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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。( k* h1 B8 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。+ J6 K4 A) G3 H- @, V5 q% v& y
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。4 j4 a0 s k3 t
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Village near the Island of Panducan6 D- z Q8 D" l9 G1 V; ]3 |
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 2 p& Z8 {$ W) a5 i- c& [6 I) e/ @+ @
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of # P* B5 N; F9 g5 V2 @4 u
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
5 Q( m1 z9 V wneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
! t" |: f, _0 Y% u, F$ W% |Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
6 h! Z6 _9 M" z6 E5 kconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
4 i; N$ u W# m8 H9 s: ?) v4 p" S ]are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
8 R: T. a4 }3 D! s: H( P( tcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
% N4 f) @- U* _" u" @( n/ ltrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using : ?7 w/ b2 ~- W4 `: {6 ~7 M, W
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 9 _# {3 P1 C0 G# K
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.* s2 a# V& g# M$ [5 X0 g6 v
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands/ C3 l3 M8 x ^8 p4 ~0 y4 f
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; P- H. O5 b7 M4 Z: M/ aThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which # ]& L3 K7 g& q7 S5 F
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
3 n/ f* c/ X G/ Y& {0 aof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
( V4 W& Q3 R( w4 q0 n8 Eseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ) D( O' a$ i5 C' N0 u4 s+ T
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
9 i$ b; h. z; [, n& noysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.3 L3 \& {& ~& r/ }
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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$ E3 \9 T/ o; @* S8 p/ Z: rThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
7 ~+ z- L7 _: k% a Jprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
) H- a. D& u# N% ioffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ?, n: v+ k5 p/ z
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
1 F$ }7 |/ @; F& k, u& ^them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. & S: A' M* Q0 l3 J2 R, _! a
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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) ~4 O% c. o W Q5 ? Q# ]1 PWith 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 1 w+ }' f9 z6 W4 ~
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the - |5 Z: }& {# ]( ]
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
z3 H5 T: z* n8 x2 gstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
. S4 {! A9 K/ m# A& `rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
' J7 Z7 F" C' ^$ o/ H( c5 {penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its - t" J. k P) f2 V& i( B/ h; k
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
! [' X# ]! j. Z! b6 t. @3 ssite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
5 A* d( Z7 S; U3 e: \# s% n1 p- Iheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
7 {1 W4 g8 E" A0 B5 D$ Rcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
2 c, s7 x$ W: t3 t- x/ A2 ^; R" vthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
9 L0 H. s* I7 s% Z, \3 H/ E- nautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking / ^- X" q5 K& O/ ~) A8 \4 Q
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 2 | m Q9 V8 x8 y- r4 U
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
" g$ A2 U: a% R+ C6 w9 G( Uspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ! b; f5 [, R; T0 n: E, j* V' W+ i
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan % U. z2 Y P7 W6 |
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' b8 N: L% |; S$ P6 c$ K$ v3 q' rCamel Caravan
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A 7 `' e! o8 g* m. _- p- G
caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
9 i1 r4 a @! M" \! U$ }are reputed to be fiercely independent and have ) p9 X _7 s3 h+ z% p
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
8 h4 G. h6 Z$ c9 m: ?1 mpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
, X S; ]- p+ dOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!: {" m3 L# h8 h% b5 S
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
- m8 D/ X$ H' z8 p4 @; ?$ Ebeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion + T! P$ S) S& J0 X1 ^, c& E& @, B1 T8 J
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
% d% b( ^2 C1 S7 I9 Y9 K/ yiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
" Z+ S# E. {6 s3 D: k2 K; efarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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& I3 X7 p# N( r; U* C( P$ \+ Gcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).2 ?) b, G: F: S' w, s
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. . z' F2 L" s" \& W: E
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
8 I" w2 ]$ s$ `" V3 ewhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in + q! u9 O5 |# D7 E4 F
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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