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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。! B, J$ Q. j: t6 B+ e9 v: S5 n
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。" \! ^, a0 K! n
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。+ R1 c' ~6 N; p% _1 Z; D; d$ {9 }7 Q. C
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* S( Q9 A0 p5 X4 @. H5 jVillage near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is + Z4 H8 x* T4 N, E. ?& Q2 [
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of % q. q5 d3 f4 y, G9 Z
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
) n, I; ?: Q# S8 f3 z7 ^Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
8 Z, I: h! s+ Z# Uconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
8 I4 N1 O$ P6 R* h8 z. Bare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
. X7 n$ b9 }3 U" _* l( |& q4 C+ ghamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 2 F# A* ^/ w# Y4 W: O( O
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
: \. d7 B" U8 @7 Ccultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 5 T4 m7 w% w8 w% x( L' a
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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. m( D3 \' u7 o; I" `* H' ^The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
3 X. x+ P9 x0 E _includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
+ o6 [5 M7 T4 V; {: hof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
& ^( g: v; ?5 kseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 7 w9 D2 B. g8 \0 w7 P) c
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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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
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. # v- |& a/ T0 u/ ~) B2 I8 y
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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" ?$ X) B0 ? r3 Z; _0 O& t+ a+ qTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
% ]2 r" |: m8 C. BBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
' I) a& y4 N1 C2 z7 K, @9 W' Rresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
+ ^' i% Q8 H6 q* d# Zstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
: L+ L' j/ {8 t+ L. Erise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
/ |- A; H+ ? b- Q9 M7 M4 Vpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its . Q3 H. S' n* Z) Z
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
+ M& L; P3 O6 q; y* o2 usite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
: M o. x/ C" p) F8 Uheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the : |; o7 {% I1 z" f6 q1 z0 C
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
, O0 l Y/ _; i% uexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
$ R( e. H1 [8 Y/ ~( x; t8 a& [, tmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 7 X1 i) O4 Q- T+ i1 Q: a3 {% N
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
( }+ U7 `7 ] E: z4 J1 c s2 gindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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W3 w4 P |8 q# l% O6 u% Q& o8 V- QCamel Caravan
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ) B1 ^* E9 q9 g, `
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
$ {5 j" {" i+ Ddays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs . H- k' X6 Q: S* X
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 9 Z" A- F/ X6 d4 ?* Q$ a3 w
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have) g5 N% E8 H: o/ p2 \
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island. `' F& d- _( T/ d" v K9 p9 D( w
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 8 b& G) x% W8 C% N
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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: m$ u$ ?% V; O, o" Asimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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