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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。+ k4 i7 p; n% V9 q
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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Village near the Island of Panducan' O/ ]$ D4 x5 y/ L M
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The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ; A: e9 b9 z/ \+ s% M: Q. t
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of : a+ T9 h6 H9 T" a
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neighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ' p0 O" [& c* f% T; ~" t7 C
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in + {* P( q# h- @3 q2 c
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population $ T# T' x' d' C2 W; A2 i
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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" k& B; z% ~# I, G" l* D* xthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
3 H5 p: c3 W5 P2 _7 qcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ) ^7 [( C7 O( {8 \: w
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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: B( D5 a' [4 u) V. c8 [" jThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 3 X$ u& q6 \& ^1 U. F; [( e8 f
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some
) E+ d( }3 h* H0 Tof them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
/ m/ J* [" u/ w: D- J* x5 u6 Lseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The # _) A3 R" A+ j6 m
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
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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.
5 q5 r! J3 @" e! W( cThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source + y9 F1 h1 {) x5 l2 r% J0 B
of food for bears in the region.
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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0 E+ G8 s$ r' m4 N4 QWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar
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, O: K- W- J0 k u7 j/ larid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 6 C9 U0 L9 k3 o! [$ z" u
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the ) O! v# S3 ^# ^" a i# _# ?; m$ Y# @
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
! ?. o& K I! O* d5 Hstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
% L9 }5 i- z) I3 zrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
1 a* P E- h* u3 Z0 Openetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
3 h. b+ X& g/ i: x x$ |6 Tname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
/ Y* T7 Y8 F" ]- W$ P3 usite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world ; }0 }* F2 I$ X3 Z
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the / o: u! c x7 j% l2 @( q9 `
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
, e1 _; G2 |0 dthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full l! A* w5 C' m, q. o, S
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
$ ~$ ~( c7 i+ T+ ] k7 C0 s) }2 uexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: v2 Y9 `, _1 l8 j
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
7 t% h1 ~6 i1 S6 ~species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
% a1 M0 t% O" h2 M) Yindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
, m* g. D4 l3 C L. }- o2 _species are endangered.
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6 Y6 J* K I" ]. TOn the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses6 t9 d9 \/ @% d
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
+ A- K2 ?# Q7 H0 C. sthe first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked + ]' Q! k) I V0 |
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
6 y0 h, i, h: bdays away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 6 O; Z+ a- J; e; x0 T
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the $ P9 C5 \" o# d( t1 u% n! ]: ?# e
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
7 a: u, m6 J% Npresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. " d+ E9 K2 p) l
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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ANTARCTICA
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been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion , L+ ?" b% j2 a w4 c# c
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the - U0 O2 B3 ^# U2 i; r* U
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
$ }9 Y0 p! J; c" m6 I" T# Ifarenheit (-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. 1 u. C$ e' S& r2 w. Y2 m' _
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
' `) ?7 w- r/ Asimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, 7 T2 b4 g0 d, R- Y( W! K
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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