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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。0 I6 c0 Q2 G( S
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。
y4 \4 B( L. r2 E. H- o1995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。1 M) I+ E4 ]- ` C
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K0 d# u) B, mVillage near the Island of Panducan5 E, E( H. ~7 L8 M
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
) c) C+ b) ?% N1 U3 K! xMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
& X4 o/ F: m" g- g; Xconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 6 b) {4 w. r) H# x7 c
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 8 O e: l# i$ h$ J
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, ( t' w7 W. m. i: |
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
+ P2 B& r% \. w5 P. zcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
* S! @3 s' o; \; p7 l) ^0 l7 ntrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 1 s1 T2 _$ b* G3 P% I' ?
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 4 g- K, K4 V0 e+ \ W8 j% m
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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" w5 p5 {& {3 U4 v0 x! IVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
9 {4 Z% _# I# w/ v; F$ P. Aincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
* }2 Q0 J6 f3 ?of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 1 G6 y7 G: A% d0 j- o! E$ a
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
. P- Z' _7 o$ Z( T. t i. R. zvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ) @; c2 \# j/ R S: s+ r; J
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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5 j( G+ x2 C- d! l" X4 [" t8 uThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is + k6 j \7 e! U$ m' x1 I
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
5 a! j P8 ?! W2 `1 t8 X3 Voffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. " v4 p9 V2 G F+ k% B
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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4 M. k+ T/ H# O" ETsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region w( B% _: D# x
MADAGASCAR
8 ]7 N9 K9 |% U0 g9 c: i! JWith 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
9 ^ |$ T0 _2 u# E/ r9 XBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
& J/ e# @' P( _0 O2 u* ~; Gresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the 9 u7 \4 m. c5 u5 w' U( [+ R
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
5 Q; \+ ^: ^$ i/ m2 q7 ksite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 7 u7 Z6 G/ L! R \- z
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
, ~5 c7 ?0 U+ g& O" a- Z* f0 p2 \continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
4 c( y& X( C$ i& Jthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full % K) D4 w. x" x! S) a8 |
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
- ]) a. V* }4 H( A1 C7 }examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
5 D1 |$ y/ L' v" {/ E3 umore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
/ `" [" K$ F. n7 o, sspecies are endangered.) y( Y, |# [( v# `6 p y1 B
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0 @7 O% l7 ^5 m0 E+ ~" bthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
3 b" d3 w( h+ o4 F" ?suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 2 H) M: w5 W! x1 S3 g% ~
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast1 H* Z5 ?, |! @7 Y
ANTARCTICA
- ]$ I5 N6 Y; O( ^All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
* Y6 F) l* t3 P7 [: Y \( g- Jiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees / b7 m) d' ?. ?9 b1 g' U# Y
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 $ p a. K! \$ M4 b. a+ L% y$ D
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island9 b8 g' `( s ]& v
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to $ M6 p3 p! Y, k* t0 E4 [
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have ) e: k: n! F& h* ]* |5 l
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, : h7 m D5 u6 N- c7 J+ I0 `) L
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in 7 l$ h) a- K+ t5 z z3 @
houses built on bamboo stilts.
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作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
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