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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。) p; @) Q) p! S" ~ v0 O( x
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。
- M1 S4 R4 }; b' G( ?2 q1995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。8 p' W! }' o2 f% P! [
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) T0 w3 [$ h& D! H* WVillage near the Island of Panducan( H$ n' y7 E8 a# w& R1 ]
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z, c% K) X E/ ]: E3 m" [! bThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ! z$ q3 g; l" L$ O
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
1 a/ O% t y5 |9 `8 C3 [, K! j8 }piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
& Z* s8 _2 m7 P& E1 hneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 8 J9 Z# w4 G5 j# \4 X( S8 O) G
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
7 x# w' q7 i/ H4 thamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
: }) Z+ x r: q+ B+ `, sthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 9 z- {! C& c( t) ~8 l0 O! e! |
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ) t0 E1 S$ O/ O- D3 y
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
0 p( _( A1 k9 Xcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands% x: g" l8 m% |2 d! p
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 1 S* y+ f2 S% I# K& l
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The . n8 f: a" U) \% C2 y' ~7 a% p
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.! y& z0 S' {7 f* Z3 l
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( ]2 f* S2 y5 W# b) e, y. g" ~2 aThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ' I# [# a" m, C
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
% j" r% l7 M9 X: R8 G" E) bthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
# ]1 Z; A) C0 c8 F! i3 U* IThe 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
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
9 I( A8 ]7 U% l$ H4 O& f5 qBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the : B5 u# h$ `# U$ T9 W* `
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
! i- {: I& r" S7 L5 Dpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its * c7 [" ^$ s/ g3 c
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 5 G" f* E3 ]8 L1 \
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ' D; w1 ^' B& v5 N4 T+ j2 @
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the " W1 a5 F) p# `* h
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking . E4 N0 X8 p) {, T& ^
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
# s: v6 p; {5 @2 H' Gmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal . e6 s5 k; o$ `: A0 y
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 1 x( e; Z6 U1 X& F. `4 O/ K
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
3 ^" d5 ~4 W5 i8 I9 }species are endangered.
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Camel Caravan
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
" {' v- {# m$ ~! w, n: y" jcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 - J1 _2 g# p* }
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
8 `' L8 E1 `3 idays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 9 ]5 e+ h# Q, n6 e6 W
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
: ^9 y h! H( N8 Xpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
& C/ T' A9 F) J% g7 yOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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) `6 v( g# F" [All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have& ?% d( l2 R) h5 W1 k
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
! j* W8 s0 t6 v6 Mprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
1 g `9 [8 E Uiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 6 H3 B$ H; q# y: Y- n# \
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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0 B, w4 s; U+ q; acovered 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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, o6 x1 s8 I# fPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
: e# X( }; [! ~8 D& X5 yThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 5 V& p9 m6 g% n# K% k( k0 l
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, , G0 O1 H' u% @6 F' Q/ ~& S
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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