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Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
. L2 n( s3 O% h1 J- p" U0 U, ^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。 L5 G8 ?. ^: m# m4 _
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。6 _, [: z3 `' W3 O# x7 |+ r! X4 y
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Village near the Island of Panducan
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is % L/ k! y3 N! C$ Z/ A& e9 O
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of : J1 y7 h) `+ \2 z+ p. T3 c
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in K0 `- L) _0 y/ }% ^
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population ' ?' m$ g4 W: @0 F9 {
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small / H1 j/ [7 `" w* ?1 e7 K9 {
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
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cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ) F' W# ^1 `5 d+ O5 t
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using # {( K8 E# K3 k& ^7 N$ C% S3 E+ H/ S$ g' x
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ' j# q" b- _- D; K
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 3 ^, x" C9 N$ \$ b( D, h
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 0 S8 s) X3 u8 e! x# W
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl " [% Z' l. F2 C( `1 B! W4 r; c
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.) I; J3 w: K- c6 T
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 4 S, a$ P) U. P1 V5 k6 C
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
, g3 Z( Y% R$ uoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that - [* t( Q8 Y- Y2 g# C T5 G) y
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
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The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 2 ~/ K6 a. A/ I/ N
of food for bears in the region.
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
1 s- N3 O. J3 h8 O8 B. @+ Gis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
7 Z3 d' n4 i; z/ \/ a( barid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
+ O: `. K6 |, R4 V% j* G9 ]Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
0 j5 T1 f0 W2 I0 `: l* [result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ; \* ~4 @4 G3 }- w. R3 u" r) l
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
$ e; k' @$ S: u6 ~rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
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name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The : a+ B+ T( h4 `0 D
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ; P7 @' h8 w8 c. ]/ G W
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ; q( u c% L# ~. L" v6 \
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ; J- `' ^& }& C" s! d
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full $ O! V a( D& p$ s
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking $ Y5 v2 h/ L! q- b. `5 |
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 8 L8 S5 N3 w) D* ^
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal % m1 t% C* p/ n: z: Y# Q, R
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are + [. T/ ]1 I- j5 a' D
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan : g2 B& W( f" N
species are endangered.
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Camel Caravan
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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 - v8 Z! J3 }; q3 X* z5 r! L+ C" E
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. # ^7 w9 Y" \5 E( z
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 4 s, E! t/ T a) `4 O* |, d. Q4 o
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the . |6 ~! ^ v9 ~- v) c
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).6 r6 ?8 G. p. `- x* F% m
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+ L* U% M9 E3 uVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
, ]: U Z9 H/ |, |9 s Q/ `The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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