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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
5 b( O+ f9 h# U/ {- S5 P( c1989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。
! c4 U* F' _8 d! U( ?' p1995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。* [; c' c& d1 o2 p1 T( c5 z
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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! z9 D3 ~* I0 n# A hThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
; F3 K! t$ E# t7 hpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
: H! P5 A w* s7 W: D+ Upiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
( R( [* o, Z- Y. Z0 R. ? q1 Rneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
$ A* g3 u) @& c$ C$ C2 BMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 2 z* J6 q# ^8 r/ e
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 6 u7 p0 x( g! M6 p- ?0 ^
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
+ H$ V9 ~" k: W* s* q' J+ L- ]. I$ ahamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
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cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and D- f7 V' ?2 r; u/ d
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 8 b4 t+ q) x9 d1 O: F, _9 q( |
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
- K* w9 I; Z! a. F9 Kincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some . T' m6 V9 A3 m# I6 |) I
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
- }6 e) c5 N7 I+ D; _seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ; ?$ @1 s+ V; j; {5 l8 [
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
& b8 m- K. l/ k3 iscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
( ~; M+ a- f2 d8 `* Toysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, C: e+ G: @9 W# f
USA
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 6 J( B h2 K* \: d1 b1 P
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that * P9 v+ S [% g& d% W1 a
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 5 n( _* J& Z) u0 i( H/ d2 g
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
* E) ^9 Q3 M- SThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source " \' I, c; u) _) s6 Z0 D
of food for bears in the region.
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar , E# |, V: k2 V1 N
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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% s+ Q& D9 H4 z2 O4 t, lBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ; T/ F" e) w& F% H6 R
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
/ A8 ?" t( ? Y+ U! I S% Astone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that y2 f$ N9 ^& K
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human , d( {0 |+ h' Q, f1 {% f* I
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its : g+ A' y$ q! i. c) u
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
1 X% Q+ g, F- _% k2 u& Y {7 a* t. H3 xsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world # X' V0 H; U0 n! t! G
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the * N" U1 z m, \( Y5 Q3 \
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in . U" `% N4 A& [$ B! L
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full / Q0 K6 c G8 T3 U$ t/ G
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
+ B! s* I+ [- \- p! qexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
' f3 \4 G; B& H4 G* L/ Zmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
# f8 |: y2 G+ I c" h# mspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ( m$ f+ S4 H" \% T
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ) K$ r6 Y1 j- a( ?5 c
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6 J$ ]: ~5 V' Q% O kOn 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 ! t2 _# l- J! e- D! U% A
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at . C) k& _5 F0 @
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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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
, g2 X. r: p5 }1 @One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!8 o8 R' `7 M+ W) h& |
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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" u9 y( _( T5 }/ Z0 c) ?All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have$ d2 c9 g- K0 R8 `
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion * ~4 {2 S3 ^# @% [0 s Q
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the M9 z: _/ R& K- O, e) h
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
' G0 j& H3 ~+ X8 z3 Y4 k# Fcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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5 M4 `1 A/ N7 h/ A7 XVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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) H* w* |. m R# RPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
$ X2 D* V- d5 _The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
; R9 `* T( H( M. nthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 8 l! I4 u+ _: N- n/ D M) ?
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
8 v- l2 ?3 y( M' U$ [where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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