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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。% c" g4 E" F* d$ c! A1 R' ~
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。% u# g$ w$ y. g& ^
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。2 y) T6 `: H/ R# N% N6 a+ c( g* P3 F8 i
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Village near the Island of Panducan8 o1 O2 y' Q# ^% H8 |0 ~6 P
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with * r: n7 ~+ J& T
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent * t/ M# s5 d5 {4 W0 o ~; X: _. r- }
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ' e1 m+ R- f- x ^: [% f. j
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population * j, U$ |! `: S
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small - v1 x2 ], v* G# I0 d" d2 f' ?
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, * c2 }6 s4 y) d( U* Q' h
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also + C7 J2 E+ i J4 X4 ?
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and : k6 q. l; X$ m* y, _1 l# q& P
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using - T, o, m6 M; P" k/ P5 X0 Q
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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( _4 N; y" O$ X- [7 Y n* z6 FVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which : o7 t! C' ]* J3 R4 A0 c/ m
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some / r! e' k9 w( P; i
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
6 P6 W& w/ g: c; T {seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The - F) H7 z3 x( g+ Q
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
3 d3 f( D' l. M) Sscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
2 A0 o- m+ M. c) I) y! e" Yoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.4 b8 S1 |1 v a7 T- X
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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
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
& {- H% S% q& w/ k+ ?reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
) `: ?# H9 U. ]) ~them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 3 O: c. y* t1 w7 P5 \
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 1 v. C# m, T0 @! B% t, E
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region" }. B% I5 Q+ \( `) `( U# D
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar - \0 y2 R$ b7 d" H2 ^
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most : R2 I0 T- @7 s# d+ S
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
( T/ \. s& r$ a2 ]Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ; R; k% k$ }8 M; Y& }
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
4 n6 G" L, m. n; p1 E- L5 astone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that $ {: x4 H' u" a: v& {
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human , x) F2 k1 F, \
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 2 Q: a* a- B& C5 ?$ {6 X6 X/ J
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
4 Z+ S( q' W2 O# H4 b. Hsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world # l' l, Q4 p" U) r
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
; ]* |0 o( U. M' t7 Qcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ; A- {$ L: Q! X" o4 T6 v h/ D j
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 3 `0 C8 @, w& ~" Y5 h' k
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ' F7 A: T3 }7 z8 m( @% U7 _
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: , U4 p5 e0 A D P- G
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal , K2 R* G2 ?5 N& e+ a
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
9 m$ J+ V/ [" N- v: |; Jindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at , d# m2 l# n; ~) q! j b
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked ; T5 Z: Z( G, I# f% I
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 p/ N, Q2 Z, g
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the ; v- b4 T5 H2 P0 G# q* E
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
" P s$ N" c' w: }# _presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
5 P( |- O6 ?) o" j2 H* z7 i" gAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
. T% _' a- o2 A/ Pbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 8 v# T" f: S7 F& ?- l L
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
# | {# ] `9 D3 N" ~iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 1 K7 m7 [4 t* V+ q
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 * U& q/ M5 s: e% [# d! V6 Z
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 3 `9 Q6 B o0 M# l% s4 A
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).: d, ]/ M2 \# G7 c1 U( k7 i8 N. T
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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& I" e2 T1 ]2 s: l. W( {Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
: J' g0 ^$ d" g3 HThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 2 ?% Z! U4 U( G6 m7 F7 u
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 6 c* t! ^8 ]1 e; }; r& E; q3 U% k
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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houses built on bamboo stilts.1 A! r7 s$ J S# A/ R# R- w& t# L
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