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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
$ p9 v: L5 g3 q- r% Q6 W1989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。- ~8 G/ c. v: L1 Q, t3 r
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。9 U! W# L* @1 G l% _4 k# I
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PHILIPPINES
" {& r# \5 r* t, t0 SThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
! M- Y* x5 } w+ dpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
& n! R" f* D2 j: p& x" cpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
9 B+ ~% B+ Y: v) L) `neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent $ O- `6 t7 c7 X" N m0 w
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in / O; y' V; v" a9 D2 J
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 5 w' y Y- L ] x" U
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
' M3 `, U* e( p' X4 V* T: icultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands. M- i4 b$ q$ Y% o+ d
PHILIPPINES9 `( v' y0 {) m/ n5 R* j# @
The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
% n, L6 S( h' P2 jincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some * b( V, _& K7 ]# M" h: U
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ! n9 Y# ?6 q( A; f1 K$ x. O
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ( p1 b* T$ t/ b' v+ F+ P0 U
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 0 v4 l- e3 i, k. j
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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+ ?0 p) K; H( xThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
4 D4 ?4 w. u: ]6 kprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It ( D, l) l* Q( U+ ?0 U+ v5 ^! x% E
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. 0 R6 N; Z% ^* J+ D
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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7 S( s4 ~( T5 }Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region+ I" ?& u- F# a
MADAGASCAR
! ?6 j# a% ?9 q/ nWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 1 Y+ E" C! m# I3 ~0 @+ O
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 9 ]& D3 O8 }5 V
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of # h$ T" Y1 c7 Y3 ^; w! l9 [" F7 e
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the - `) k1 T+ Z6 Y! o0 {
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the $ X; }$ G0 J) M& p& T. c9 K
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
8 X, ~, H6 t* O) k& W: ]7 W: \rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
5 W+ k$ p% \! j5 q) g7 xpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its , l% X" ]6 E9 l
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The . x# W: U# \' j* O1 [, i# c1 k
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 0 a0 S1 ^3 @3 m' I5 d
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
% H) h! Q3 t+ [% Xcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in . D) N7 d Z/ {9 U
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
5 r3 F/ d* V- ?6 q/ \autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking % P4 e- ?) F3 n( t
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 8 d8 S! J B2 g0 K1 r
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal / E, M1 g! e9 t9 l
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ! z6 f5 t( b0 d2 ]+ ^6 x/ `$ X% n, ?
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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NIGER
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 " }$ ~& q. n; v9 W
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at y B- j5 g- B! C
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and ! F8 F. q& q5 S. b- g& n- @: ~
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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/ j+ Q6 h5 t/ g; p) I( Q
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees % |+ X( x6 v( u* R
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 : Y3 j6 v" e4 v7 ]: f: M; [, _
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
& `5 H1 {! o7 `3 {2 {' Jcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
8 ^0 i8 N5 S& j1 t, k5 k8 EPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
0 K( H9 m3 k2 V3 v" gThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ; ^3 P/ ?$ T5 D4 m* ]
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in # `6 V" j4 X M7 M
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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