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9 |' u& n: _" e* ?0 |* \& P6 H; n! P1989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。! s' n9 ^9 y' q) \+ y
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。+ h9 D0 _: B6 {# p* m: t( \
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
) \( K7 w; N Xpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of & }5 k6 k8 f/ {7 w0 N
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
' b) @7 h2 b+ T% O( econflict with the central authorities. Among the population ) Y/ m4 s5 m8 s& D" I; d
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small & H$ A' T' Y/ C! `
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
: t, c& u) F0 `. h F" Ccultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ) M3 P2 u A8 g
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fauna, especially on the coral reefs.; \( n3 X$ T: h+ b; d& ?
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PHILIPPINES
# ]/ _( e& i! r. L( o# yThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which " u5 ^) n# A& W) b% ^
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
" r6 Z% @8 D" k! V" q' \of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
" {8 }/ V" ]8 c( j/ g2 G; {seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
( |% l8 G- M! a6 ]" q8 X1 c2 ^villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
0 H2 J: R+ l$ M3 k# B* P* u D0 Sscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
$ z: t0 h8 B9 Y0 C) l& A K' U3 h- ooysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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( _- u Q! ^% ^) qThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is " V5 G* W: g* H4 B# D1 V
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
1 m, O6 \7 B- @3 P$ hoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that 1 [# K5 t" l1 r8 g/ z- O; v! \
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze : e: H# ]! `! W+ r! q0 k0 v" c
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
, s) u* P4 f/ c6 v- f# d! hThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source 5 w/ F5 Z0 Q! c
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
# R; d3 i8 T6 yMADAGASCAR
- c8 b. w9 V y- }, n& k) S% I1 [& dWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
5 R/ h2 o( S l8 Xis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
, J; l+ k9 ~- _arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
# a( G9 n0 O5 K8 @( B2 I% cBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the }$ I% I @7 O/ l& F
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
, b+ q7 X+ i" `name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
! a# J+ U% S& Asite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world % S" z5 s5 }) ]( U' e' H4 I- T/ b; Z
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
9 e+ U6 j& D4 S! b2 o |continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in , K0 r* ?- k7 c" n5 e
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ) D- i: ]) I( U/ l0 O% [- F
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
! _9 ]+ f3 {6 V! F# eexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 8 R* }) L h) M! }9 c
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
. I: x" f2 Y; G1 Bspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
! a; l/ r) h8 W% E3 Windigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
+ r: I+ g* t# xspecies are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked + x4 I0 `. [* m
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 2 y4 _8 s) Y$ W
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have 9 k+ y0 s( y5 p* s: D8 Z O
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
9 j3 P& l6 n/ \" [9 D& [* @merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and ( R: n8 R# v' J; C
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have; g) J1 ^' p( E* c. T+ c( L" \
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
; u# Q7 |4 c* t9 Pprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
; t' H. [& x$ [* Z, p, Ciceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
5 z* D' t; ?- q, b! q: [5 Qfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 / H& ]8 S+ Z O% }) ]4 L* P
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are : \" P4 f* c9 w- L
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
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The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
' f7 |' ~+ V W6 Rconsists 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
; A: i# s- ^+ W& G8 Xsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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