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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。% D' w3 _- e* l# A% F8 \- a% J$ O
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。: {3 k+ J$ E( }
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。% I7 |" u! R: C0 X: q
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& m' ]8 Z8 Y5 IVillage near the Island of Panducan
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' p/ V: L+ h- _; d0 F& g1 qThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is : i% ^9 K7 ? A; V. h; y2 P1 q
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 3 g9 Y# j4 Y* z% I( ~1 l
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 1 q8 n& ^9 |2 b' _/ y$ ~. S/ R
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population " [7 ]3 N- M! l' q N9 ~ p, t
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ' G5 ^ \7 f. D6 w! q
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 6 y" z5 q9 M& c& G
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
9 F6 B7 M( z; ]3 v) scultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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3 }1 j/ Q3 K6 M; n/ q3 Qcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine # S- n; F. ]1 k4 a' |+ p
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands# C4 l `% Q$ `3 V
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which * ` k6 Z. N1 d3 V
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some + d: A5 ?8 H. v5 \1 O5 z8 O8 Z
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 3 O. V3 C3 O/ ]! r0 s0 d7 I" a
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The : [! P: K2 I# c. g0 O
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 4 \% s. E9 r. ~, |& b& G, w; O" A3 v
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska; r, ?4 t& |, P% u# Q8 t# ~
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 5 p- j! v% k \' h
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It : s, b8 y, L: t1 B: Q3 H7 v
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 8 L7 _# i/ {- h; w4 M8 D
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 9 Q1 S& D# P) n, t2 g9 i
of food for bears in the region.
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1 K4 t) T5 z, ~, I+ iTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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6 @$ f7 ~2 E1 ]* v; {2 B7 B( sWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
) |' V1 d& O. M6 yis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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. M' f# G! |( Y' v& q( WBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the . k6 p4 V5 C& S: V" Y7 l
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the % l/ @# u# m; ]& U' f, _
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
6 P- x5 \( x4 W+ grise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
5 f3 L9 ?9 ~5 N+ kpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ) U \1 }' y8 C' J
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
4 u; `) i" }1 E( b [# [+ |site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
5 }3 H) i! U1 k- ]# zheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the % J9 e" z7 Z9 H/ J1 g2 x7 }
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
! @* H, J1 M* Sexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 2 P" w# i9 I( w5 j- O: J
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal % b v2 x" g/ o5 g2 d- M
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are c. O, _" x/ ?
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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Camel Caravan
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 ' S9 [( K K& C
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ( N4 R. ^0 s* O6 I- b. C" v
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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/ c# Q; S, I, G/ \/ r/ kdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs % U1 v+ b* {0 m7 _
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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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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$ n+ P, m) m8 ZAll 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
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4 T! X# j3 [! J- ~farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ) F7 F2 L$ F/ }) M7 F! O3 v
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are ! r8 a6 A' P7 y4 ?
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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# v5 S# k& I0 l5 SPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
( j2 S% D" l' C. W- Ffrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
9 R& {) E# a0 n3 P7 h% _those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
! g, B+ ?. l' O) G& }9 ]4 isimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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