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) E/ c0 _! z6 f( d8 W XYann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
- h1 E; m- s1 H S& q) [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。
5 Q, A2 y( R9 S# k; F5 [1 i' Z; R1995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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3 ^- z+ x6 s* `' N& S5 B- O" E, t) mVillage near the Island of Panducan0 o1 b* B( Z- @; h
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- E, Q0 D% Q" ?; Z9 `( }5 ?- |The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 6 S* M0 e& V) B8 X) U; O
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
1 p/ Y, o# n) X2 G. z7 i& C$ {; S* Gpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with : y, k3 j+ j+ N) U. _
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent + L3 _/ U; r0 k( [$ R
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in % {8 W4 h% D; d u. M: q
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, 0 y( m' z$ {( b; h' ?4 s$ u1 S
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ! I2 L# A! s) M2 |8 l! R v# G& b+ Y
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and : Y! K5 X/ Y5 o: [( Q5 x% F4 o
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
. m- r! M5 U- b+ E8 gcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 5 T) T5 o# B' o/ C2 _7 U
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands" ]8 ?* A& ^9 ^% [- R% f# ~3 H# M
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+ ]" K2 s6 d6 X: [* DThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
, V8 k, \9 v* V. L2 Uincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
7 c2 e. a& ^0 C, r5 ?of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
- N! E* K) b( E3 W1 V2 O! `seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ?! {( Z* p7 t* U0 A8 Z
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9 W- e9 x" r( u1 f' K& L$ T: wscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl / J% n5 O* D8 S G
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4 {' r2 B8 d! M$ V$ SThe 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.
! d( g8 F7 \8 R* M$ F) D" gThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source - o, J: A' ], R/ y9 E% l0 L1 b/ i
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
8 W7 K7 A# I/ p$ nMADAGASCAR
& I" {# h- a6 O$ F0 mWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
1 ]6 {2 g+ [- \7 jis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
$ Z# M" R0 M5 o# warid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
! [- l& h, ~8 W/ d4 `7 b4 _Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
- c' j$ }# { n" C/ Z' r, Tresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
! X* \ l2 s1 e, ustone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
" I4 W3 R& h e! krise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human * L0 u/ _5 W7 N, A; Z, w
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
( n G( R: W e6 h5 @+ wsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world # K1 ]7 h5 g$ q8 J
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
% r: Z4 B* S* e! Tcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in / a- @# |/ S; p* Q8 }( m% X5 l, @' ]
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full # ~ [( Y2 e0 ^- M! g- u
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
4 n: S6 ?1 Y! l' c3 {' Cexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
1 W9 [7 y8 o& R& u) ^" }1 vmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
2 e7 J. e0 z- o; tspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
9 s- y$ _! w9 c( b/ E" Findigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
" G1 c8 z) u2 w1 |1 gspecies are endangered.
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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 6 o2 N. u/ v: N5 ~4 S
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 8 a7 j5 u9 S/ }/ E' M
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
$ e- g( a" R! h3 X) L1 z1 u" Imerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and ) w+ U8 H4 S4 T$ L
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
0 x5 w6 O, O/ k5 D oOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
; t; ]: G6 Q2 p& }# B$ ^' ebeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
) h' J, c- d" t( Vprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
& R" B Z; U! E# s2 A: B+ ]iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ) x& F# Y: ~. T6 D: g
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
& K7 Q7 r2 U" X1 r6 mmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are $ x: k: |% j6 k; p+ z% v+ v, ^
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).8 b% {" |! ^6 S& q9 U' `# U
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
+ B; K% h" i K1 ^consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding ' v% x; K6 L: h+ u' N) Q6 r
from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
) P- f$ Y! X' ythose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have / v8 D9 Q" u4 s9 P
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ! K, T# m/ Y3 B+ I" H t0 ^
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 9 d2 y3 `9 `4 v* e/ ^
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