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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
) X9 L& ~! _$ \/ o2 e1989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。
+ z3 G7 G- c) q" a- b( E1995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。# h6 M6 H1 p( r/ G9 V7 E
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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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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
* x; ~8 n# d3 r1 hMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
s: [: C1 z/ Y) ~8 ^conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 8 a" z9 q9 W- s! {
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small $ g4 {+ O8 E- U+ q. H! K; y
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, & r+ _3 _3 l+ }8 O. d8 y% q
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
# l9 S q0 f P& |( l4 tcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
/ U3 ^* e2 X' y& ~/ h! Utrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
9 Q4 C0 Q" M- w" z9 [cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ( p7 @7 x3 X7 i5 R Y. z5 j7 q( _
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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1 ~ R# B0 c9 f6 x6 I6 |6 XThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
9 }; X$ ~) t" Q1 F* bincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
0 F6 f2 K. Q B( w; y0 R/ nof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
% e/ _, x3 k, Eseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
" H/ O* s5 l/ e+ k, @" ovillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska7 n* Z$ g2 F4 e) V- q& h
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 0 x8 d& j" I/ Q, c4 b$ K5 J4 ?, ~
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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( d/ t( h* c P1 E$ B( c3 P; P/ m+ Q7 kTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region0 \# O6 y0 q- q* M1 |
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: H' R2 Y7 r$ sWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar . j# H6 B. J( n) u) C; u
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
8 C- S2 B% ?; [7 Jresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
5 V) X9 ~3 H% `& A+ \name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 1 p5 B' \3 ]8 o
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 0 ?8 i* ^* D! P) S, J
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full % V" K( y7 a8 ~5 V
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
# O: M4 A& o& g& t6 l$ ^ b4 j% x$ z9 {examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
' }2 K/ U! U5 Vmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
! S# i5 c+ o# m& e0 Qspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 9 X% s+ R$ ]) q9 V8 C% D, Z( U1 \
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
% W4 m' q# k) Q5 B1 p% I1 ospecies are endangered.
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3 X; E7 `. a6 Z; d0 sOn 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
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked ) A) y1 Q# M+ K; p
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
$ h3 ]* E) M/ tdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ' a. g& N2 `9 D& x
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
) v0 L3 V0 z" r( m+ W* msuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are - ^$ v# S" d' ^. ]
covered 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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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 6 s3 i" U& U4 X; G5 O y$ f* n
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually $ X+ j+ D0 Z+ F% B$ @
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
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where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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