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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。/ b2 u5 N; X8 Z3 g# g2 F& X
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 [. W. ^" K* n+ j, t" kVillage near the Island of Panducan
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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
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ; ~8 l+ q) _/ v9 k
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 6 L0 P! ~) {* J% h6 s/ d# N
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and , j4 b; Q8 _9 J5 v2 X. Y0 H
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using , p; {, Q7 A9 q7 Z5 F7 j
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 4 t( p5 X& b9 Q( L, ^/ n/ [
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands2 r; w6 U9 a4 Z5 v; j& m
PHILIPPINES
3 ]) t6 }9 v# E9 G: EThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
6 l- w2 R# H$ ^2 n: Z/ cincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
) D- D6 T8 S$ |/ N" n K+ gof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as # r+ p( ` a# f+ j1 o+ q
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The - Q6 G2 W- t0 n: i& [8 B9 D
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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6 p9 }* \( t$ r( X4 KWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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8 S. u( `5 e/ JThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ( ^" v' v! E6 N$ n
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
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reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
* c5 Z8 O9 i% m7 C5 t4 O) Kthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
" B( _# H0 e' _% jThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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: s5 L4 R% a( _2 P. R4 P" W) Y$ v) n0 ~With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 6 z# K( j# n/ F2 B! {) ^! ]' C7 o0 ?
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ( w9 H3 {0 @" T) Q5 x/ n4 y
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
4 p! {# c0 h; D& Lstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
$ S2 x! ^1 A0 p+ n+ iname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The ( S4 C2 y/ t3 O" \) F3 g5 c: w
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
4 Y: f- S/ r/ b2 v2 uheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the ' Y" o! r/ _$ U' t8 i9 T6 u1 Q% H
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
; q+ F, a8 x2 h4 \' K! N! o; Mthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 6 G$ r9 Y" b1 b* q- ^
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
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more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
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indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan ; j8 g" a" ?# S" s: Q
species are endangered.
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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 % H! A! r4 V h( Y' m! a1 m; v s
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have$ t$ N5 D$ M' m) ?4 Y4 t7 ]. J; g L
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
) N4 A7 `& t9 R* Z$ Qfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 * S& |/ a' `4 U2 A2 N$ d
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
( ]6 Z+ }1 b3 R6 H' Jcovered 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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, _4 w) k# U& usimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, ; \* A; [+ S5 h
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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