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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。: P: ]5 Z/ o6 G
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。) c# d( c3 `2 g1 t+ |3 v6 @
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6 b" S j! D) F0 Q$ ]" zVillage near the Island of Panducan% ?, e- ?8 F, h2 @. o9 w
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
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piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
5 g$ Q1 x: Q4 sneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
* c1 {0 K* Q' w$ k+ J! z1 W/ FMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
) S1 H; e8 t! m9 g; fconflict with the central authorities. Among the population 2 g# ? o4 l: t6 Y" F w5 }
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also / O3 ~3 I1 E1 M
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
8 V1 o! B) M0 D6 U9 Ktrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
# L5 H; L/ {8 M0 ]0 R& h+ B1 k& Pcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 8 X4 r# S: R/ e! o; o# ]# J
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! T" ]. n4 J) p3 o( x* W% OVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which # ], |2 e; j$ V; }7 G; E
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
- A2 l0 e! n. I& @' \( cof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
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scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl 7 `6 c- }+ r, k4 m d4 \
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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) G5 B9 Q" L. _6 X4 J; `( l0 G6 vWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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7 j5 q0 {" r% `; W. YThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
2 P1 n% H! u- x0 E6 U- Sprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
. O. x' x; A8 Y6 b$ g( nThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
, a0 d1 R. g! G" vof food for bears in the region.
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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 2 E0 T) i1 A7 B7 r& k0 O
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
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result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
. J( ~6 F. L: Z4 y) V2 Tstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
; p. _# c6 N" ?6 F# l3 hrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
, {. G h4 x* V) apenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
7 C: W# r/ P X2 k: ^1 w3 lname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
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that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full & N9 _( ~( N( n. p; |7 E U2 t% j5 ^
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
3 L0 u$ u- X: ~examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
8 z5 d9 u6 U) T% a. Q. n6 n9 {indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 5 @9 V) r3 h! N) F& \
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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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
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion + W$ ~1 S. [) R' U5 v7 w
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
! ] p2 G+ D3 i& h; P) y4 z+ P2 Liceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 2 D0 v3 N7 l- _8 L8 i
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 4 Z' h9 z9 S( q) |! N q% U
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. & ]2 X P9 i4 M5 @
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually 8 C: [. o1 v% \5 ~
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to . f3 y$ r( U/ \/ O
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
4 x1 J6 {" a2 q1 jsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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