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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。) o* Z# ?& H7 I! o' y& c. R
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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0 K9 u+ ? K8 cVillage near the Island of Panducan- j! L. I. ~% t% S0 J
PHILIPPINES
6 ^. d+ z4 L, K: r5 h7 GThe Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
! b. g, l% _- ?6 _2 kpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
# d. `8 ~* q. j4 Xpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
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Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 4 S: E2 T0 x. W+ ~6 b
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population 0 C4 Y- B, o! L! T
are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
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the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also
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cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine
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Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
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The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
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of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
' e+ a( @/ j! a. Sseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The $ F8 w6 g( `- L n. }, ~
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
% l2 K9 R3 r7 _) Escuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
: t( |* ]% J- ` o3 d3 \; roysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
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The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is
- P. N7 @' n( P/ G- Oprotected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
( V8 q$ ~- q# H( B$ v) h7 i; j, ]offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that
5 R1 e; ^! `5 w lreflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
. Q5 x+ s2 l; Z* b0 S1 T7 b+ Mthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
) @+ D; C" F. \: S* Y. aThe fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
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Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
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With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar . d+ [- A# w g F0 l+ ?
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most 5 G; p2 y8 a# T9 P+ [& o
arid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
- C- J0 F* U) HBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the
! x. @% L3 |" N2 wresult of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the . s# h4 s( P5 S
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that 5 @! ]. r! ]* P# _, w S7 _
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human 1 ~: m# R) D" s5 S
penetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its , O/ f4 T8 Q1 r
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 0 c4 |8 @( z Q: J1 c8 d
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world . b" B2 g' F" Y
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the $ Y4 d- n" b" L( h |. [) }/ }
continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in / B- x, ~* _! k; \5 d" u
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full U9 Y: d- r1 u# w A
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking : ^& ]/ u+ P6 {& ]9 k
examples of endemism, which is common to island environments: + Y/ L$ S7 F4 ?# c) D1 N) R- @" L
more than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal : j, F$ |5 [1 U* S2 O2 F( r0 G9 r
species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are
. P% w- T7 `5 j2 Iindigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
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km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at 9 [* d( J3 c+ R3 `
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 1 W- C0 z/ h3 B
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
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are reputed to be fiercely independent and have , n M- Q! X) P; x" h0 ^
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merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and 6 [5 u6 m$ P3 a G1 q7 \
presage the disappearance of the caravan operators.
, l' {$ v2 ^, k2 C3 P4 o( iOne lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!5 m9 A- s- o& k+ }% J5 k1 o7 A. `
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ANTARCTICA
: K( w; T8 ]$ E& vAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have
2 ^( X5 r- T$ a4 d h( g' K3 M: Qbeen detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
6 T0 `* \; A" z" w! yprotruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
: u$ n6 J. O# Hiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
4 \$ R$ Y9 |& g8 Z0 m- i& nfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200 " y) S* F5 U1 R) l
miles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
3 b# ?6 J) \) Q8 l. ^+ A/ Ycovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).
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THAILAND
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: {7 l9 `. q6 K, ^. K; yThe surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ( d1 N2 D' X; i: z
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from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
) w! y! @/ Q+ Q- Zthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
7 b& K/ j8 d! T$ Z/ p" j$ H' Psimilar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, : A1 c" |7 Q, K; G
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
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