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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。0 g( M8 v( T9 b/ w
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。0 Q9 t; K; T5 t7 @3 }: o
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。" i8 m) Z; J( y) o: G4 N3 ]0 K
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PHILIPPINES
# X9 ^' I2 l- `) T7 w- ]3 m; oThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
# f4 |. c$ I' {* D6 Npart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
b4 [& r+ {' D5 d) L5 @8 n/ IMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 3 t$ S, |" v8 \, ]$ p# r
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
2 r8 D; x! H4 S8 J+ p, g; A1 t. Oare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
- @0 g$ G& q- ~, m9 T( a" Ecultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ' M% x8 `5 R% G- g; { r8 s$ L
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using , c1 f# X$ ]& e, R1 F
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine * j U0 [4 @2 ?# @7 ?
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: b8 M P3 T. K$ g% C8 g, E% a- _Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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, F( W0 d9 x5 V0 F8 v' aThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which * X8 Z# {5 e* V" h
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some . \, j1 g. ~: f
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as . Z5 ^3 v* [6 c7 T4 ~$ d
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 2 m* X. t! L% y& Y3 T
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
V. P3 B8 }9 ] H2 X+ @scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska/ B% s- u9 O: k& j7 s0 K
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is , ?3 |4 b8 I; ^2 P4 f/ Q* w
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It + L1 c9 P0 y% t! }* {# B. B5 S
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 1 V; l, y( t, y7 f6 f. Z
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
. Z& o1 `/ I; D3 }! Y# V3 n( G: othem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
* y. L% x" _" b' B, x. GThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source * _' V4 \ R- u6 }
of food for bears in the region.
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% ?9 R1 t2 G0 a2 H0 lTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
& o5 |6 e. B- ^! [" o4 Q% o6 sMADAGASCAR
# {5 r0 o6 E1 [5 t! l$ o" R5 IWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar * u: k7 j4 B! ?1 E% e
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
! ]9 C* B) [& u2 p+ marid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 9 L- a& t. m+ P3 V( q% z
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
! y' f% z1 m- Bresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 6 |# j* i* `7 l4 a* K* a4 H
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
0 o. g* R5 T& w! }4 ]9 z5 c9 \rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
( o \' }" C/ Upenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
( `9 B; Q1 f4 n: x: P' ?+ lname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
' v8 Q- w3 B S% zsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
; I0 h6 X: t7 m0 Y) pheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 1 ?: T1 ^8 Q. C
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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9 {4 r+ W$ F e6 u' D! N2 ^autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking $ e F& w2 z" E8 c5 w; ?
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
7 w3 W& J( S! l* U/ G7 {more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
+ {- b5 O0 e) H3 P" Z1 Nspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
: w- W5 e9 z$ I# Lindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
3 F6 I- x9 R& a* o/ r/ Ispecies are endangered.
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Camel Caravan
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; b8 u! y! Z9 ~0 @2 aOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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9 j$ y4 @6 U8 Rcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 / x k* I( _0 s
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ( L5 B }% p& n
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have % R* e4 F0 {. a5 H4 U2 [( D
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
6 F/ c: n2 a. D- k& Amerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and * J5 S+ K6 t7 m; G, y8 V6 @, ^
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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1 }) R. U. N. v3 r) X* |' fAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have" B* X0 [ b8 R* U; T' K
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
5 s2 Y6 Y" M, _( dprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
+ r3 G5 E( v6 }3 A# d) [iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
# q# y- N f$ L4 m+ O/ S2 Q$ ]8 {& Ofarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
6 Q( y. G9 A f: d' A2 y3 u# ?2 {1 lmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
4 b# s$ n! Y$ o, t' s4 Kcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
* |7 A# m# v0 E* k% B! g1 uTHAILAND
: F. }: w0 I8 w8 Z6 H9 c" O' MPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 5 j7 x: [) C' b# D Q
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
' h' M, v1 b; t! M+ mconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
6 U: S2 `. ~5 J) _3 h5 F n$ pfrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
3 H: P! F1 O4 X+ g$ Z* o! b: Mthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 5 h2 R9 x( ^* \8 |
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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