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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
9 T4 a, y0 a7 Y+ C: 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。
3 J2 i! R$ u4 M1995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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2 `& _0 D8 O$ r% \Village near the Island of Panducan
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# l% M Y9 Y8 }+ N5 ?" @1 p* Q; sThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent & X1 e# W8 |3 I' h
Muslim, 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
% c; j: j4 t2 L) g% H) Ehamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
8 h/ ]* p( d- a; ?& Lthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also ! B9 v4 v! L/ h J
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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! o2 b4 j$ ?9 M, m) A3 y l' rcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 0 y Z' L" v6 H! E1 k) Q3 `
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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7 f! Z, m/ N+ h' p6 zVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
* `8 M# O. }; p/ j1 s- q3 jincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
1 K+ b- P! q+ R) Pof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 9 ]6 `# Z1 o0 r3 y
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
4 t. l) u# d2 G) Q6 B' \villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ! h/ q/ F o" Z! v2 _( t
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
, l4 g( W$ ], _, L) h# r! Doysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is " X3 ^& o, ~0 B2 Z5 a
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 4 ], C. U9 q+ i$ U
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.
' E8 w6 W' T- i u$ w7 lThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ( P/ a5 F2 [; U
of food for bears in the region.
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) t2 W; m" P2 \5 U' d( V. d2 z* tTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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( C3 ?8 ~. R( PWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of . n8 V; {) ?/ x4 o' n0 l+ p9 x
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that % E+ k3 o6 ]% F2 Q3 t9 l8 R Q) U2 s
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 6 O" f u+ G8 I6 ?5 o
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The / \4 \8 v7 b/ i) |* |$ m; p% \% P) {
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ' z$ P" @; S' R+ J0 b
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 7 ~! @, J" i4 m2 C7 W, p
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ( O# k. f4 o& W, o/ M
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 4 }! a5 z9 f4 m/ ~
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ( Y: D2 e R" c' O2 G! l
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 2 o1 H$ v9 Z5 ~8 V+ Z) G
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 9 c2 ~0 C# A# J& k& D9 o0 A; x, X @$ J3 M
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
' C6 Z K# a6 {! J/ @indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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4 u9 K+ b9 l5 P ?' H1 gCamel Caravan
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 1 V! X) o( U% Y( W1 E4 d- {
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
8 O {5 B% X4 l2 R! H& ?All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 1 c- k. H5 F. B
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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9 q0 v& S# P8 V( {( e8 ecovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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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. ' f" _( n% V" {; G1 W4 H' O
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 7 ~# ] g$ y0 o# j
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, & i6 z2 s- `4 i2 E# z8 z
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in / Z0 Y9 b, m% j/ ?
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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