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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。- Z0 B# J5 c7 \* v3 S8 a
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。2 T) T( _' I* W: i* j1 \. s
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: z$ Q9 ~# {. ^- b! l+ F1 @The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 0 p* Y6 @8 c' r2 Z) t# F6 f' L
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
2 w" m3 z5 I8 N4 U% O: Jpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with U" ]: `0 a0 u5 X2 l+ E j* R+ b9 ]! k
neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
0 r( V7 g( [" O* X `9 _% p3 M3 FMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in
9 y$ L: B, j; ^, zconflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, - }) l8 C' V3 R9 k
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
0 X" {* X) _8 K+ v0 Lcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
+ F8 i' v2 ?4 |. Atrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 5 G: g- l3 [6 m# j$ V% c
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
1 t5 {; L8 H7 m+ xfauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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% b% ?+ l- n" } |& ]! OThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
. w/ N5 s# h$ |5 nincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
) Z* x. e2 M3 E& z% @2 e0 kof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
/ `, t4 {/ @0 M9 m, U" ~! eseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The 4 Z2 o$ ?4 ?# }# q8 U; x F
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
. ^: _% {7 H; _3 E8 K' \4 rscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
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* S( H Z. }, j* Y# b oWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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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.
1 k( Q( D @. U& f1 A! HThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region' a, ?2 F' `/ u' z8 C
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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" V, X8 f& ^8 ]0 F5 i3 earid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
. U6 f1 |% d3 z/ S* V6 x1 k7 EBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
7 r; o1 g5 _- P: G, s5 }) Tresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the " V7 Z$ C7 T* z! w/ C! Q0 z. f
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that L7 T) S; [ x0 C
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
+ L" o4 k }4 S+ e) j6 Rpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
2 X" v# I- e+ r2 k% Pname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The ) ~' ~" O' W$ W: a
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heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ' o$ ]7 i S( j: C" D7 N1 z7 w+ M5 n
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 6 k( w# `7 Y7 [: Q5 t2 Z
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full ; c# \1 q5 q! I5 Y- [& G9 L( V
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking 9 S5 [3 \. y; W
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
) z$ O) g% [, O4 y' _7 ^' c/ {" b# hmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal 6 p) r( L, U8 o' @
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
B* B. Y3 y8 n6 _. c5 Eindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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ANTARCTICA
# c! ~ A7 i7 ~) D# ]; |! LAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees $ C* a) Y- S" L4 d6 x
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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9 x" x$ A! c2 N& x# f! ]1 iPhuket 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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* _; u$ ]" z* kthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
/ `: { g5 f6 g6 C/ c& F' S8 N6 u) Vsimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ' Z$ j' _$ i, Z) J! i) e1 Z
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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