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+ ~! t! P1 B8 p B0 h& W2 C5 M) |' kYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。 `8 \6 B" U& k0 h) n0 q
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。% Y: N: f" C! A, Z8 k
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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" a3 J, K2 D3 G+ F6 V3 Q& ?Village near the Island of Panducan/ \( _5 T {0 ^1 N. a
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L5 i- N* k6 n7 W7 S. EThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ' h$ d# z- b8 { _6 W4 m" r$ h
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
2 B" e2 R, Z% e/ m9 E; f7 ^piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with 3 c1 N1 \# _. z( A- s
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 5 i$ G( \$ @- L- e! q
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 9 U5 O) c; B8 R, s+ p1 n6 K
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 7 Y. v" h1 m1 K3 @
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small " P/ T9 M/ T3 q$ P: e
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 8 R) v" S+ C4 o4 t, d* b
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
6 J2 w$ I' Z% C0 H# qcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and & [" J6 e: C! [; }4 ?3 L% p% b' ~
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using $ L+ p S; B( c7 P
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
: ]2 l5 F- M8 `! qincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
3 I7 D! }! Y1 t/ l+ Oof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
9 `. L# c, |5 ]seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
3 i4 K, r1 I5 O" [4 F* i, T3 ?villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 0 ]6 ^/ d x$ }: A
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl / m1 I: e; I5 w) b' v$ X6 e5 |
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.8 [7 L) z6 c$ Y1 U$ P% Z* u3 F9 U
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
) X# O) M B9 p8 Bthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
! ?1 j, ?4 J: U. D4 cThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source & G0 {# f3 n' r8 V# H7 j8 y
of food for bears in the region.
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
: W4 y' c2 L/ g% R, b; {is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
0 z1 l7 `# M/ f9 h- s. V" z& |" garid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of - Y$ k3 y7 H% _" a1 ?, P0 B
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 8 ^* k8 m( x5 E/ z5 |0 [" [
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 3 N- _" N* L! x+ e$ W
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that $ D' z% Y8 \8 f/ J d5 z/ X2 v! Y9 q
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 4 e s1 I& \3 {& z
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world # f* K9 S3 }7 p4 _1 Y1 d" X- ]" A8 [
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 6 K% W% p S: c: j- k
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 2 S! R# F: S3 V% U6 q. Y
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
1 g! m5 q8 Y# B/ o$ w* ?autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
; t: ~4 H, S* W4 M7 X* Dexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
# C* V( @" ^$ \4 X% h# P8 {more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal / m! A. t1 S& q ?8 e& y+ s
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 1 Z! I# c7 T/ r" g8 O! [7 V
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 2 u% H5 D7 `% S E
species are endangered.
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked . V) }3 g5 V7 O; s
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 8 S1 a8 X: @0 A
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
$ m# q4 W T8 K7 R* g% \/ k" ?suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
( K& J" I w1 W# lbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 3 ]7 x* a e3 Y8 t# a" ^
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
2 R4 Q. P3 g K6 H; `! ]3 yiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
& D! }. P2 Z8 n1 z: Ofarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 / j2 [$ x( F1 n6 g
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9 ], l) R/ _7 M& `' gPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. % A1 K8 D2 i) G# f, b. O' z) x
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
' m3 Y ~, F4 W6 V$ F& H$ Dconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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1 h8 Q, m5 U, L# P# s6 ethose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
6 f8 M$ V' b3 j" a6 Fsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
3 {0 u" N# v; ~! b4 Owhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in : ~2 l- C0 @8 |! @1 Q- d
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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