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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
2 D8 k2 L. c3 S) w! D1989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。3 a& [0 H* V( f: A" c: L
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
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9 C' l9 ?; a* w, fThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
: r1 K9 ]7 T3 wpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of " c q4 @7 L8 j) H4 Z$ ^
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with . Y4 ~! W3 u( G! }: K
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 2 v1 v8 {5 Y5 p" E2 L$ ?! f( a
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in $ Y6 r& j& u3 B/ i3 z- S
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
4 h6 ^2 O8 K6 n$ a% ]! |cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and . _: o7 x7 i8 `6 b4 Q
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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PHILIPPINES
) D3 G5 _5 ]0 n, U3 HThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 5 p1 E1 c* j" M
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ! |+ c, v( u" n/ D! {: Z4 W
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
" I* h7 f; `# l; Iseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
7 C% W4 q$ w) h' l# |villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without * n3 X7 Z# ]% }, E
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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6 s! z( F) S P0 X1 O+ SWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 6 F( B) S2 C' t i7 n; s9 z8 e% s
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
" ]$ }6 ]- X4 @' Woffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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0 i; A/ F7 H: a, d" I3 ithem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. / D6 n: S6 i, D
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ; j- W. V4 \* V, e
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 8 O3 B5 j3 U: a0 Z
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
' b6 l! `) Q/ h3 k" [name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ! C; }. j+ E. w( l. N. z
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in * H: u2 E) O6 K
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
# P7 |( h/ d* ^& W$ [. O+ Tautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 9 P8 t$ z- \4 Q0 P" {
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
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species are endangered.0 K' w5 u7 H3 U0 K6 _+ X# U
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at . N+ Y" ~. E: l: q# I7 k; o
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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7 x4 Q' j* L) X8 u0 ?presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. * s! Y# \) z* H
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have; l3 B8 e W) a$ R: }
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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miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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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. 0 s: A* Z; x* @. d, |
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to B6 ?1 ~8 V7 ]& Z
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
: S: F) d& @ e$ x* `similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, * D, B+ E9 ~! H5 D# v6 d( ~
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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