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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
7 r, M+ \; @; y. X! B7 O! Y9 R1 e1989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。8 o) q: `5 f! m9 p" c
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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Village near the Island of Panducan6 L, L; F+ v; Q
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 2 p8 K% w: j% R2 Y* ?
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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1 c2 U) y: m( e1 O2 k: lneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 4 S: n# \6 X: ~$ X9 P
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 4 W4 ]. {6 j5 ~1 V2 x$ A) K8 y
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population ) T( p6 I2 V, @* B0 s
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
t! c# E# R/ Y, L& y9 b# Uhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
) w, u8 X' T0 v: l) j( Cthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
- E( k9 C8 j& C/ b3 Q2 M; Y, pcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
# u- O* y- U/ t xtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 6 W) Y7 U' P+ ^! V6 i
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which , t9 k) _- \' W" |% O; ?
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ; v4 t3 m' t/ H
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 6 i+ ~" M" d/ i* b
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
5 t* N2 K% t2 w/ jvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without & e c5 n" [) q A7 c# X
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
5 C6 V$ L8 q. e+ Koysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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3 T; @; \+ m; a7 dThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ( X3 N+ D9 s# c: J3 X* ?$ t
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
, }/ ]- ]& ^8 A5 V% S: dthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. & ^( H- f2 h8 U- H; k1 H/ Z' U
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ! z' x! L: X8 w* w+ Z2 q2 b3 v4 a+ R: z; n
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
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stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
; V' M4 x, S- X) ~. Q. K# xrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
" D0 Z7 z/ m( S; r0 @. Z+ j- a) apenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
) z* m5 n) c" j+ o2 s9 J( m, hname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 3 l y! g# N) u# L) p+ h3 f5 b3 k
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
+ j+ X6 i3 _' y4 ^9 k# x Yheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
( p' z$ D P' J" v$ o2 qcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
3 r3 s |8 O5 p3 t7 c) q3 t2 Mthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
5 y2 V. H1 b2 t0 w$ Q; Sautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
: V( R6 \( Y; k7 p& d" p% Gexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 5 C2 i6 o i* ?% x, H$ E) @
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
5 [6 A6 o$ I( Z) \8 [: Hspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ( I7 @1 i& @2 ]; W
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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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
6 f, t8 v2 P: x) j. Wdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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. l7 ?- [8 f. O! L, ? R1 wpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
' U, |4 |# ~$ d6 }$ }0 \One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs 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
2 [( q+ Q( K, \+ y9 d% efarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island+ Q9 M/ ]% [/ v1 ], H5 v
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
0 {8 b1 G# @( f. v) y7 Z+ J: \similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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