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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。# Y+ u, l7 I. N: l
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。
2 \2 } w# Z, O4 m6 u" |2 W, J) i1995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
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( g3 V* @+ n! y4 d5 i% WThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
$ }! e/ I' ~4 G: e1 q& _9 tpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
# J- Z5 @, W0 T$ Npiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
2 B6 Z- B8 [2 ^ rneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
. [% C& \; D% K5 p+ g; t3 [Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ' x, o. V1 a9 J x
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
2 L9 o' |; l3 b5 J( Gare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small / n/ n6 X$ J" z$ H
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
/ f# t8 F) f3 G; o; C+ bthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also # J o1 L0 ^) [( X
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and & o" G9 d4 _( g
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using * t$ X/ V( z4 `
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine : ^5 B n; q Q2 v1 k+ o" y4 T' E0 n' h
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands' v7 }8 Q3 I: x
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
# O& l3 {( I5 U# Jincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
9 M9 s* v2 @/ T+ U) _( p* |& cof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 9 m" M% v/ _6 I4 @$ A) c1 O
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 8 C9 I$ {9 G* x3 z- U# T. q
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without 7 N8 q }& q2 V6 K! x' {, ^ y- N
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 1 K+ G% A0 O* a( p0 Y" q; W5 K* r
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.
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8 w# C0 D3 Z, q8 W+ u1 z0 ?# _- m6 hTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region& l* ]4 h6 }* E1 p9 ~) U
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5 |+ |' T+ H) m1 Z& T: @3 PWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
$ l0 T' h' X0 }1 Fis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 5 S8 |& t" R% O* f M& r5 d( A# q" Z. {
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
2 G8 z& ]' M, ^. q2 ?Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
2 f% a* z& Q4 h. S( d( u1 \result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the " J8 T9 Y5 G, X2 Q
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 2 Z+ x+ b; w+ e
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The / V$ i D& j) G/ P' Z2 y% k, @
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
( v. K; W) j- F2 Z" u/ F, kheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 6 _7 ]6 f+ J7 Z1 k- e& U. J
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 8 Z8 x% }! U) ]% P4 ^ j3 ~
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ) [% f6 d7 u" P( f2 c$ ~
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking $ Z& @ E' k% n- `1 \: \5 G+ E, Z! q+ l& f
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
9 b6 _1 a4 d+ D6 t9 C. v& n6 kindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan & c5 U$ S3 }5 \9 l) @3 M: V6 `- A
species are endangered.
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked , d% d" W9 H0 p8 [) X) f W
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 7 Z. K& S2 o# G5 u3 T
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
) x$ t3 i: A2 C" @/ nare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
6 }4 b% k G2 l1 }suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
- U/ [; r1 O7 C: b. N2 @; Q4 bmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
* n/ F( W! A! n3 X) Kpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
! o* \. B: _; ]9 ZOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!9 h0 I1 L6 R/ s$ j, ~ x' a* o8 _
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6 U1 U- D: Q0 [8 ~& ^0 Z- uIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees Q, I! C% A; a
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
" B, S5 H9 ]- _( f& Nmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
: {/ [0 t9 o: V2 c% P0 `9 M1 ~3 Icovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).; Q# @+ O$ R; Q" k* U# J0 |! N; V
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 4 A/ [1 `; D8 f3 A; f
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
$ J7 Y2 W! ^9 D5 x. y5 Yconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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0 L3 `8 W$ J0 l; zhouses built on bamboo stilts.
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