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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。; F# n2 S% \3 L; @% L% b9 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。; a9 Y+ Y0 ]/ T2 c' \/ G
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( h; E& H& a2 z, I& bVillage near the Island of Panducan
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* v% ~( U N, g Y Y2 jThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 1 \8 D n3 r/ G$ Q
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
7 \0 W3 J. G) |$ U8 C6 j) `6 P+ K* XMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 0 T5 v4 u5 [+ f& g) q( @( B1 `: S
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population + |$ w$ \0 f; O# x) z3 A( ?7 l
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
0 m# ?$ w6 t. B) z& v# y2 t6 Bhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts, % j6 ?2 ^ L& }
the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
& K: s9 Q1 C) l. a, dcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
; W* {' Y+ c8 k: m; B) g1 ptrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 3 x3 U* A* ?1 M! d. E& p7 b
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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, t, s! Q$ E) { V+ \+ @ FThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
; }9 _; J; Q5 M* Wincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some 9 ]4 o; A( n/ B( e5 V. e
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
' @& a+ g+ |' q& {6 M* Sseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The / K% U2 S; i. S
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
' O1 t, y8 ^3 ^$ yscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl . y- M- [" S3 g; w' {
oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It / }8 P1 W- j* _6 i: ?( T1 Q
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
' d4 s8 W' E0 n. g$ ^3 q6 Lreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
0 ?: w/ Q; F% o. ^them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
* M0 d8 A: u# v2 ~0 i! P$ k9 g8 V$ x0 jThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source ' r) d! c8 w: T2 M. G* j- y
of food for bears in the region.
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2 ^0 c- @' b; |$ E# q' PWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 0 Q1 j' _2 `8 m" ]* K' k1 T
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
8 l' t4 k6 B4 m$ O) W3 T1 earid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
; H0 i+ e& `- G7 R: W3 n6 Y1 X) uBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ; J( {+ N' x7 S: d1 U/ X
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
+ c4 V) ]* Y- [- ~: Z+ m$ nstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
/ `+ \% A( m: B! }0 N5 t, Orise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
% B! ^6 V) y) G) ~6 epenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 5 ]. K/ J R9 s
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
' v! C% P# @$ T: f9 H) x3 ksite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ; D: [6 w6 x8 j' P. x
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the 3 F& S& w' ]! ]: V
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
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examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
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species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
- }/ T* t& g9 ?$ q1 Q9 aindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan C% P4 n3 I5 f k" W& F& |
species are endangered.
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at ( ]. j* Z5 ]2 ~
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
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. {# `% E/ v# i- b% \days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
1 o+ W5 @0 |9 J! T3 L0 W2 W2 Smerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
( Z. z5 E9 Q' S% {! e4 s( ~' ]1 `presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
" `, Q, C' Z1 |& @; r7 _5 lOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!2 ~; _ \. x8 B7 V
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# [# k) `/ l+ s* i v! VAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
5 W6 C5 r+ V) E- |+ |! P! [' Bbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
2 P& O2 c4 {! Jprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
* x8 v$ m* C# j+ f: x0 Viceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees ( |0 K, x* y6 k- e8 H
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 : R* j' y8 h) p9 Y9 \7 [9 H+ P
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 7 S3 |4 U8 B9 Z. i7 r- Z2 D
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).+ Q0 w0 u( L4 h& o, @3 F9 s8 K
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
- R0 P; ~# \. y4 @3 iThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually " F6 Z: t$ @4 q) o5 j: I& E5 C2 l1 W
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
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