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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 u6 @' `8 i
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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: ~- f* O( d4 w9 b9 K' A* P' {( xVillage near the Island of Panducan
( h* m, f4 S" y* |PHILIPPINES
7 |4 D M2 z! G. E% ~: S2 R2 a' }The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is 3 E, _# J: o$ i1 i
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 2 w0 i+ A0 T: J" ~
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
6 }4 `8 ?3 X3 f, @# E4 Q; lneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent & n) c, o; ^; K: j
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in $ p1 m' h7 _/ v+ n/ T+ Q
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 3 w0 o7 V3 o$ J2 j# P& u0 b3 n: }* s) ]
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small 1 g1 R X6 B9 Z) I3 P
hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
! w5 _: l8 k1 M' t& Q. Bthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
6 O9 D- \7 ^& h8 ^8 H) Gcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
& i+ D. P7 f- l* |1 Wtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
5 n+ ~$ k2 p( l) @; Q- W, Rcyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine 7 G5 p" ~3 B3 d8 U2 U
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.7 U& X Y( N( O. W" e
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 5 R: w& J% b( h' W d+ O+ a
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some ( ]! g+ }1 J4 n# _
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as $ O4 \( V: c% f3 \. v4 G
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
) b/ H: _2 ?. t avillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without $ T7 b6 w- V. u: T+ l; A1 a
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
2 F' z% U% R8 W2 |oysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.# m8 X0 W! b2 `
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
: S/ ]6 @. v# u- S8 ?offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that * y* I( z2 w. D+ m L( W
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
0 ?; u9 l1 p, s5 V1 R! _them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. " K9 E4 m$ j `9 w
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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3 J. J; M8 v1 h5 o9 l" }/ S' qTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
( \; O$ j5 `& v* aMADAGASCAR
3 Z+ \+ B: L4 D9 Q$ A5 RWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar / L7 f1 A0 v: D' v7 B6 |4 ?0 G* m
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ' X ]( g( a7 H5 M" `" \! ~
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 7 }, K g6 w' v$ {5 Z# U+ `* X( \! c6 ?
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
% Y$ B- M4 ?( w7 v; W4 H2 Gresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the % }% o- y: e# G- ?' R0 w0 c
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 8 H0 c$ T/ P5 n" u- V
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
) D6 S1 |' a6 xpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its : Y' S" P( W9 y& Z0 J8 H
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The . S- \% I/ P- ^* y6 j+ P i( |$ j
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ) \2 O5 a# `, q
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
4 S) r- Y' R) {& ~* }continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in & S) n! f9 c8 ], {- ]
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
/ i' c3 o- R2 Tautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
7 f( a" K. p/ wexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
- y' M' T( q7 amore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
* y( f8 f/ H* \# O& m+ e+ w0 _: q: Tspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
. x/ u) [" q" ^$ B) d& Cindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
- `( _% O. z4 X% b) ]+ G' q2 @% ospecies are endangered.+ C: p" ~0 C/ J! m q
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On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses
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3 L' [, i o2 Y4 l( i* Gcaravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 & u- e# t, |5 S- y+ T4 ~
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
' _0 C2 e* |3 xdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs # B! a; _' b6 M$ `. h" G _* a/ K
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have / i. T7 A- @: j$ z! Q* y
suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the 9 P( X4 h; J( n$ }8 V
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 4 q8 Y8 _) ~ b' e
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One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!+ ?: Z# W& I5 _$ A
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ANTARCTICA
% I: H' Z# ~. a) B$ wAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have* ^) U1 u- t' V; M% q4 E8 w* j
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
& ^, ? r6 o7 g: X; j6 B* Dprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
7 H( W6 m- F- m4 n' jiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
# G! {# u, C$ z4 Yfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
8 f4 d! t8 X1 emiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are 6 t5 P& J' M( s4 I/ L. K. M
covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
; G% `# Z& a( M$ Z+ I/ _Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. " k$ Y" r( \/ O6 G* n- B
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
3 e, K. ~' c5 u( q; G# |those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
# a% u( e l1 `- _" h2 n Csimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, " I9 R& A4 l) n( E; |
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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