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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。1 l7 E H5 b9 I, Z
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。* _5 A! G3 k$ E5 d# M
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5 G5 i; w% `8 h6 VVillage near the Island of Panducan0 L1 ?; Y( G3 \8 @' L& |. d
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is , _( G0 Z3 \% g+ i2 y% z3 E. L7 L% c
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 9 Y# q6 [7 a: T+ G
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
: @4 O" f8 R6 R; ethe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
6 X0 O% ?9 p8 n- A3 Fcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
9 }$ M8 d4 o3 p" m' I: R2 etrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using J9 R; h. n$ ^: R& g7 L
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine # e% @$ X. ]7 |( q. H' \
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.* b# O" }4 B" u: p% p
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands- h# y& I- q2 e- w( I
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includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 5 F; q ~) `1 n8 l1 w
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ; | e. I7 P! R8 m1 H9 u! N
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The & G# _; f. w4 o( \! B; ]
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
6 y% G: h) Z) B0 S7 \scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
) I5 m+ L) b/ loysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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" M4 @$ T+ o7 y$ KWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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7 W5 {, W7 m2 h- `/ pThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
5 o2 f* @/ J1 ?/ b" ^# tprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
4 [7 p& S, L1 W) s. z' Ioffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
- K# n! t# ?! h6 FThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source , N0 j! z, p: m* ~
of food for bears in the region.
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* R2 L" h4 x' d8 k, D9 U( O3 }Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region1 j* f/ ~3 T5 \2 i0 e7 M
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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
, _3 }8 \2 ~0 E x+ dBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 1 q7 o: n4 q& h
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its * D$ _* q- G" {& ]$ V0 l
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The ; k2 @2 d' m$ d" c. q2 c5 b9 }
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 0 N( L; K, a5 B: Z$ |' w. {2 p
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 0 o6 k) @& E0 t
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ' b9 i+ k7 o6 ^
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 1 W, R& V1 E2 p. X1 @8 e2 U
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 % \6 ]5 U' Z" c0 p7 j
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs - \+ `' G0 Y4 @0 s+ S
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have " Z3 L& w. `2 ~+ S. M3 `% j
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7 a+ O' c2 p' EIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
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. v6 p! M/ g+ s# H6 B7 LAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
1 W: l; _0 ?, N, m9 Sbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion & l/ G1 q; f4 }" {* S
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
! v6 e$ {' t- [9 X O, W- ^iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
% B2 N2 p) ?3 `5 P( e7 @5 mfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
5 Y+ R) I/ p) f& f" w' zmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
+ |+ ~! H2 T: f r1 V8 Z: F1 vcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).3 l& Z5 B( k/ P3 a
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. . p- X8 c( ?: d- k0 d! K
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ( @8 l+ U% u: {, u
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
9 i+ ^& h1 m5 j# q! T0 J% e9 q5 pthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
) ]4 t. Y7 {" v% n4 ?5 T* V u* usimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, * D" w2 v* z# l3 g3 ?$ e1 U
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houses built on bamboo stilts.
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