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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。/ ?" \: W! T8 F/ G+ g- F
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。3 h/ v# v- e9 O* u4 B# g. |' k2 x
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。- Y1 C* U Q* Y& K
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7 a W a4 A) E+ Y+ o5 P* [- Q% A3 jThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is & z5 R( n/ W" F( o6 Q
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
$ K7 ]0 z, `6 a" l8 lpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
7 \. x, H' x, Y0 m! \& B- uneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
$ z9 m" d- u0 r5 FMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
# J( h( Y* q' e& F0 a$ u) I0 cconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
$ `) _$ M3 L0 o S3 X r" p4 wthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
) k9 S; l( O6 j- Scultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 9 E& l- i9 H: N- O, w/ O/ {$ t
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 9 m$ y$ P: u* w$ B1 n4 z/ l
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands2 |# w* o3 }3 n( B+ @- T
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+ d$ D) W, V$ f7 JThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which , q$ e6 q9 U7 `6 m/ b
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
6 I7 b) k2 a- v. e) e1 Iof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
4 h+ `& q5 |8 n0 [% n8 o3 B) f2 wseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ) g2 h7 A$ `, e% }# e
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ; @# b/ f4 r ]5 p
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 7 w' C- b/ |4 T+ u( @6 x
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
' q* E3 b B$ ]reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
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The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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# x* k5 R0 V- m% l4 o6 ]Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
/ h7 O! O W- S% O& ~is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most + X6 H: V- M3 L5 U
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
, }9 C5 C; t& k% |& `9 Q- N9 cBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
. B, g! k1 p. c7 x7 f; Uresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
+ z9 r0 f% s$ Q. ]# f0 I6 U' \; E0 k0 @stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
/ |7 K; b6 ` @" grise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human - i4 f; N- [3 |% j
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its / J: }, y2 h2 F3 h$ F' S$ d
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
) i0 _- K1 r+ B+ E3 `* H5 Isite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 3 f* p- V: Q6 F/ F- V3 R8 W
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 1 E2 S1 T" p/ I. ]( A8 s( b
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
7 n5 u1 V9 l9 @: h' O1 fthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
! @. U; v1 L# [autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
% {: p, ^& I% i2 r9 N4 V R; Texamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
0 x+ ~! i% c3 q2 Wmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal & g/ O+ e- W1 O6 [& e
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
7 u) Q3 r3 F! {9 q9 L3 a; Dspecies are endangered.
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at . a& [, u5 E% r" M
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion / b9 U% N2 y! G5 B/ K
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 8 N1 T& D" s/ x6 l. u6 y" j
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
0 i( g9 D7 X( z t8 V5 M; Tcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. ! m4 \8 a/ R' q$ E- q
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ) l- V+ X- D2 D c7 u6 k: G
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
, [* |- p* G* M; S; nwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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2 Y3 C8 l) K) Z# G( H" `% m作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队6 K1 |1 L9 n( D* f7 F4 e
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