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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。: s M9 T" k) X
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: j! I$ |1 W ]4 T' e" m
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 Panducan* B: r% l# v2 F: i$ J
PHILIPPINES
# ^1 `& y: B6 {9 F) xThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ; t! q$ D V! A1 Z- N3 I9 m/ n5 d
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 2 S% j6 o+ n' N5 p# Z) \7 J: F
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
: E0 {7 J& S! W* Pneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 8 g( O, u- w6 `( q0 ~
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
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are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ( z/ T; m- }9 j
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, , g1 K4 s' U8 [ {$ a, E% D
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also / X9 `& f- \- P, U( Y8 _7 ~2 J
cultivate 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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1 G& h' }* N U" O$ B4 FVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands2 {, d8 L. c, O& q2 ~
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. S* k1 }& L8 I& ~* c0 lThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ! v7 x; c1 q+ Q# @# P& Q
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
, ]+ i( q& k1 ^! O$ X+ p: D4 hof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as / M2 P4 Y0 y) y1 h6 Q/ ]$ A
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The % X- g9 L, Z0 ]. {2 M2 A( c$ k
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
: {& j5 u1 n8 k2 [" Fscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
- S; P1 |) W- y: K5 ^$ m5 v+ Z2 ioysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.& Y8 b( [+ ~- u- o# M8 @
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is . a6 b/ Y* N; ^! |! \0 ^8 `, y7 A
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It . i5 L9 `' @; P. U6 v
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
" J. _' ^% Y) T7 yreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
0 \ [2 E0 s6 _8 ~( Y+ E5 pthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 9 g- `2 ]3 u, ?* @: @0 b) u) D
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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' j. s5 ?% P& b9 _Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar * @3 m h2 F/ s0 q! g0 o
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ( g [ o8 {" T$ V0 M1 d
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
$ o! Y4 N: f, @% V" O& O: j; GBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
# {( x' |" _6 e; Eresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
2 K1 b- i* E% r+ B8 k* d. Estone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that ( _0 b" h% {1 M3 x& S1 z2 v
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
( h8 m6 E6 \' M: U! G# g: lpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its $ r- M- k' G. q* w
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
0 _; O4 g* U" g& b& e- m4 @site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ; F" R/ N2 R9 a' r4 V3 l1 K7 Q9 K
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 1 i, p# [" K5 b0 N* t9 Z
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
2 F" J$ r! ~4 t8 o" A1 \8 T# Jthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
# E; U9 Q! z7 t3 @- F9 Y3 Iautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
. v$ Y; [3 B: E, t7 v: S* dexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
2 W, X# J! f2 _! e6 K1 y& R+ Bmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
; @: x3 k6 S& E e- ]species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ( M7 e1 N- S. u
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8 E3 F1 H! g" Q1 ^4 z. J1 }! [On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have % d% t8 E- s* b9 j# O" V D7 ^( y! Y
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the 3 z" D0 w- A6 [4 k
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and ! ^5 I; k- S6 b( U, B) Y; i
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
% `# n; x6 ^! O$ r! i/ a9 `One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
5 `) [2 Q4 c5 e* s abeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
( A4 g* O3 ~1 {. m. _+ rprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
! j) J, P0 N3 K+ {1 F9 diceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees + \7 O/ G( s+ y3 |& C& @
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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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
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding * u3 S8 \* j) q( ]% W
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
1 r- c% C; ~9 G- X* Athose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have . q' y) Z+ {2 e- ^
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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