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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
; b# u; r% j" k1989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。. d1 {3 a9 X0 U0 x9 T
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。 L. {! |+ F9 e" Z; M
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6 Y4 J7 L: \8 {* \! i1 aVillage near the Island of Panducan
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& Q% P+ @' l" b. x( O6 r) C/ UThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
3 D6 J; Y8 T, S0 \& X1 Lpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
# `) P& n, q, V% X- H4 g apiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with $ i3 ]5 e7 C& a3 g; b5 [3 E0 ]
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
# ^! n8 N+ W6 `9 k9 @3 m* KMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
: R' y c* ?- h' `1 ?% j* hconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 0 Z% O: U8 L g! Z* K
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small # P. Q9 B1 U9 b: Q+ @- c" E" V
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
/ D5 ~! X. ^( f* L6 Cthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
. A1 K' |$ w! g: D4 rcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 0 |+ f% v, K! ^6 k$ }. x! R& \/ Y
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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( \2 ?# q! e# {+ A: l6 h) S3 C) LVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands% F8 ]( _: |4 V
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
# k) @& r8 ?8 J1 Hincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 4 ` F7 z2 y# `7 P' P6 ?
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as b% P/ p. Q) l C7 I3 [3 X
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The * g$ V; p9 K' ^2 A% {. z& Q
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
5 c7 A& T/ S9 S: M! C0 [scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl ( Z. Y% x; r0 i% ~! w1 _
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& |7 V5 e; a v" V- E" U JWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska' R/ G1 k8 d3 T$ }! K9 F3 ]
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
p: ^& y( [, x Y7 U( `8 Zprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
3 l$ k5 L V3 p' R, k9 j: V. b- l' @" _offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 6 b. D: r7 B2 J8 B2 r6 B
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 2 V+ e9 `% i6 V0 `7 D7 j
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
/ m; V7 { N( \' q8 ]" x) Z; X: ZThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
* ^+ [% K$ U# Cof food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ; M ~+ o& Q ]( ] E; p% w7 B' q( Q
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
. n2 u7 O# M& w; x% p! M. c0 @arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ) m H7 C! A0 g1 |
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
' N4 v7 L0 g) k+ e \8 ]4 Jresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the / z( A( d1 |) {' y
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
% M: G% L1 B4 c* Zrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
5 X1 Q: J& O+ ~+ Zpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
( E( I& i" L$ Z( kname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 3 ^9 C- b7 \- u% \; N2 |2 x+ r
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7 w* |' m5 O/ D; B' ]3 ] pheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
1 N; Z4 C; ~9 \$ F3 O/ scontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
+ u8 N/ S! H) m6 @- pthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
% Q* ~: Q) D& m, S- v/ ~: |autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
* q. z: q' |3 Q, hexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: % o& I# i+ q. s! w. |. x/ w
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
! v% s7 @5 \: M: Uspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
6 |2 L# p% O% t9 ?3 m9 sindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan . p9 D( U2 p" W; @0 y
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
9 E$ d/ p3 k- f4 {0 R6 t$ Y& yNiger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
4 J/ v/ c( e. V% H( gcaravan 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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. R( |0 K/ {4 K1 cdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
/ _% M9 s( Z; A* L0 I% Tare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have4 N7 R' p, x& k* T2 ?) [- @# ]" M
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
3 m: u( a( }; C' ~. B1 Xprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
6 Z( z5 U1 h" C0 piceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees . L0 x' e y" @
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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