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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
J# `& L/ c9 p1989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 P+ N2 |' [2 _1995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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$ |* m3 U3 m" p% ^+ f5 I `Village near the Island of Panducan8 ^+ I% P; f; y2 d; y3 |* M; f
PHILIPPINES4 s4 z, g9 D! v: V* m( e# [$ O
The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
, w* H' E; X3 |/ Hpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of % y* V$ H0 ?' X( O
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
! w q4 _; I$ j1 K( O Aneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ! o" S2 Z) o8 C& S0 L
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
! l& B% R6 L: \. S. R5 p" a& I: Jconflict with the central authorities. Among the population $ V: K) R' h3 ? I; U5 W
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
* l( `3 B1 V% ]" F3 e1 rhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
2 ] N( `" ~ O$ i- y0 ^5 Cthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 1 d8 j& x. {" l0 d: @
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 3 u: N+ O9 P0 m8 }+ O$ I4 L$ Y
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
' @2 L/ Y0 A% P5 A2 F6 xcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 1 g8 K' \- S D# w1 E& S P; `- ^) c8 R
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
, A, |& ~: P2 r9 x4 D+ RPHILIPPINES n1 {# M& I; v1 j0 j. U, Y
The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
" O) l$ ^5 G, ]4 }% w0 oincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
' @* D# ?8 [; vof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
3 A! z* k. O& iseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The # _# W7 b3 e( g* }
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without , |7 U' t/ f9 C5 l0 F
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
F' q) e1 X- k5 ]! {3 M) V( Q7 bprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
, C; k$ |7 I+ Z/ {offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
) ~! O: V: w( h! A) B' rreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 2 E0 [* v) l' D0 H1 e+ T2 [
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ( u# m" P1 t& u2 ~ ?; R
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 1 r7 y! Y2 D6 }9 Y1 S, y5 F) z
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, Y/ w. `2 T$ _' [2 OTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
5 [. |9 ~7 H2 R8 ]MADAGASCAR
9 p" q* R! Y Z: i5 BWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 5 A* v. o, c7 O) T8 N5 s% V J; q6 b
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most # J( K8 O1 S v( `9 ~2 c
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 9 N. p) G1 @2 Q9 E" z" S3 I- M! u6 o
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
1 c' L6 ~* b+ ?result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
; C+ ]6 k: W7 A- X: Astone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 1 M/ b5 a8 z8 k+ Z
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 7 i; E J1 X# y" \/ N6 z0 m+ ]' `
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
) t* v4 I5 s9 _name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
& Y- V7 s( M4 }9 a* Usite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
L8 y3 z, _( W3 [3 e3 S0 S! i- fheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
7 r% {- \7 Z8 D6 \continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
, f8 W- b) _: i/ ?1 ?1 A1 Bthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
L U1 ]% t9 A* W7 x+ Lautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
7 G. @% M: I6 S, B8 n! ?1 k; i. Bexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: * [7 r6 i/ b6 p$ Z
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 4 z$ [0 p$ M( V0 u9 [
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are + p. f9 E7 O- R4 Z+ ~0 r' {
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan / D& G9 |3 S1 m5 V
species are endangered.! u( |, j/ ^3 N8 R9 c" G% y! L8 S
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Camel Caravan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses7 a+ @# W' m6 Q8 B/ w' z: G+ k
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
! N5 R3 h- L. M8 F2 mcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
$ H6 |* A; g6 L3 Gkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ; k- @# h4 A; Q
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked " q, w% U D4 z; K" F
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 1 q- U9 V/ B8 L3 j+ p4 K
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
" M3 p" y* J9 Z/ D- z. I0 i0 v9 J* Aare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
2 N+ p5 L2 B# Y @suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
9 i/ m3 [# E: M( emerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
) u9 j9 q' Q! @: U! \: p4 rpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
3 ?- b2 \0 i* {% W+ g; l. c- W& |3 uOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!5 E" T. Z0 Q& O0 L6 J
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1 Z, A1 Q, a' W. v/ yIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
+ k* s, S# L5 w! c9 O1 h eANTARCTICA
* `5 w" Z; Y( XAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have- r0 ~ v! s' _" L( w7 T( e3 T
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion , ~; f5 i. F0 R- A2 k6 J9 D/ J
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
: s3 g" B, R6 J/ U9 h( Uiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees , S2 j- y* b$ k- G
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 4 t, L0 S( R# [( u+ o3 B3 S
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are - o4 J" C% w7 [" L2 s! Y& b
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.
( V6 x. v6 W' q7 U$ I* a" hThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
* l" [: i+ K, ], C# F( e( esimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
/ U6 V# c) Z0 `- R" c V( M* |) Ewhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
% d0 H1 t) P# Z- \' Rhouses built on bamboo stilts.
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