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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。; [/ }0 w; Z% u& X
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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( k: m$ ~$ G& p# V' Z# X& x' XThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
" E: h, O0 }2 A* u4 U. p8 G, L) hpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 2 J# L' x/ @3 [/ M9 ~
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in " `) y( a+ J: t" e @% K
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population " ^% K2 `# G: c4 s0 _+ x
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
8 |: {) h1 C: {- ?. O' xhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
' ^1 W: Y" y: X1 h6 q: w( e) i1 Uthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
. @ D6 \; N- K4 q1 j6 o1 \cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
n& e0 J! W; L3 v- Itrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 7 ?# w& J' r* `3 g" d7 T* J
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
$ H8 r" P+ k8 ?2 |includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
/ g$ N" S4 w0 p% _9 ~' p& jof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
7 {: O6 R* t, e1 V9 x' V+ Lseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
1 _; B+ z4 }& _, } Cvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without ; K: |* p p \3 L
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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$ m B, C& `$ D4 c% {' W) ^8 A0 LThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
. J0 B$ U5 [0 L8 ?% @- P( j6 \protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
# l9 I6 W* F; ?3 z7 t4 B goffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that ( h3 f2 I8 D: E3 r5 f
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze , [) T8 F \* v6 `9 k
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. ' b$ X& w6 h* @/ m
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of / v6 W$ l6 f% j
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the . @: g. Q2 o! E* L
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the ' I. K+ d' d& u7 G1 b3 k, l
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 4 Z+ {4 P1 K, ?& ^5 G7 k
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The , E6 `: z( Z; R: r- H9 b
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 0 \8 I- O$ u8 w6 Q; d$ b; Q
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
- |0 [3 a5 x8 Q: `% u- p% ncontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in / R: h7 V. N1 m, x q z3 u6 c
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
/ G+ m2 H3 \# }# b. Z9 o+ y5 Q( qautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
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more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
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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 4 m. F2 k8 N% b/ {8 v' k1 r
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 6 r8 x" [4 P" T# h
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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( Z0 I0 N8 t3 H5 K+ mpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. ' j- F! E' Z- C% }- g6 T6 F$ _
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
& c" z G4 J) G/ C2 F3 hbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion ! {: i8 ]% H# ^1 D/ w+ z L+ Q
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 1 I3 g/ \4 R) \8 x2 n
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
' c. Z0 B6 |( c Z3 n. a( P5 y+ Vfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
8 U5 ], q/ f" B8 J# j Lmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
/ q7 i" B6 q: q4 f" N! i0 ]covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
0 z+ z ^( k6 eThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
' N9 i6 q& \ k/ ?! x8 m* econsists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding 3 `6 A5 M' M; n' S, `
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0 X: j7 u4 x: y4 X/ R3 athose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
. p; u; q5 \3 g4 G/ y% }6 Gsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 8 n, _& B, Y6 W: N3 S7 ?
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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