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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。) K( W+ j# J6 u5 \1 v; H
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。
% i8 Y1 _/ D" @# s1995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
( ~0 e0 r( A% Y8 r: R: opart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
# O8 a' o" s. `; s1 C: o( u% T0 K; `piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
4 f& g; v7 |9 k/ gneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
) B3 n. p& p" j B- |Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in % v( a. Y. ~ _2 X F4 U9 n: |
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population . c# r" ], X( s1 n/ W
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ; W- `" I3 ]" G
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
7 a' e: Y* k1 Ithe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
# q2 N/ d- N0 ^4 a/ @cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ; @1 m( b2 _ H' W3 r' f$ c
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
4 G. B( M6 h7 R9 N6 Rcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine . I; P+ G1 B0 C+ r& x
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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2 H6 H* Q8 n8 t h6 _0 u; L2 kVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands9 X' E5 |* G& s
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
" K' C6 j e! _) N7 Rincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
' m5 m3 \8 L) S {# i3 p Y, Pof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as & v0 P9 U9 N7 d% |
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
- u- Z# `) k. R' L* }villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
3 Q7 D0 H: u, l( I3 o, Oscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
5 H% p0 @: ?: V+ @them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 7 v* g: [( J4 H" V
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source " h5 V: I" S6 a$ w. y
of food for bears in the region.
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8 j5 U' n; c- ~( k( p" oTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region& e/ v* l* c. q- z1 {
MADAGASCAR
; M# t' z) ?+ V& IWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
/ C7 t; e3 h e; c' W- G. Vis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
/ |0 N7 S8 B5 S$ E. d6 Qarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of $ [2 ?. y8 `1 q4 z
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the % W+ r- k' M9 Y8 v
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
$ u. s# K" V7 o2 Sstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 7 I4 }) j' o- V9 n/ K: A! ^1 S
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world : v) L# j& g9 C* C; Q; {
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full % e7 p0 m$ D4 L1 J( e6 i9 ~
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking , j* i% W4 _) ~
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 4 U; E2 W( B6 Z
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal $ @5 d' y+ {; r( l$ f' d
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
, W) I( {; \* V4 L4 Windigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
# c% z$ }* y% e- o. I# a( f2 Wspecies are endangered.
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Camel Caravan
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: X- W3 X& X; P9 S+ \On 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
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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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 + W; L; M3 g& _0 R$ k" Q: P
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
) \8 }3 d6 x' [) _5 Kfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ! O/ p$ x- I" u9 K9 U$ y3 R" [4 I# I
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are . q6 u c/ l. L$ Y$ \
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 8 P% s) T4 d6 ?- ? R
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to . M3 Z$ ]1 l9 Z
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
$ s* `( f8 a+ K( U& V8 vsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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