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& s! [6 X5 H+ \6 z0 _Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。4 o0 O' j# K( u. V
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。: Z! h: Q; `7 X0 @
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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1 @1 m8 P+ w2 M% g* kVillage near the Island of Panducan8 Z5 g& H9 \( n1 F4 Q b
PHILIPPINES
: Q& {/ Z$ {% ~6 ^The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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3 W( n, }/ m" j# d1 o1 l! ~/ ]piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with " N: X/ h* _0 Y" @+ t$ s& T! o7 Z- \
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent $ R' k& D% V6 s* n% P3 g) C8 O
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
$ R( ^# }& T P) ahamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
$ Y5 u0 T1 t, ^/ {3 qthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
- g: g, P; C( }! ycultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and / o' N: l( I5 P+ @2 u e0 v8 I
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using ' |* R6 N0 B+ g D5 g2 k; ~
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine U# U; L. d" k9 c' F8 o
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. U. q p/ G7 p9 Z) Z* C3 SVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands8 f5 ~+ D' x7 S c( c5 `0 M! \4 N
PHILIPPINES
" d! v& a+ t5 s- a: nThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which & N( D1 E, J w% Z- P9 }
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
$ m5 T6 C G1 ~* n z8 l r; yof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
) \& H2 d, w7 b: ]5 W0 g: a, {seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
0 P* g7 A( h! H7 |( hvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ( L& F0 Y4 P( E
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
9 J! s' a6 |; f" Q4 poffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ) }' z# T. F6 L( L! w, Q1 {. M1 W
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
& w( k3 Y. W% h. C2 n8 Q! `them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. % N- Z l0 B6 v2 z& b; X& z- k
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of food for bears in the region.
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7 a6 ^1 f- X. w6 R5 h4 ~* u9 |& e, NWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
8 ?' _8 V( k7 L# ^" t) {is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
' ~. W1 N& q) l4 {: Y6 H0 c" d3 C& karid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 2 }: I8 @: |& x% J, a; p
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ~* s# r- {4 w; |8 F5 T& p# {
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
5 T8 ]8 Y z& \2 f% |+ u Sstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
) q7 ?. d8 {' mrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human - Q/ J6 A0 P: |2 Z6 V: \9 \
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its : B3 [7 `9 U. M3 a, ^
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
+ Q4 C! x1 U2 U$ ^site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
2 A+ S! W9 X# p$ Kheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the " S/ V9 W% C3 |1 t. D
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
6 o- [3 k, f3 Nthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
* W# M! O* z; @' G* } Q8 ^autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 9 `" n; B: u: L% R+ G# ~% y3 J
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: " \6 i" \& S3 A S) q
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal $ G* K3 H$ L, Z3 T1 K/ N( d+ L7 ]
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
% e2 u5 i/ q8 H- Cindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 7 T* M0 ]2 \* c) A
species are endangered.
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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* b2 e: c5 Y# ~4 Y3 L( \- S$ w9 Gsuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
z5 Q+ w; W8 T) Q9 S$ D) E; gOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 5 O$ t F& e6 i+ b. f6 c% r
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ) {6 A5 i9 M- f
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 8 O5 p% n, F4 h$ D* p3 t
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
, B6 @0 q* a5 i: b2 E1 TThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
* q& B. F! t! |6 Bconsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
$ X; c. K/ D0 y0 U5 t" @! f4 ifrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
) J( y! O* S, kthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
% y5 X ^4 X/ g2 Rsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
! ]8 P- C, H, Y. u3 ~; ^4 ]where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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