Earth From Above comes to NYC

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Earth From Above comes to NYC        PhotographerYann Arthus-Bertrand will bring his work back to the United States - toNew York City for the first time in 2009. Aiming to inspire people tothink globally about sustainable living, Arthus-Bertrand has beenphotographing unique views of our planet, seen from the sky, since 1994- and has produced an exhibit of over 150 4-ft. by 6-ft. prints whichwill be on display in New York City at the World Financial Center Plazaand along the Battery Park City Esplanade from May 1, 2009 to June 28,2009. When completed in New York City, the Earth From Above exhibit will also move on to California in 2010. Photographs and captions all courtesy of Yann Arthus-Bertrand. (38 photos total)

                               
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Icebreaker Louis Saint Laurent in Resolute Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada. [map] (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand)

               

                               
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Workerresting on bales of cotton, Thonakaha, Korhogo, Ivory Coast. Cottoncrops occupy approximately 335,000 square klilometers worldwide, anduse nearly one quarter of all pesticides sold. [map] (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand) #

                               
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Sanddune in the heart of vegetation on Fraser island, Queensland,Australia. Fraser Island, named after Eliza Fraser, who was shipwreckedon the island in 1836, is the world's largest sand island. On top ofthis rather infertile substratum, a humid tropical forest has developedin the midst of which wide dunes intrude, moving with the wind. FraserIsland has important water resources, including nearly 200 freshwaterdune lakes, and has varied fauna such as marsupials, birds, andreptiles. Welcoming 200,000 visitors a year without damaging the localfauna and flora is a real challenge to sustainable development on theisland, which was declared a World Heritage site by Unesco in 1992. [map] (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand) #

                               
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TheNotre-Dame-de-la-Paix basilica in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. In 1983,Yamoussoukro replaced Abidjan as the official capital of Ivory Coast.President F

                               
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Flockof sheep, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. After the missionary period,between gold fever and the first drillings for oil, sheep-raisingbecame the chief activity in the north of the main island, Isla Grandede Tierra del Fuego. The local cabanas (sheep pastures) are huge sheepfarms with 3.5 acres of land per head of livestock. [map] (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand) #

                               
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Confluenceof the Rio Uruguay and a tributary, Misiones province, Argentina.Drastically cleared to make way for farming, the tropical rainforest ofArgentina is now in some areas a less effective defense against erosionthan it was in the past. The heavy rains in the province of Misiones(79 inches, per year) wash the soil and carry off significantquantities of iron-rich earth into the Rio Uruguay, turning the watersa dark, reddish color. Carried by the river, this sediment is dumped inthe estuary of the Rio de la Plata - the largest on Earth - andaccumulates in the access channels to the port of Buenos Aires. [map] (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand) #

                               
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Mountainouscountryside near Maelifellssandur, Myrdalsj

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