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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
& N1 J4 h# Q' r' ?6 u1 ]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。+ q5 J6 t+ Z: k4 H0 d; ?% j
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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Village near the Island of Panducan
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2 j9 l6 t1 ]4 p7 M, dThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is , n$ D2 p8 Y' q" b1 `
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ) [0 S- p# P9 x3 D, d" D4 J, \
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with ) l& f, n1 V1 M8 c1 S. Y/ j
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
; ]( }5 ^# I/ A9 i* g$ ? B1 _Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
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are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 0 H0 S( {7 d6 y$ J" N# q
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, ) c3 f' |7 T6 H @4 E! N
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
3 J& c" J" o7 o, U8 u+ ~5 Hcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
# X) }, X Y3 B! }trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
2 K* v" ^1 m/ D% ^+ E& m+ ccyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine f0 t5 ]% q+ `
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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6 {, [0 m3 Y- YThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
5 B! X: B3 |# k$ Rincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some / i- @" G% C/ e! l
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ) q- D) p6 F. ^. t; _
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 5 H x4 x/ b6 Z/ _
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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; F3 T- B W% q0 h8 R' koysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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9 s; }3 G3 Q) L7 g9 ^Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is $ j M/ \( D' a" H/ S V
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 5 I/ O9 o, `3 k! t, U! u7 d, i/ ]
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
/ m" P3 d8 q( T: E; h& Q) Ureflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
, |. J$ D$ i; X! V# U. b9 F; mthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
! B5 T8 I7 U8 yThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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7 F! b# L4 L0 b! r7 j0 FWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
% r4 U) s, q' V; X* fis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ; G6 C; i0 l( F- G/ e" C( @. U
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of - N8 O" q3 j( S, z0 S9 Y. u
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
4 b* N, L% Z& t; s! q+ Mresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the & w2 O% V( t/ r: K2 ~% R7 c2 r+ Y
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
" Q7 @ v! [# C9 oname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
$ M& n6 I+ L! ?( G! Osite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
5 F2 k1 }/ Q1 E _8 @4 |heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the : N3 Y ^( ~& w" y
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in . r7 M. w$ t$ O1 f7 ?. U9 e0 n
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 2 K- `& |/ o% j8 y w; e
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 7 C5 p( L' s7 A5 V, e; E: q+ a
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
" |7 n! y4 C! \6 O$ ]more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ( Z1 o6 Y- K# D7 Y) o6 J/ z
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ! n0 i; x3 a, q1 X
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan : P) @- n2 w9 |1 U9 J6 V
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* \1 o( o# q% s1 Y bCamel Caravan
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at , ]/ }; ^: ~' |: L# Z
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 8 o+ _, |( I7 y e/ Y& I3 u' Y
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 7 U% u: _. f7 P+ ], L
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ( C% \6 t+ V4 z& {8 H. \" v' [7 {
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the ! C ^4 c$ u# t
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
4 ~% x) d+ J2 w' Y. V5 r7 zfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 9 s# f( x, J# Z7 ` C5 i
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are ( d- Y& O1 t8 g v
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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+ w9 ?2 a3 l7 M* @Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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9 `/ L* W3 }. K7 J0 U; M3 xPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
5 [. C! z, n) t, e5 VThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
% Z2 x6 ^; ?# S9 {& E( H7 @: pconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding ; E; Q/ y* A3 Y8 w6 S* ?* Y/ L% F
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to 8 A: ^, h, k" {4 z' F" g
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
4 H" i' x- |( M. N: |# W. Jsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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