1 u7 h* r0 [# Biceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
- E; s6 x- y. ~# ~5 z4 I, E4 \farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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8 H5 t6 h0 }, ^& m4 @. y. Acovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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9 X# {# p4 O5 h: APhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
" | T: A& E$ T; K# t" cThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
8 a4 T5 L* {( ~! econsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 9 ~5 @2 d# b f/ F
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 2 ^8 w2 i) Q& Y' L( I7 @
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 3 J; x7 _& L- Y& _) A: Z' h
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in / X) C9 D( L* i+ g" r$ c8 p
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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