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, X& }' e+ T$ Y% N. B9 `! ^# ?Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。6 N' k8 T: {# x. }, B' h& k! b
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。
^: b. A( P" {: L! B% e5 V, F1995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 : k) g2 v8 z0 k# |! z; q9 D
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of % J- E% n: f2 T9 g' c: u
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 6 ]4 V0 J3 F$ L
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 1 G+ q; W! ]" y
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population # v2 |1 p$ a% }1 {7 H1 F6 w! x/ X
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small * b ?& P r% e! t
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
* l& Z! {8 _+ `6 cthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
2 `! I, t) k5 w6 b/ lcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
: J* b* s" K5 z. h. ftrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
6 J6 @. T1 \$ U- u* ycyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 5 D: e% z* \8 j9 L. B$ |1 B G& ~* K( L
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands: M3 J0 I: O) k5 v8 `
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
; Y+ A: f# L. U5 L) G! e( Jincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
- i9 ?- r) u) N! r t; mof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as . @9 q$ E D* A' ~" a
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
* h5 M. d5 f$ ^* ~$ @0 y$ A+ Qvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
3 x- g! a% y0 v( [! A" s5 Xscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 0 q% Y% d! N5 e c( u4 }$ T& K
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is " Q% o) o. y) P5 r" B B
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It : l$ l/ A9 n$ }6 Z! q9 A$ @* O4 _
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that # H) H' a0 A3 U& {( U
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 9 N7 ?- B3 `' J4 t8 L0 X: p
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
$ O5 U& [4 y4 d! y/ q( CThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ( V0 ^; }0 F/ c6 r! `9 o' W
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5 r$ Q. A; i+ GWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar * J J/ F+ q6 e! d
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ) ~3 B- o2 V! w4 ]5 J* d
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 5 g0 H4 C/ N# @7 s
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
0 |. Z0 G: q6 ?) l9 N3 Z# L- U' ]; Hresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
' ?7 V! ^' G3 C% e1 rstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
/ H6 Z" S: [: J; n$ M7 ?+ v; `rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
4 e/ w" G# z) o8 X' |- r0 Lpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
9 |0 |9 X0 d: A4 nname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 2 @, w+ x# G; n; `' ?
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
: F! f9 `5 o- Y( w9 |/ d/ ^heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the # ?- I+ c. H Z; \# n0 q
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in $ Q0 c5 Z* }( q
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ! {; S8 N$ o$ U5 r7 f
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 4 j& f* s8 }! I0 p* \" ^
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 0 S) J% G& X4 x( Q
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ( T! B: q: P4 R! ^# ~
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are . q5 d* o* L0 @) v- d$ f9 }( ?$ |
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species are endangered.
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 1 s4 X( g8 x- u8 _
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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# \- Z3 g0 \6 R' q9 e/ A& q! Apresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have1 R1 E; y7 E6 y! g$ j& `
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
) w1 G' I: v7 I% t( A8 y' K1 Kfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
8 F: J+ A Q& Y/ kmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
, g; I, S! V) F6 U% Ccovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
W9 |: F6 e8 s, h, C4 w2 bPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ; a6 A+ n" V( W* p- Z8 C% W0 P! p; @
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
$ x3 T8 k2 ` P2 {; g M( b& rconsists 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 5 }& L8 Z" n8 k8 p! s- K) \7 G: o
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 6 y+ g9 f4 R" m* P, p& {; Y" e2 ]
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 5 ]9 G4 x' l* G4 c8 I1 Q
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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