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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。7 g; W: t3 x# [, _# H
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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4 f1 F. s1 e5 sVillage near the Island of Panducan, C# b. ?& c6 F
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is $ R8 x4 i- ]; [1 l8 a. i
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of * `% n# h( M2 p3 F! @, `
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ! f7 L4 x8 {9 T' _. ~5 c9 J1 K" B
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
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are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small ) Q) @1 t; q/ w! S2 `( h
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
F; @1 U% ~- p* j8 D) D$ i6 pthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
6 W$ ]1 Z. g3 {8 h0 Rcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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+ o% V; l, Q+ j, M2 a6 a6 pVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which W n" p. M1 q8 m: _( i0 G5 Z
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
2 j u& K5 x0 Z6 bof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ) `+ `7 ~2 ?' o1 @: O' A
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 3 E( h* `) |& T; f% ^ q# z/ w: B
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
& T% t% M! G: i. Lscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
7 [1 [/ G% A S7 B7 Hoysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.6 Z9 I0 t3 T( H9 X# W( J2 S
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
" A) ^) D! \ Q% Goffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that # l4 o2 W+ @7 v2 k3 m& V
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze / H" ~5 ?0 \# s# D7 ^1 T# ~
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
% K; J: c- R+ E. rThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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0 U! w1 S+ T) O0 {: E" uTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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4 B- p3 O. x9 q* S5 RWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ! w' Q2 f {. L( T7 v* i3 q% f2 l
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 6 p2 |. X7 i0 E- e" f
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ; S% ~* X+ V4 X$ ?
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the # [) B7 X) b1 L: g8 I" k
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
5 D/ p; q: c# [" o5 T' n3 kstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 9 h) M3 h5 B8 t% O, l
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
/ Y$ Y: Q2 p2 W; k: I+ Hsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
* E, |3 o1 P9 P4 mheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the # ?6 }5 }- ]4 A! a: K
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 0 k7 W& \- I$ v5 z5 ~7 J: v
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
. Q0 g$ Q" \ u' J# l( m) k, ?: xautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
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more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
t: U' C4 ~7 h# m& b7 Xspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
! T" I8 R9 s, g- eindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan + k+ N( C6 @8 I' ^4 G+ j5 @
species are endangered.
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
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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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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and $ p: j( @) D- `1 S+ |
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
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ANTARCTICA
$ k/ Q5 X9 `+ M0 K/ g NAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
}! `2 s3 z1 D+ qbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ( g7 I$ f) u; f8 |# y
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
. v% O1 H7 k/ P! \7 F, j* Dmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
9 d! v# ~) S* A( b4 d6 H+ mcovered 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. ' F5 a9 \# @' O* \7 n
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually - `( d: t2 ?( K; c4 a
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
$ V+ N" W% `$ v% } q+ t9 ^# }those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
; l/ A. D- S+ J, F) t0 qsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
, O4 o6 J9 g9 e$ c& F Pwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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