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' }5 o2 O w$ f( f$ XYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
+ ]# z% m. x2 u9 ~( f+ p1989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。
1 G/ O- S2 i0 V& @8 D8 J3 {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。 ?0 ~/ e0 b! m+ r4 U
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0 Z0 h+ i& M. Z+ U/ Q4 xVillage near the Island of Panducan
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R" f* b# {7 }: zThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
: z( z7 D1 q- {4 m( lneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 3 C/ W T, u1 X! z/ _+ r" u
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
' a9 n$ b$ q) M- Z2 F& wconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
) Y' S2 d u n$ {+ c& b9 Hare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ' H4 X/ i$ T4 E, G
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
& Q6 u/ Y. Z( g0 Xfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 5 v6 b' m9 z# X# Z; W) G: ~9 u% J
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
& D) v! x' R% g4 Mof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
* P* t1 Q1 p( dseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze " F% F/ [2 u, ~ i; K
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ) g& c; f& O) v, Z; f
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source " u7 z* O! O; M% f
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region/ t4 z9 w1 B3 l* P8 K8 Y+ E" N# M
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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( `3 x c+ v6 l+ r8 R% aarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of * w Z1 q$ x6 q! k \! t) J- }/ q
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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8 [9 l$ l% d a) ~/ n, A4 l0 ?penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 3 B# @- h9 G; v) f4 q+ L+ J6 v- E
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 3 t4 ]# a- n( e1 G* g
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in * V* A4 o! @) S( n
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full % P) E9 {3 N8 ^4 \" G& L$ z
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
& A9 y8 f/ u) G% o ~% r2 Gexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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indigenous 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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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have ) Q! ?2 z1 A6 t4 W/ Z T
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the & Y1 }( m4 r$ F7 [7 a+ T4 Q
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
3 L0 Y/ e# c+ ~5 _: D$ Ypresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. ( `- {4 C, w8 D1 z" H, ]
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
$ l) ~" d6 q0 T) riceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
3 ^6 D$ k# E4 F$ nfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 1 V3 r) Z d" ?, h% C+ X; W
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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