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- B# B) ~7 f+ ]1 i* ZYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。! b. B( Z- v0 @/ e! X2 q# s
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。, |5 K# }! ^2 j; L8 x- O# L7 ~
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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan5 ?% [ r* ~+ |) B! a7 C1 r
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
9 b' D5 |# N, U; K- @2 ]2 P: Npart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ) v4 _9 ^$ E/ H" B9 K6 q+ B5 Q
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with * p7 z. o; ^& d9 M# M
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
/ o7 c& R" X3 |3 O4 I4 d0 k4 BMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
; {* s9 j% |- t) f, Wconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 2 v8 I* s" ^+ v) W/ |
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small * L* J+ G4 a# c0 J. u/ q( P
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, ) h! Q# s5 w- ^; c0 p8 ?+ @
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also $ l$ A+ Q) z: c0 y6 E
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 4 p, w* x4 N. D
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using h4 e5 e; K. y0 e
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ! l1 G! J7 f: Z8 ]# M( S# {) Z
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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; X Z: [3 H" xVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
1 R5 w; m! C" X; F( e8 qPHILIPPINES
- W) \* [1 _6 w/ ?; G k2 X0 u5 w/ FThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
; ~! h- g# h5 Q5 V! |$ mincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some % ^' w9 \) K4 J& o8 V+ l% b
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
6 k1 m, j0 L- L. X3 fseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
6 w6 Q, N9 G, Wvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 1 u V" j/ {- }: |: j$ b
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
7 ^, X. M# ]/ b' W1 J1 Boysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska( F! {, T# k8 @0 R" E! \) {( Y
USA
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 0 M) W* z& T0 I) T# L
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
( A' @, [, t& R/ Preflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
+ r# K7 I$ Z2 c+ bthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
% |3 j: o. e/ f3 O4 nThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source $ W5 n9 r V9 V* X
of food for bears in the region.; B$ }' G- O, k, F/ f- ~, a2 a
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/ H) M$ o7 @8 @ y- p( zTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region; p- _* v7 C; U6 a. _9 d) {
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
9 g* w' W& a. f9 `' o2 c2 I3 D# nis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most % o: ?, X9 c: E8 Z
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
4 P" R0 r F0 R/ Q! b$ U3 YBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the . r( A9 n3 m" k% n9 e0 I
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
) `! s1 D( z6 Nstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ' D9 G3 O8 O( C i
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human # s4 Y9 g6 C% h% l* F, q
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
, }1 g0 w! K1 [- V0 }name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
5 N( k: y; Q3 g8 N- ^! ^7 w/ asite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
3 f0 G( N: w" i; N* G; _heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the : u! z, i, j$ h4 B' r0 e
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ! u0 Q, l( t4 K |' E
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
1 _7 e B0 Z. K+ Q( c; W# zautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking * ?- t7 X4 s* h( ~; T2 U
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
( p$ Q% `+ s1 X6 M- Y2 Mmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal q- R( D' X4 ^1 n( I
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
( I, h3 y% f; O) d3 D6 [indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
8 e4 a, n. V5 l" @; I' z6 v! Nspecies are endangered.7 C+ D- d j9 H
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses# ~% V1 B* s+ }. n5 |
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
1 B' U1 x. i2 G8 I* Mcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 : O. h9 Z% b4 H$ g0 s+ M8 R
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at * t( v0 q- I3 k$ b
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked / z8 G# O1 ~8 H
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 6 W: _5 X# S7 ]7 i) a5 y% k
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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9 T+ W7 v+ N- C1 z0 fsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the 2 k* h, y3 |# ]- G
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
, S0 w$ C: @8 I6 }9 V* k4 ~( wpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
0 ?6 C! ^& p/ U% C% mOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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ANTARCTICA
' O" B: m, U9 v3 h5 j: EAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
7 W- `" a& H, }; \+ s1 W$ v" a) Pbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
& {: k) Q4 ]' S( c6 [5 Yprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 9 x& \$ b5 Z ]
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
6 K4 _! O9 U. i+ D; F6 }farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 6 [4 p% B" }6 N4 U0 \! r
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 2 k0 C: z' D0 |& P) O' `* `+ ~- j; r( A {
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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2 l4 w1 H. r3 E4 w7 v: KVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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* F7 K# ]2 R/ O5 NPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. # P( M- F$ t( M+ F: x
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 0 K" E: |0 g- @0 n# z
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 : t! N. u K O! \1 n+ t! d% b0 r
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, E S8 p5 @. o5 P+ x* R4 q8 \
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 6 U. w# u9 J: `5 x- p. P" o" l2 D
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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