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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。
6 P7 z0 G; D4 C- k" J1995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。$ A0 v ^3 ^. y/ Q9 S, D6 @
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PHILIPPINES
' i0 V5 d4 S3 \' R0 n- U; V- ?+ c" EThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ) ~* l, D! w7 t8 G5 R2 O. q
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of 2 W- E% Z% Q. ?. C& V
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
0 c8 a5 l/ Q7 c6 X+ e2 tneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent 1 g0 M- y$ R7 D0 s$ r R/ u1 P4 B
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in ' D+ q+ J4 q# a ?! h
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
# R& F7 q2 m5 i5 j5 x' rare the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
9 F7 T- c0 N; U8 jcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and + s- j( P2 C- u" t
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using
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4 G! ^* Y3 k* x) ]3 XVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands/ L* u/ m8 r# E, @. W
PHILIPPINES
w8 h0 o4 Q) f, g. q. L, |The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as f# A* B1 E H4 Y, i. g: [
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
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protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It 5 U/ w$ M; P; ]" B, f* y
offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
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them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
1 ^% p7 i$ U b6 S, H* JThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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- d, ]( `) W. G- s" pWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the + T6 h- Y# q7 I- v
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
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penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its ) U2 c* V8 E% i) U3 H
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
6 c- |, \, E b- A, ]/ \. hsite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
0 L% R6 a* ` [7 L/ Dheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
. C/ ~" E; U6 X) d# A/ g2 [! Gcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
( @! i; }: G6 ^1 ?8 ]" Jthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full
; o# L: `- s) C- ?! Sautonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking ' c2 d7 K$ a, s' C) e4 ^
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 1 B3 Q, I1 W* O8 q; q" d
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
7 ~: V3 v0 \' M; f% Q8 Gspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
9 U+ X: `% _3 [3 q5 Y% ~indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan 4 P3 X x: g+ {) {* I4 t
species are endangered.
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
\# {: t8 T$ E |3 a9 ? }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
! s" E) k$ B, H+ i7 J6 J& `1 Y7 `% gwith a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
+ C2 c! @ V& x. v2 C. }- W. Mdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs ' C+ y: l; g3 E; l6 j# n( \
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and " a0 d& M0 O* U- @/ h" j
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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
$ U. c# q' H) ^9 V# W1 j& h: n1 d( Ibeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
+ _9 ~/ w: ]) O+ f# b2 w8 Tprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
$ W' C, q- _$ M5 Miceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees . a+ S3 \+ j; z( V- O. ~7 y
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
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covered 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. ?3 u- w+ K& O, y( m5 [" \
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
: D) X3 n/ E% p6 J5 ]consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
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: B; ?7 J1 _& l/ nthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have ( m2 l) B1 H! W0 P- T3 c
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
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