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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。
0 m% h) O0 G N% N4 h, z/ m1995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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: O) G. ?3 J% @/ u+ c6 kVillage near the Island of Panducan
8 K$ n8 Y2 Z; W! {! V1 HPHILIPPINES
& D* b* F8 E1 {- QThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
" q# {# p3 ^) d# |$ jpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of ! a* g- a: b9 W: K6 D
piracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
0 n9 ^+ T+ X# ~* s9 S! z" nneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
% `( v- Z/ R# ^5 D% g) dMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 2 g* d5 I3 ?; s) a9 t
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
( A. G5 |; m! R1 I0 _, [5 ^are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
- P9 c7 o, U) j! khamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
1 Y- z# O7 u6 g2 Q& C' ethe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
4 x; W; S% u4 c) Lcultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and
9 F* Y1 ^, y! D7 ]( e1 ~! qtrade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 6 [4 f1 S' y Z! h) K
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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! E2 `8 a4 i, L s* P% d0 o! jVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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4 E3 L( c- r2 w7 H* Y6 RThe Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which 7 f- j1 c7 ?: ~5 ~" o1 z
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as ' g. o# Z6 U8 L, g+ g4 a3 `' x
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
* v1 v! K% ]' rvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
# h2 N, Q7 R: `' z( k3 n# @* Wscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl $ c5 q* M) E2 ]6 E
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is 6 T( g: P1 ], E; F* i$ ~
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
7 M0 k" Q, y E u* moffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that $ O$ } _; T9 y* |
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze : l8 j ^* K; q1 D
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 9 H+ t4 k0 ~+ E1 C! z
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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MADAGASCAR
8 V: b0 r. w9 `6 G0 I5 iWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 1 B0 I% @/ P0 A9 \: v
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
# C* V( b+ t5 m2 N8 I' N' ?arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of 4 I1 g# d o1 d# c, W4 u8 O6 @
Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
+ c U; \8 [8 g6 i3 S" Qresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the
0 B$ s' w* i$ E7 q- s) b. vstone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that
) L0 o/ s. b; b5 yrise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
; ^# f; L' R2 n: a! [% d8 Spenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its H( I/ Q2 s" O2 _) }: z/ b
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 8 k; u- y( y- N* H( B, q) y
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world
* S6 [3 _5 R( F/ {0 Qheritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
3 C4 H% Y) P- Q! s) a% dcontinent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
) v% Z: }' E+ u9 k0 T9 I* uthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full + t1 s5 r( h, X: ?4 @( A
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
. }! B+ N; H9 uexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments: 7 z2 x5 G U9 J4 E- }
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
! T% ~% Z* M3 }7 O c5 O# j; qspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
- K @ q7 M7 Findigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at
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with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 " a( |/ a" h7 n/ N; P" l
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs 9 i4 |" c" `' |1 O- t8 d
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suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the , r2 {! i" F# U* i$ n
merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
8 |. C8 w5 U. u3 E* Gpresage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
% p/ |$ z) k! DOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
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Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
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' w! c, j; N4 Q6 {/ X, rAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have! P% ]. Y* i8 {: f$ N# R
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
" w7 t, Q8 F% ]3 @2 t8 v+ {! h8 o0 uprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
! e1 [) X) ]" e+ piceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
9 Z. N1 F* }: Z [8 P. ^: O+ bfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 ; S: u. d+ u( m2 l% m) Q1 ?. `. O
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
8 E; d$ E: v& c& N! e' Jcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
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Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. + q# r# i& Q G) v
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
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similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
' X2 j4 x |- j; ^! k% L1 uwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in . n; [( a+ k+ X$ U! R0 P
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