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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。4 \1 K p* C6 @6 m# A1 d+ t
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。
9 {9 h {: e) u6 V# }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。; Z1 }; C! g4 S$ o+ F( T" m
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Village near the Island of Panducan" T& t' a. Z1 \8 {7 i
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
K i* u- X" p; @2 X5 a9 ~Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
9 e. J$ `8 V; C' C1 i* Kconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 7 t$ X5 E2 \$ P, u' y
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
% t0 d: |) ^4 \. Y* r, E) h2 Jhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
+ Y% u9 t/ ~- s8 i* b/ k1 j5 T+ [the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
2 }; [6 i) H/ Y# ^' u# icultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ' |/ `2 g/ w$ w* l5 R
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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/ `9 H6 Y6 t/ x! }6 W4 {Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which & O! x. h9 w5 O( ?5 N4 I
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some % p5 |" y, A: v! \5 [6 i' n
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as # W0 f$ T1 [# K0 \0 \
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
( l6 {# O7 v) `; G8 cvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without " j- \6 b! `8 h& ~: H) L
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska* m) U; u) T& f8 q5 h, g
USA
" }7 x U/ K9 h+ t( j* cThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
6 I1 Q+ ~3 [+ b$ K7 \$ ^protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
- l* X) m( \5 b% K7 R/ ]$ L H' z8 eoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ) @8 |% l+ E0 Y& T0 H" K3 Y9 p0 W
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ' X) q) |1 T+ E' [3 e8 G" y! C
of food for bears in the region.
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
7 e: \3 v& i, d' U) T! d) A) Yis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
1 J. E, G6 r4 c7 I7 c& Uarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
' P; t8 c% L- X" ^Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the : u. x8 Y' |: t" c$ j0 z: n
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
5 ~8 t2 U" b* o3 ipenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
1 F( }- {! p! M1 {name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 5 i8 ?* T1 m( q
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
' N: y5 p4 r( H& o- J7 V+ Sheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
8 r6 z* Z" v0 h( mcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in & R+ m) O: C+ ^4 K
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full * \8 K% r |& B& O) M
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ) x& }9 @9 U# S2 |5 A8 e9 n2 c' R1 b! o
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
( J/ L' F6 t' x1 `indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ! x! r' T3 ]8 B- D& e+ i9 x3 a' u/ K9 q
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 " u/ o7 l, `8 @) @- p* R: E* ?
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
$ f( S. v5 \( B) Y& y. Qare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and ! V: f; F( N& @
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
- X5 j3 e1 R6 F/ S0 z+ JAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 5 T5 h5 n7 G0 [# _
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
5 `8 I% E/ g, s+ W8 l M* D1 m: F+ Xfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
7 y, ?- @3 a' X7 [: U, gThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
) a9 J, e, s5 z. \. R, `/ Rconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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. S+ i8 c& L! ythose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
2 ^8 b: w' `8 x0 C1 q7 J/ Zsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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