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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
. e6 Y9 ~# x) Y! X$ B1989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 z( J5 d) |- @ n4 f1995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。0 Y, Q' b' e+ b( f) F
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
% R0 ?2 k3 [) Q! s3 z6 @9 ^- X' cpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of : H8 \4 ?" y3 A7 _( x. c
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
r( I! @: E j& ]8 Eneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
4 Z1 p8 |% h2 ^& a- uMuslim, 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 ' L! \2 D3 r. d: f3 q+ l
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, " w. P2 e4 S9 ?2 f: y
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ' H3 O8 ~( K6 ^! i* e1 W
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 0 [' Y' b6 V$ E9 z1 @4 S/ x0 K9 X
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
; Z$ d+ K; v1 Z4 s9 C( E9 Scyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
1 Y4 s. a$ s5 f) a1 G' c- p! yfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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0 y9 J* t% Z1 O: a; o* b4 L/ AVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
1 j/ }! x( f1 j8 h! x/ s! qincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
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8 P$ n0 x; s( E. ~5 G% a d1 |seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ! V+ p. i! ~( `9 b
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6 L' N5 J/ k1 ]- Z. S. Rscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 8 F$ V+ |+ ?. e& ^3 E
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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6 t' U/ U: W- ] m, r8 TWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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5 G# ~ S: @1 ?7 Voffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 9 `* x" f* l( s+ Y r, W% {1 F3 D
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze ; x6 x; }6 ~9 ?# B
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. - d- i8 j5 [: s4 M# J0 I) |' z
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
( V' ?- _. {# F4 V3 d. I# t% Tis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
# u* `& n1 G8 Z: E; [result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
5 B# l/ j) h2 Lstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
. y# [; \ J/ t0 hrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
# S6 u" r7 W8 F6 r3 _0 H, ]penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
( t& D* f: q( ?, }1 K4 {) u0 u6 Yname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
& k+ Z: g! o4 i1 o3 }0 M6 \site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
6 N4 q4 O' E, C5 k' `heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
* C3 T/ C0 H) b) Bcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in # S$ Y1 j, t" F
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
$ o% E- u( A/ a, s" [2 qautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
1 _$ S: ]% T/ ?5 @" h! _examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
) h' B5 c1 z Z ~& M! Jmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal ( I& ]5 }5 ?' b6 n: Y) P- Y+ v
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are $ T+ Z' C1 }8 n* s% p% q
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 9 C; D% |. A( R1 K, }: N
species are endangered.
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8 \* h" ~ R' C. K" H, U! FCamel Caravan
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8 U/ y- w* E4 {2 sOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses( q6 n# P, { _9 `: J" @) K8 Y
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at / O } ]9 K9 A# A
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked - W4 H7 ?7 h2 F9 {
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 - s. s. s6 D8 w7 Q; t3 v
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
/ H- `8 ?- X4 y2 S9 f) vmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
) x7 o' S$ g% E4 q, c" L. R* E/ Dpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 1 |& i! @6 M$ A/ j: I
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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; a4 b( U: w: z9 i9 E0 G2 U, f+ @Icebergs off the Adelie Coast2 M* P! |( e: \3 {7 q4 L& E6 t! F
ANTARCTICA
' ]6 V. L; d* s' \All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
$ t7 G6 ^' }* q2 u" N& Q5 [been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion , B* b! I2 u4 u: e. j' n
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 2 k/ G0 P, c1 E$ |% |0 S
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
" a# j1 H) H+ |; P! ifarenheit (-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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THAILAND
; N4 \, M. B) dPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
9 [3 B, S% v! K: C$ TThe 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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; F2 l% W. q1 {- O" Jsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ; n; m# v5 \- i
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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