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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。" _( K& T- I- D6 e
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。7 I& _5 t0 ^& i+ ~' j
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Village near the Island of Panducan% c6 B ?: |' d
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is $ O, Q ^ S& ]
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 5 z8 B3 O/ y! E
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 % L+ f! x4 H1 j' U) U9 j
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
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hamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
" W9 w5 |/ K: m) @; E, Lthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
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trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using * B1 z S! l' Y$ ]: W
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
& |5 }+ v- O4 C" h) I; Y2 Cfauna, especially on the coral reefs.' O4 }3 Z0 |% U
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# ]: C! b0 N: s- }4 \* qVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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; b3 V) H6 G0 w, {$ jThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
, r5 u+ n/ E# `- V0 aincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some - J3 X+ f$ d5 n* ]! C" u
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ; f+ o+ j- |2 K" T: K
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
0 f: f/ Z) y% Z- `villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
4 y$ ?5 @1 K3 M3 ^scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
7 V9 S1 v. ]( Y! o% b* Moysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska( I7 A. }% P) m: y
USA
) D+ ]( |8 x& h: b% RThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
4 j9 Z6 ?& ]7 P6 W3 V/ [protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
' ?- ?7 Q3 I" |, X, m9 ]/ T8 \0 @offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
6 u; y' g/ y% L- U" \: o5 Wreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze 9 Q4 J; z1 E4 z1 H
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
! t1 c" Y+ u. N' d8 hThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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! W( H; `1 j x% ~, Q, WWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
7 f8 v2 f& P! t* U6 h/ p% vis the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most ; h. J( j% p, S* y6 V/ n9 g
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
4 x. r$ {1 b' v, x( u2 rBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the " K( L% Q- a; G, z9 ]7 T: a2 n
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
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rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 5 `9 r- X" A, C( a7 P
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
' @% I9 m2 M0 }3 F6 y/ {( `) Sname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
+ n+ m1 G6 H; i, l" I: f5 X! |$ Wsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world : w+ c9 x3 B5 Q. n5 a
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the * U, V6 D- K: E3 M7 j8 E7 b' e% ~
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in 6 D. T2 U5 h$ ?
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
/ a1 A% X$ }" oautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
0 u4 w6 c7 x# ?- ~4 r: Y7 yexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
/ u8 q) I4 K4 S) Zmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal & a* w, i' s# Y9 A# f) M8 ^, E
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are 8 Z9 i8 q' E' g: K J! _( D B* U
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan / E' j! j* [/ ^- q% Z
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs / |8 ?) `, P7 N! P9 R
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
. i6 o1 l4 ]" D6 T0 `presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
3 K$ S# p: t; H- @6 pOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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All icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have0 N0 z1 R! z; I) A
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
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iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 7 Y& z* {1 a3 {0 _* ?/ N- A
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
' b6 ^$ F8 v5 }/ ~' fmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
0 f4 S: z5 E f( i8 X0 Ycovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).1 D+ O" @: W% X* i$ o
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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8 L2 H% S! F/ E& H5 Y" @Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort.
+ o) f' `( Y$ TThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 2 e' s+ T- p5 @) F# h
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
: U) l5 k3 _) K, `' Y$ i) b8 Hwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
$ V2 U" f' C# [8 R ehouses built on bamboo stilts.
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