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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。) E8 j5 i* U/ M4 q2 K
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 B( J {) }6 ^0 E9 G5 k8 M' L1995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。7 I' b. \3 G6 n) t9 y: E( {
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4 }0 M% G( [8 _9 U5 K5 o3 lVillage near the Island of Panducan
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' A( i! T9 C- g/ uThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ! ~0 x" m: H5 [# l
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
0 ?1 Q3 [- ? [+ d6 ?& e2 lMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
7 j) g; O+ g% u5 j0 Mconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 3 o( k; N$ `- ?7 m8 o3 ^1 B
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
8 P& W! c, ]$ s5 I" u' [* _hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
6 e! O$ r3 b! b) R. K j( i4 V9 _the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 4 [& I6 p5 ? R) ~4 r# v
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
/ y8 w& \$ e2 L+ Z+ I( G; J' |trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
/ A# L( u P+ @, W8 ccyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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0 K4 ^$ t7 X8 @: c% p, @; P7 cVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands) s* l, A) m4 j* {
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 7 [# g) `1 d2 B3 n
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 0 {2 @ W0 z! x( l- @ U8 p
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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% m8 _2 a2 g7 Q6 N7 QWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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, K2 H# n. h) y4 A' aThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ( n. ?" I+ B! E/ P- j
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
7 E4 ^ b' C- w# k$ P$ ?5 Xthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
! z' w2 I. m& }# D8 o* cThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source & Z8 G, ?7 ~$ k: t1 R1 k
of food for bears in the region.
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8 m1 I1 }5 X3 ~! Y* Z2 s) STsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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) r [& I0 h/ |: Y" VWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
4 V J: R: f+ t3 B3 ^: cis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
; f+ { T5 \' X2 w; G& Narid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
4 i, D9 d4 x8 w% ^( k, UBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
4 g+ O1 E# p A2 _) y9 l5 m cresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 8 i' V& `: o5 w3 ~9 Z5 T
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
* s( A- _8 G- d8 \rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
% K( C7 e8 h3 e$ S% x8 D$ Rpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its $ L* _/ o, R) Q. J% ^* N, Z1 _
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 7 V' B* D$ {- w) |% T
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
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continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in / g4 m2 z. f" t9 z- u% S* h2 A
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
3 S z1 { g1 x3 Kautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ( j" Z. M3 q" C2 l6 A& }# P
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
! Y y0 b$ o9 ]0 O6 C# vmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
/ A9 R4 Y$ M/ o% M1 _& ~# @, Ispecies are endangered.7 K2 {/ C/ u* l5 z
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Camel Caravan
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@% m" o3 c; v! J5 ?- yOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses( `; z0 n9 T. m& U1 }* k
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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' A! R6 J( e4 B( _7 l+ C6 ]are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and % [( M, k7 Y4 k% J8 T( V
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have2 J* A$ m* _+ k+ o: e j+ U8 u
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
3 f. y# N- z# Y9 S8 |. L4 L" ticeberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees + r" r( |8 D; Q7 y
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miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
0 e$ K, \& Q0 W) y- jsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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