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9 j. q% a# J- v6 S1989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。 c; }. {; b/ V5 k ^, J
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。% x- S b. s2 g4 w1 q# M$ J' o1 L5 W
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( q& r8 K- f) \% e' |8 p9 [Village near the Island of Panducan
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" F- e( _( g( kThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
$ d* m, @& y# k9 ~part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
/ e0 P$ F1 k+ D, {. `2 vpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
}- t) K7 n" u! t4 ineighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
{7 i( C! @% NMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ' W3 a1 _5 q4 k, R: E
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
* ~& M9 n' d4 k' xare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 5 @2 h0 O! [. Q5 i; B
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, * H" A$ K, j2 ]; k
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
: @ x& u1 Q% y% ]% S ]4 W! k# P- l4 mcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and ; D* A! y& u4 K# G
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands% h8 {6 i1 P8 h9 g
PHILIPPINES
) @# h6 i8 f- ~$ }The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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$ p: R. g6 c1 fof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as " \; t- k. W. p$ k6 h/ ^
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The ( x, K6 F9 {7 U/ R, w; s
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
2 t U# K& q1 C5 s% Lscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
5 o7 V$ R& G& f! b- ?oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.! |9 B. z5 r, A9 [/ E
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 9 X) k2 T. l, q- R1 r- R; k& S
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. # O2 x3 L& |) s9 h" w5 U' ~
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region! S+ W, V% n) ]. n0 X
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
5 T: l2 r; f8 }3 bis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most + i. u& w9 h, O5 N1 a& x
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of ( Q. s" g3 f; ^8 {$ L4 H
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ' A- o$ y: Y! f6 V) P c) r* \
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
$ L8 l }# U0 e- H& f) t, O- Lstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
/ \! Q- |$ t: {/ jrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
4 A$ g! T o9 i; q9 ` s: Wpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
" L. a! }1 h7 nname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
% R' t5 u' p; [( F5 L2 i4 [5 G8 Usite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
+ H" U6 d+ g g, o" D3 }' h( _heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 6 C- D J7 V& n7 |8 m+ F0 I2 Y
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
$ d. r2 b* x7 `) ^that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
" \% w9 h& n; y& k) J5 ?autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking `7 }: ]( H' n
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
! M3 P" g' K9 umore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
! q }: G% |5 q& s0 K! |% t& yspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are - G$ B7 p1 k0 ~
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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8 P# N6 q4 y7 s0 pkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ' [! K6 n" J* C1 V
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
2 Y* H, S* O. j7 X2 e+ H9 Iwith a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
, f" @' ^! ?5 O# _9 U/ Y; ydays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have4 v. G2 I8 F9 D/ D
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
, J% o2 {9 J9 q V4 lprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
9 Z( A. x1 B3 W- y0 Diceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
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* g, u3 \7 V) M# t. Bmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are / \$ r2 D6 G' i% T/ G2 `
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. " U" h+ M9 T. z' r7 l: m
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consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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" v" M+ Y5 S# Y6 k6 {% Fthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
- S6 q N4 t. L s+ q; fsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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