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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。7 ]+ o! x1 ~+ {% i4 M& A4 A
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。
# M! @0 `# ?6 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。
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Village near the Island of Panducan# W# G$ p9 W/ o- y. c
PHILIPPINES
4 @# [0 i% `7 k( h2 k# YThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
! }6 ?1 _! B/ p7 r( L) upart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
; j: m1 N4 ?/ H& \2 C# m8 Rpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
$ X8 J" h8 b( d: D5 I0 ] ?neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 2 v5 Z, i* v. d" Y, v
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
! P' s- Z! N4 p- U2 m( Hconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
# c$ _, f: M; M$ vare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small / a# p. ^& I8 ]7 d
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
' b, m2 I# R% { p! ~+ ^% L% D) Uthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also M' g; _& `) Y
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
. z& ^. T R* z' j* itrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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2 l6 B% k% _# x& Q3 u# u: J' _/ a3 OVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands2 ?; @( P* @' U/ e
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' r- \& \& Q0 {# D9 G K( [3 pThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
* E O* S, _7 Z% t' b. a+ z2 @includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
! ^# ?& i5 z$ I" ]% K ?of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
2 K- y$ S% J0 v7 Y1 f; Aseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The . x% N) ~, p) q9 ~9 v* s
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 6 {! H" T8 ]- b- I: \/ D
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl . I4 e! c# ^) R
oysters. 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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7 }$ i. A9 n% cThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is % x- q, c6 Q6 ~7 o
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
& C- p* o% N$ Uoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 6 J1 V2 C& z% J
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
' Q( \. a$ l; g) @+ Hthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. : ~' J6 ^* l$ t' \6 h
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 6 ~0 I$ X: H( L7 P7 h
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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! ~$ w% M/ t& P2 X+ AWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
0 E% O3 ^' K5 K3 A3 Iis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most # Y5 q2 H. s2 H7 t3 o9 G; L
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of t5 x! @* y) P$ Y+ O- T U
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 0 T/ y' ^* d% B% Q1 l
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the # [7 N) s- Z: b! d
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 7 b5 H$ A; G" C
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human : D, i) B1 E z6 S9 g) f: K3 D
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
* P" D8 V) u5 U1 U& Xname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The # @! r7 e: s4 q( g o( c" q4 i
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world % L, d! r; ~9 L* F7 `+ B! Q
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the # O: @1 C9 M, y/ Z& s8 F$ Y
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ( n8 M" N# ~1 R# S7 t- ?0 [2 s6 T+ Y: x
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ! ~5 X9 J% S' ]) R
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
2 }/ h: J, G/ @7 x- q6 L3 Z3 ]& _examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
' y3 _; o1 X& rmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
( X+ F$ [5 H1 G: b* qspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 9 Y. s3 [8 T$ s3 p
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
0 d2 v' |9 S, I) S) Aspecies are endangered.
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Camel Caravan
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" q& W0 N" b J: R& E( qOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
4 J4 k4 K" a% X, O n+ p1 INiger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked & O$ F7 u- [3 `# `% S+ Y* w2 ? J
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the * B3 ]0 w9 M$ r. {+ j2 X
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
1 O0 \! V* T* K" o% ~. T5 lpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 8 q* B) e( k3 M" |7 j; ~
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
7 H# @2 m6 ]/ ?2 Vbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 5 z4 t. k# V. a4 e; h
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
- w1 [- @ m y. g( w/ v) Q: ziceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
. `/ I" i4 p' ]" `6 d0 w' Rfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 5 U7 U5 @! x4 I
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
6 c- w4 p% `& G2 f5 qcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).+ p6 S, e3 t$ x! `
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually , E Y9 T8 d$ P" [3 j
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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, & X' C }0 e/ M! ]1 s" [9 ?
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 3 ` x _ c$ @7 s, g. R
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