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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。/ }# T; u; |* j. i# M8 W, N0 n
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。
, d# ~: d2 W: ^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。
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: o+ k! `" ]6 h/ fVillage near the Island of Panducan
9 M' ~- \$ `: g2 J5 @1 H3 ^% ]7 dPHILIPPINES
( k) P6 w; `# r2 ?- {; S& C4 nThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
/ ~9 [2 D8 ?) @2 Xpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ! W' q1 N8 _$ v+ g, j
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 2 B( ~ t& V7 Y8 D
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 M; Y/ X* K2 O5 R, ^
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, ( H! J% P0 \) x2 L8 T; p
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
$ r! i# O) ~2 P; Z% g8 F$ icultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
: c' K% D( I" w& w, s$ h) \$ R! ktrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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& p- `. _) w+ w7 x- \6 i, f+ zVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands1 f! ^, a- }% m* i+ d
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ( L7 K8 `4 i6 `- E
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
4 c) w* c4 `$ P1 [, |of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 1 Q V$ g% R9 {' _3 ]1 }; V
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 0 _, w9 Q* d1 n
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
, J# ^8 _& i' Z0 [1 Z; h Cscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
7 E }- y" w1 {* w; zoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 7 Z5 E1 c% j w& g' }, i- M; K
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
; o- H7 S& h; P8 j( areflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze / y& c! G! }$ R
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
* w+ Y- t2 n3 X, @* f- RThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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# O' ?8 b0 l4 U) i4 s3 z, K8 `5 k4 BWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
( n2 N- i8 }8 a8 @: O, r- ?2 kis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ) b9 }; d( v' N8 ?; H" O, s* V
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of - T x/ ^$ t2 ^4 Y7 O- X. F
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
0 t' [ [5 _, U$ T1 c9 p8 G+ eresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
0 } d4 I9 V+ \3 e/ C! R5 ^stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 8 Z1 j0 O% ?) ^; U' w* G8 e
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
9 E6 K F' v/ a+ Q' O; x. p& y* qpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 0 O5 W) ]; d. x6 k _- |; Z% @
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 2 b! L$ w, [9 R0 i) ]7 V5 j _
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world * v! T9 R' S# t1 ~ q% @' K/ _
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 6 c, |- c. P3 e' c) i
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
8 e$ s" C% j' U6 [( V A. tthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ; H9 Q1 L# ^$ {- n% f
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ' j- l7 l8 Z3 t5 H+ a# E
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
& c* r3 C2 Z4 ?% u6 t2 Amore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 7 j- d- V! H, j3 C' N
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
* x7 L$ |( P1 d( @% h5 g# [6 j6 hindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan + p2 ]0 j7 R5 O
species are endangered.
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NIGER
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
6 _- a, ^& w" K* P1 tare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
7 `7 @: e" ?$ R5 _1 k* ?) Z5 Gsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the ! U3 ]) g7 G7 ?; \
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K' S7 Y: L1 o* @( ~1 M3 k& O: Dpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. ! |3 O. R. P8 ]( W" X2 B5 n( `
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 8 f" |/ _0 `5 Z* J5 R8 N" c
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
/ h5 i7 `- H3 Z3 e, i V5 Kiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
5 h) u0 T& g& U: j( X& Yfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ! S3 P$ U$ ^/ X% O1 y* u( r3 y
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are $ B& ?' r$ ?8 ?6 X3 S/ p
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island8 d4 E! w {7 C8 {$ _! i
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
, `% z' L) V; {. C& r5 bThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
H; V" D1 W* a7 ?0 l0 Ewhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 2 u/ G& g( W7 J& K* O
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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