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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。6 s9 N. ?# \# B5 K
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 Panducan& j5 x7 z7 ^/ Y9 [; r
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is , W# `6 z8 P) K6 M
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 9 ~+ x$ p6 F2 c6 H/ Y
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
# @! m- ]0 b' i+ P* Y+ qneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
. Q) _( {8 e( g& j3 {: E/ i- hMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
( W9 l1 s& y% g$ n5 Wconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
( d7 X& ~" S8 l3 p# r7 Sare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small # v3 A& u& o9 n! k# H
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
& i+ k& o* Z9 w f6 jthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
E. ~0 t8 K1 e+ n% w" }cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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4 M/ m; t2 _# z3 _& j1 |0 ~5 J) Ycyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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# z% H h1 S( K7 U6 o, zVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
3 ]9 d) Y j6 E/ I& vof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as 4 v5 e2 m; T0 r, l8 A$ a+ a' d
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ! |" ~ P# f# J$ a2 n6 k" N
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
3 ~. _7 X2 A, L$ ascuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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USA
: W7 [, U7 w( j. g" TThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 1 ?, k# ?1 c$ Y1 m
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
6 m* r; Z5 P0 K# ~) b4 xoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
6 s& i: J a1 p1 u% L9 @reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
- o6 [' V7 I0 D" O2 b; n! Qthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 0 H3 _! W2 P" j4 }3 y4 p$ Y8 K% N |5 V
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ' ~) [$ x9 m) f3 w. V5 O+ h
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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 5 h" b9 y9 h& O+ J: \
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Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
& q3 y' g) z% K6 H i( @7 eresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the / R# D" ?" S5 L& O1 s; B9 p6 _
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 7 t' }% w3 u; A
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human " u* ]) }+ A, S! N3 ^
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 9 {' n0 s3 S5 q
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
- \, w6 M$ g- }& L: gcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in ! q: G( D: L' k0 j( T5 Q6 P0 B- \3 t' i
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
& q) t8 q3 [& y1 D U* \autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking : i; |5 X0 f" z* [, ^
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
{' v, |. o9 |' cmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
; K4 D+ y+ O8 P% b4 Z+ {species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 6 q8 w1 c7 V0 Y( V: e D
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 5 u- F, t9 a( m) V# d
species are endangered.$ @6 _ P; }3 x1 b9 S
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the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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& T% `( L& L5 `! B& psuffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
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; ^- H1 s0 h3 Qbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 9 E: j. E7 s/ d0 M2 ?3 o" _+ k
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the 1 A" _$ J0 \9 p
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees # c8 s3 H, Z- e) h( A I
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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# t& [; L$ D6 Qcovered 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.
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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
, N; i( R: {5 i% i t; f& n2 v; k# Asimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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