List of National Geographic cover stories (1980s)

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National Geographic is an American magazine that is noted for its cover stories and accompanying photography. [1] [2] [3] Throughout the 1980s National Geographic's cover stories showcased historical events such as the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens [4] and the effects of the weather phenomenon known as El Niño. [5] Cover stories included articles written by notable writers such as Peter Benchley, [6] Gilbert M. Grosvenor [7] and Rick Gore. [8] Cover photos were published by notable photographers such as Emory Kristof, [9] Bill Curtsinger [10] and David Alan Harvey. [11]

Contents

The 1980s saw articles written and photographed at locations around the globe featuring outer space, like the September 1983 issue titled "Satellites That Serve Us", written by Thomas Y. Canby with a photo on the cover of the Space Shuttle Challenger, photographed by NASA. [12] Articles featured on the cover of the magazine also included human-interest stories such as "Visit to Forbidden Tibet", written and photographed by Fred Ward featuring a Tibetan Shepherdess in the February 1980 issue. [13] Many geographical locations were featured including the Atlantic Ocean and the discovery of the Titanic in the December 1985 article "How We Found Titanic", written and photographed by Robert Ballard. [14]

In the June 1985 issue, Debra Denker wrote the cover story titled "Along Afghanistan's War-torn Frontier", writing about the Soviet and Afghanistan war. The photo on the cover of the magazine featured a picture of a Green-eyed Afghanistan girl (Sharbat Gula) photographed by Steve McCurry. This cover image is National Geographic's most recognized photo. [15] [16]


1980

1980
Title a DateAuthorPhotographerImages b Ref
Voyager Views Jupiter's Dazzling RealmJanuary 1980 Rick Gore NASA Jupiter
[8]
Visit to Forbidden TibetFebruary 1980 Fred Ward Fred Ward Tibetan woman Shepherdess
Journey to China's Far WestMarch 1980 Rick Gore Bruce Dale Chinese elder man
Unexpected Glory in Canada's Cold SeasApril 1980Larry Kohl David Doubilet Anemone off British Columbia
Cheetahs of the SerengetiMay 1980George W. and Lori HerbisonGeorge W. and Lori Herbison c Cheetah cubs
Living With OrangutansJune 1980 Birutė M.F. Galdikas Rod BrindamourBaby Orangutan with toddler
Ancient Bulgaria's Golden TreasuresJuly 1980 Colin Renfrew James L. Stanfield Silver horse statue
Man's 80 Centuries in VeracruzAugust 1980S. Jeffrey K. WilkersonDavid Hiser Niches Pyramid
Saudi Arabia: The Kingdom and Its PowerSeptember 1980Robert AzziRobert Azzi Camel race
Bamboo, The Giant GrassOctober 1980 Luis Marden Jim Brandenburg Bamboo swords
Windsor CastleNovember 1980 Anthony Holden James L. Stanfield Windsor Castle
The AztecsDecember 1980Bart DowellDavid Hiser Obsidian knife

1981

1981
Title a DateAuthorPhotographerImages b Ref
Mount St. HelensJanuary 1981Not stated d Douglas Miller Mount St. Helens
[4]
Where Oil and Wildlife MixFebruary 1981
  • Stephen C. Wilson
  • Karen C. Hayden
  • Stephen C. Wilson c
  • Karen C. Hayden c
Whooping crane
When the Space Shuttle Finally FliesMarch 1981 Rick Gore Jon Schneeberger Space Shuttle
Ireland: Its Long TrevailApril 1981 Joseph Judge Cotton Coulson Irish stone maze
Jawbreaker for SharksMay 1981 Valerie Taylor Ron Taylor Blue shark biting Valeire Taylor's arm
The DispossessedJune 1981Larry KohlKevin Fleming
Saturn: Riddles of the RingsJuly 1981 Rick Gore NASA Saturn
Maya Art Discovered in CaveAugust 1981George E. StuartWilbur E. Garrett Maya cave site
Troubled Odyssey of Vietnamese FishermanSeptember 1981Harvey ArdenSteve Wall Vietnamese girl
Columbia: Our Phenomenal First FlightOctober 1981Jon Schneeberger Space Shuttle
The Natural World of Aldo LeopoldNovember 1981Boyd Gibbons Jim Brandenburg Deer drinking
Panda's in the WildDecember 1981 George B. Schaller George B. Schaller Panda bear

1982

1982
Title a DateAuthorPhotographerImages b Ref
Two BerlinsJanuary 1982 Priit J. Vesilind Cotton Coulson East Berlin soldier
NapoleonFebruary 1982John J. Putnam Gordon W. Gahan Giza Plateau
Sudan: Arab-African GiantMarch 1982Robert CaputoRobert Caputo Sudan woman
The Face and Faith of PolandApril 1982Not stated e Not stated e Polish Coal miner
The Temples of AngkorMay 1982Peter T. White David Alan Harvey Angkor temple
Namibia: Nearly a Nation?June 1982Bryan Hodgson Des and Jen Bartlett c Ostrich with chick
In the Wake of SinbadJuly 1982 Tim Severin Richard Greenhill Boom (ship)
Papua New Guinea: Journey Through TimeAugust 1982François LeydetDavid Austin New Guinea tribesman
The Bahamas: Boom times and BuccaneeringSeptember 1982 Peter Benchley Bruce Dale Woman diving off of a Sailboat
[6]
The Chip: Electronic Mini Marvel That is Changing Your LifeOctober 1982Allen A. Boraiko Charles O'Rear Microchip in the palm of a hand
Pueblo PotteryNovember 1982David L. ArnoldJerry D. Jacka Clay pottery
Family Life of LionsDecember 1982 Des and Jen Bartlett Jen Bartlett Lioness and her cub

1983

1983
Title a DateAuthorPhotographerImages b Ref
Rainforests: Teaming Life of a RainforestJanuary 1983Carol and David HughesCarol and David Hughes c Poison arrow frog
Peoples of the ArcticFebruary 1983David HiserAlan Harvey Iñupiat child
Ghosts Ships of the War of 1812March 1983Daniel A. Nelson Emory Kristof Hamilton–Scourge
[9]
The Fascinating World of TrashApril 1983Peter T. White Louie Psihoyos Art from trash
A Century Old, The Wonderful Brooklyn BridgeMay 1983 John G. Morris Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Brooklyn Bridge
The Once and Future UniverseJune 1983 Rick Gore David Malin Horsehead Nebula
Exploring a 140-Year-Old Ship Under the Arctic IceJuly 1983 Joseph B. MacInnis Emory Kristof WASP diving suit
The Bird MenAugust 1983 Luis Marden Charles O'Rear Ultralight
Satellites That Serve UsSeptember 1983Thomas Y. Canby NASA Space Shuttle Challenger
Niger's Wodaabe: "People of the Taboo"October 1983 Carol Beckwith Carol Beckwith Wodaabe man
The Last Supper: Restoration Reveals Leonardo's MasterpieceNovember 1983Carlo BertelliO. Louis Mazzatenta The Last Supper
Byzantine Empire: Rome of the EastDecember 1983Merle SeveryJames L. Stanfield Madonna art

1984

1984
Title a DateAuthorPhotographerImages b Ref
Southeast Alaska: An Incredible Feasting of WhalesJanuary 1984Al GiddingsAl Giddings Humpback whale
El Niño: Global Weather DisasterFebruary 1984Thomas Y. CanbyThomas Nebbia Elephants at a water hole in Africa with researchers
[5]
Laser: "A Splendid Light" For Man's UseMarch 1984Allen A. Boraiko Charles O'Rear 3D Holography
Hunting the Greenland NarwhalApril 1984Ivars StillsIvars Stills Dog sled team
The Dead Do Tell Tales at VesuviusMay 1984 Rick Gore O. Luis Mazzatenta Herculaneum skeleton
Pakistan to Bangladesh: India By RailJune 1984 Paul Theroux Steve McCurry Train in front of Taj Mahal
Escape From Slavery: Underground RailroadJuly 1984 Charles L. Blockson Jerry Pinkney Harriet Tubman
Mexico City: An Alarming GiantAugust 1984Bart McDowellStephanie MazeMexican pilgrims
Man and ManateeSeptember 1984Alice J. HallFred Bravendam Manatee with diver
Pollen: Breath of Life and SneezesOctober 1984 Cathy Newman Martha Cooper Bubble helmet
Chocolate: Food of the GodsNovember 1984 Gordon Young James Stanfield man with Chocolate Statue of Liberty
Monsoons: Life Breath of Half the WorldDecember 1984Priit J. Visilind Steve McCurry Monsoon survivor man with sewing machine

1985

1985
Title a DateAuthorPhotographerImages b Ref
Koko's KittenJanuary 1985Jane Vessels Ronald H. Cohn Koko the Gorilla with kitten
Greenland's 500-Year-Old MummiesFebruary 1985
  • Jens P. Hart Hanson
  • Jørgen Meldgaard
  • Jørgen Nordqvist
John Lee Qilakitsoq child mummy
Hazardous Waste: Storing Up TroubleMarch 1985Allen A. BoraikoFred WardMan in Hazmat suit
When the Moguls RuledApril 1985 Mike Edwards Roland MichaudWoman playing a Sitar, India
Vietnam Memorial: To Heal a NationMay 1985 Joel Swerdlow Nick Sebastianman placing flower at Vietnam Memorial
Along Afghanistan's War-torn FrontierJune 1985Debra Denker Steve McCurry Afghan Girl
16th-Century Basque Whaling in AmericaJuly 1985
16th-Century Shipwreck with diver Bill Curtsinger
Our Restless Planet EarthAugust 1985 Rick Gore David Robert Austin Jillaroo resting her horse
Sichuan: China Changes CourseSeptember 1985 Ross Terrill Cary Wolinsky Chinese couple holding a pig
Arabia's Frankincense TrailOctober 1985Thomas AbercombieLynn AbercombieDye Motif on a woman's hand
The Search For Early ManNovember 1985American Bank Note Company Fossil skull hologram
How We Found TitanicDecember 1985 Robert Ballard Robert Ballard RMS Titanic

1986

1986
Title a DateAuthorPhotographerImages b Ref
C.M. Russell: Cowboy ArtistJanuary 1986Bart McDowellMacKay Collection C.M. Russell watercolor
Dilemma of Independence for South Africa's NdebeleFebruary 1986David Jeffery Peter Magubane South African woman
Secrets of the Giant PandaMarch 1986 George B. Schaller George B. Schaller Zhen Zhen (panda)
Río Azul: Lost City of the MayahApril 1986 Richard E. W. Adams William H. Bond Río Azul
The Serengeti: A PortfolioMay 1986 Mitsuaki Iwagō Mitsuaki Iwagō Lioness and her cub
Tracking the Snow LeopardJune 1986
  • Rodney Jackson
  • Darla Hillard
Not stated f Snow Leopard
Liberty: Her Lamp RelitJuly 1986Alice J. HallRobert Sacha Statue of Liberty
Oregon Trail: The Itch To Move WestAugust 1986Boyd Gibbons Denver Public Library Settlers
North to the PoleSeptember 1986 Will Steger Jim Brandenburg Dogsled explorer
Soviets in SpaceOctober 1986Thomas Y. Canby TASS Leonid Kizim
Our Search For the True Columbus LandfallNovember 1986 Joseph Judge Courtesy of British Library 1493 Italian Woodcut
A Long Last Look at TitanicDecember 1986 Robert D. Ballard Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution RMS Titanic

1987

1987
Title a DateAuthorPhotographerImages b Ref
Medicine's New VisionJanuary 1987 Howard Sochurek Howard Sochurek CT scan of a Tumor
Iceland: Life Under the GlaciersFebruary 1987Louise E. LevathesBob Krist Icelander girl
North Dakota: Tough Times on the PrairieMarch 1987Bryan Hodgson Annie Griffiths with plane
Seals and their KinApril 1987Roger L. GentryMarty Sniderman
At Home With the Arctic WolfMay 1987 L. David Mech Jim Brandenburg Arctic Wolf
The Patowmack Canal: Waterway That Led to the ConstitutionJune 1987Author Kenneth Garrett A Bateau on the
Patowmack Canal
The Prodigious SoybeanJuly 1987Fred Hapgood Chris Johns (photographer) Woman eating a soybean, Japan
Africa's Stricken SahelAugust 1987William S. Ellis Steve McCurry Sahel child crying
Jade: Stone of HeavenSeptember 1987 Fred Ward Fred Ward Mayan mask
Woman of ArabiaOctober 1987Marianne Alireza Jodi Cobb Saudi mother and child on swing
Süleyman the MagnificentNovember 1987Merle Severy James L. Stanfield Nomadic child with hand
Oldest Known ShipwreckDecember 1987 George F. Bass Bill Curtsinger Bronze Age Merchant ship

1988

1988
Title a DateAuthorPhotographerImages b Ref
One Hundred Years of Increasing and Diffusing Geographic KnowledgeJanuary 1988 William H. Goetzmann Not stated g Photomontage
Australia: A Bicentennial Down UnderFebruary 1988Not stated e Michael O'Brien Australian father and son
Hello Anchorage, Goodbye DreamMarch 1988 Larry L. King Chris Johns Windsurfing near Icebergs
Ghosts of WarApril 1988 Peter Benchley David Doubilet Japanese biplane underwater
Wool: Fabric of HistoryMay 1988 Nina Hyde Cary Wolinsky Shepherd wearing wool
Guatemala: A Fragile DemocracyJune 1988Griffin Smith Jr. James Nachtwey Devout men of Antigua
When the Moors Ruled SpainJuly 1988 Thomas J. Abercrombie Bruno Barbey Moroccan woman
Lemurs: On the Edge of SurvivalAugust 1988 Alison Jolly Frans Lanting Lemurs
100 Years: Reporting on "The world and all that is in it"September 1988Not stated d Not stated h Graphic lettering
The Peopling of the EarthOctober 1988 Staff writer i Alexander Marshack Carving on Mammoth tusk
Exploring the EarthNovember 1988William E. Garrett Éric Valli Nepalis Honey hunter
Can Man Save This Fragile Earth?December 1988 Gilbert M. Grosvenor American Bank
Note Holographics
3D hologram of an Earth
[7]

1989

1989
Title a DateAuthorPhotographerImages b Ref
Ballet with StingraysJanuary 1989 David Doubilet David Doubilet woman with Stingrays
The Great Yellowstone FiresFebruary 1989David JefferyStephen Dowell Yellowstone fires of 1988
Faulkner's MississippiMarch 1989 William Albert Allard William Albert Allard Woman depicting A Rose for Emily
Cry of the LoonApril 1989Judith W. McIntyreMichael S. Quinton Loon
The BalticMay 1989 Priit Vesilind Cotton Coulson Kirov Ballet
The March Towards ExtinctionJune 1989 Rick Gore John Gurche Dinosaurs
France Celebrates its BicentennialJuly 1989 Staff writer i James L. Stanfield Fireworks above Eiffel Tower
Elephant TalkAugust 1989Katherine Payne Frans Lanting Elephants
Retracing the First CrusadeSeptember 1989 Tim Severin Peter Essick Yugoslavian woman praying
La Ruta MayaOctober 1989Wilbur E. Garrett Kenneth Garrett Guatemalan teenagers
Vietnam: Hard Road to PeaceNovember 1989Multiple authors d David Alan Harvey Vietnamese girl boating
The Sistine RestorationDecember 1989David JefferyAdam Woolfit Libyan Sibyl

See also

Notes

a. ^ In some issues of National Geographic, the cover story would have one title on the cover and a different title (with the same meaning) on the headline of the actual article, or the title may appear different on the table of contents. Titles represented in this list, are taken from the cover and the citation represents the title listed in the table of contents.
b. ^ Images could also be a painting or a drawing.
c. ^ Two photographers are credited, it is not stated to which one took the photo.
d. ^ Multiple articles with various authors.
e. ^ This article was part of a supplement that came with the magazine. The supplement is not on the National Geographic archive website.
f. ^ Uncredited Photograph, triggered by a hidden wildlife camera.
g. ^ Multiple uncredited photographers. Photomontage of multiple past cover images. Collages by Fred Otnes
h. ^ No photo represented. Graphic lettering only
i. ^ Author not stated, usually a breakout article

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  5. 1 2 Canby, Thomas Y. (February 1984). "El Niño's Ill Wind" . National Geographic . Vol. 165, no. 2. p. 144.
  6. 1 2 Benchley, Peter (September 1982). "The Bahamas: Boom times and Buccaneering" . National Geographic . Vol. 162, no. 3. p. 364.
  7. 1 2 Grosvenor, Gilbert M. (December 1988). "Will We Mend Our Earth?" . National Geographic . Vol. 174, no. 6. p. 766.
  8. 1 2 Gore, Rick (January 1980). "What Voyager Saw: Jupiter's Dazzling Realm" . National Geographic . Vol. 157, no. 1. p. 2.
  9. 1 2 Nelson, Daniel A. (March 1983). "Finding the Ghost Ships of War" . National Geographic . Vol. 163, no. 3. p. 289.
  10. 1 2 Grenier, Robert; Tuck, James A. (July 1985). "16th-Century Basque Whalers in America" . National Geographic . Vol. 168, no. 1. p. 40.
  11. 1 2 White, Peter T. (May 1982). "The Temples of Angkor" . National Geographic . Vol. 161, no. 5. p. 548.
  12. 1 2 Canby, Thomas Y. (September 1983). "Satellites That Serve Us" . National Geographic . Vol. 164, no. 3. p. 281.
  13. 1 2 Ward, Fred (February 1980). "In Long-Forbidden Tibet" . National Geographic . Vol. 157, no. 2. p. 214.
  14. 1 2 Ballard, Robert (December 1985). "How We Found Titanic" . National Geographic . Vol. 168, no. 6. p. 696.
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  18. Kohl, Larry (April 1980). "British Columbia's Cold Emerald Sea" . National Geographic . Vol. 157, no. 4. p. 526.
  19. Herbison, George W.; Herbison, Lori (May 1980). "The Cheetah's Race for Survival" . National Geographic . Vol. 157, no. 5. p. 712.
  20. Galdikas, Birutė M.F. (June 1980). "Living With Orangutans" . National Geographic . Vol. 157, no. 6. p. 830.
  21. Renfrew, Colin (July 1980). "Bulgaria's Ancient Treasures" . National Geographic . Vol. 158, no. 1. p. 112.
  22. Wilkerson, S. Jeffrey K. (August 1980). "Eighty Centuries of Veracruz" . National Geographic . Vol. 158, no. 2. p. 203.
  23. Azzi, Robert (September 1980). "Saudi Arabia: The Kingdom and Its Power" . National Geographic . Vol. 158, no. 3. p. 286.
  24. Marden, Luis (October 1980). "Bamboo, The Giant Grass" . National Geographic . Vol. 158, no. 4. p. 502.
  25. Holden, Anthony (November 1980). "The Grandeur of Windsor" . National Geographic . Vol. 158, no. 5. p. 604.
  26. Dowell, Bart (December 1980). "The Aztecs" . National Geographic . Vol. 158, no. 6. p. 704.
  27. Wilson, Stephen C.; Hayden, Karen C. (February 1981). "Where Oil and Wildlife Mix" . National Geographic . Vol. 159, no. 2. p. 145.
  28. Gore, Rick (March 1981). "When the Space Shuttle Finally Flies" . National Geographic . Vol. 159, no. 3. p. 317.
  29. Judge, Joseph (April 1981). "Ireland: Its Long Trevail" . National Geographic . Vol. 159, no. 4. p. 432.
  30. Taylor, Valerie (May 1981). "Jawbreaker for Sharks" . National Geographic . Vol. 159, no. 5. p. 664.
  31. Kohl, Larry (June 1981). "The Dispossessed" . National Geographic . Vol. 159, no. 6. p. 748.
  32. Rick, Rick (July 1981). "Voyager I at Saturn: Riddles of the Rings" . National Geographic . Vol. 160, no. 1. p. 3.
  33. Stuart, George E. (August 1981). "Maya Art Treasures Discovered in Cave" . National Geographic . Vol. 160, no. 2. p. 220.
  34. Arden, Harvey (September 1981). "The Wanderers From Vung Tau" . National Geographic . Vol. 160, no. 3. p. 378.
  35. Young, John W.; Crippen, Robert (October 1981). "Columbia: Our Phenomenal First Flight" . National Geographic . Vol. 160, no. 4. p. 478.
  36. Gibbons, Boyd (November 1981). "A Durable Scale of Values" . National Geographic . Vol. 160, no. 5. p. 682.
  37. Schaller, George B. (December 1981). "Panda's in the Wild" . National Geographic . Vol. 160, no. 6. p. 735.
  38. Vesilind, Priit J. (January 1982). "Two Berlins - A Generation Apart" . National Geographic . Vol. 161, no. 1. p. 2.
  39. Putnam, John J. (February 1982). "Napoleon" . National Geographic . Vol. 161, no. 2. p. 142.
  40. Caputo, Robert (March 1982). "Sudan: Crucible of Cultures" . National Geographic . Vol. 161, no. 3. p. 346.
  41. "The Face and Faith of Poland" . National Geographic . Vol. 161, no. 4. April 1982. p. Suppliment.
  42. Hodgson, Bryan (June 1982). "Namibia: Nearly a Nation?" . National Geographic . Vol. 161, no. 6. p. 755.
  43. Severin, Tim (July 1982). "In the Wake of Sinbad" . National Geographic . Vol. 162, no. 1. p. 2.
  44. Leydet, François (August 1982). "Papua New Guinea: Journey Through Time" . National Geographic . Vol. 162, no. 2. p. 150.
  45. Boraiko, Allen A. (October 1982). "The Chip: Electronic Mini Marvel" . National Geographic . Vol. 162, no. 4. p. 421.
  46. Arnold, David L. (November 1982). "Pueblo Artistry in Clay" . National Geographic . Vol. 162, no. 5. p. 593.
  47. Bartlett, Des; Bartlett, Jen (December 1982). "Family Life of Lions" . National Geographic . Vol. 162, no. 6. p. 800.
  48. Hughes, Carol; Hughes, David (January 1983). "Teaming Life of a Rainforest" . National Geographic . Vol. 163, no. 1. p. 48.
  49. Hiser, David (February 1983). "Peoples of the Arctic" . National Geographic . Vol. 163, no. 2. p. 144.
  50. White, Peter T. (April 1983). "The Fascinating World of Trash" . National Geographic . Vol. 163, no. 4. p. 424.
  51. Leslie, Frank (May 1983). "The Wonderful Brooklyn Bridge" . National Geographic . Vol. 163, no. 5. p. 565.
  52. Gore, Rick (June 1983). "The Once and Future Universe" . National Geographic . Vol. 163, no. 6. p. 704.
  53. MacInnis, Joseph B. (July 1983). "Lost Ship Waits Under Arctic Ice" . National Geographic . Vol. 164, no. 1. p. 104.
  54. Marden, Luis (August 1983). "The Bird Men" . National Geographic . Vol. 164, no. 2. p. 198.
  55. Beckwith, Carol (October 1983). "Niger's Wodaabe: "People of the Taboo"" . National Geographic . Vol. 164, no. 4. p. 483.
  56. Bertelli, Carlo (November 1983). "Restoring the "Last Super"" . National Geographic . Vol. 164, no. 5. p. 664.
  57. Severy, Merle (December 1983). "Byzantine Empire" . National Geographic . Vol. 164, no. 6. p. 709.
  58. Giddings, Al (January 1984). "An Incredible Feasting of Whales" . National Geographic . Vol. 165, no. 1. p. 88.
  59. Boraiko, Allen A. (March 1984). "The Laser: "A Splendid Light"" . National Geographic . Vol. 165, no. 3. p. 335.
  60. Stills, Ivars (April 1984). "Hunting the Greenland Narwhal" . National Geographic . Vol. 165, no. 4. p. 520.
  61. Gore, Rick (May 1984). "The Dead Do Tell Tales at Vesuvius" . National Geographic . Vol. 165, no. 5. p. 557.
  62. Theroux, Paul (June 1984). "By Rail Across India" . National Geographic . Vol. 165, no. 6. p. 696.
  63. Blockson, Charles L. (July 1984). "The Underground Railroad" . National Geographic . Vol. 166, no. 1. p. 3.
  64. McDowell, Bart (August 1984). "Mexico City: An Alarming Giant" . National Geographic . Vol. 166, no. 2. p. 138.
  65. Hall, Alice J. (September 1984). "Man and Manatee" . National Geographic . Vol. 166, no. 3. p. 400.
  66. Newman, Cathy (October 1984). "Pollen: Gesundheit and Beyond" . National Geographic . Vol. 166, no. 4. p. 490.
  67. Young, Gordon (November 1984). "Chocolate: Food of the Gods" . National Geographic . Vol. 166, no. 5. p. 664.
  68. Visilind, Priit J. (December 1984). "Monsoons" . National Geographic . Vol. 166, no. 6. p. 712.
  69. Vessels, Jane (January 1985). "Koko's Kitten" . National Geographic . Vol. 167, no. 1. p. 110.
  70. Hanson, Jens P. Hart; Meldgaard, Jørgen; Nordqvist, Jørgen (February 1985). "Mummies of Qilakitsoq" . National Geographic . Vol. 167, no. 2. p. 191.
  71. Boraiko, Allen A. (March 1985). "Hazardous Waste... Storing Up Trouble" . National Geographic . Vol. 167, no. 3. p. 318.
  72. Edwards, Mike (April 1985). "When the Moguls Ruled" . National Geographic . Vol. 167, no. 4. p. 463.
  73. Swerdlow, Joel L. (May 1985). "Vietnam Memorial: America Remembers - To Heal a Nation" . National Geographic . Vol. 167, no. 5. p. 554.
  74. Denker, Debra (June 1985). "Along Afghanistan's War-torn Frontier" . National Geographic . Vol. 167, no. 6. p. 772.
  75. Gore, Rick (August 1985). "Our Restless Planet Earth" . National Geographic . Vol. 168, no. 2. p. 142.
  76. Terrill, Ross (September 1985). "Sichuan: Where China Changes Course" . National Geographic . Vol. 168, no. 3. p. 280.
  77. Abercombie, Thomas (October 1985). "Frankincense Trail" . National Geographic . Vol. 168, no. 4. p. 474.
  78. Leakey, Richard; Walker, Alan (November 1985). "Homo Erectus Unearthed" . National Geographic . Vol. 168, no. 5.
  79. McDowell, Bart (January 1986). "C.M. Russell: Cowboy Artist" . National Geographic . Vol. 169, no. 1. p. 60.
  80. Jeffery, David (February 1986). "Ndebele People-Pioneers in their own land" . National Geographic . Vol. 169, no. 2. p. 260.
  81. Schaller, George B. (March 1986). "Secrets of the Giant Panda" . National Geographic . Vol. 169, no. 3. p. 284.
  82. Adams, Richard E. W. (April 1986). "Río Azul: Lost City of the Mayah" . National Geographic . Vol. 169, no. 4. p. 420.
  83. Iwagō, Mitsuaki (May 1986). "The Serengeti: A Portfolio" . National Geographic . Vol. 169, no. 5. p. 562.
  84. Jackson, Rodney; Hillard, Darla (June 1986). "Tracking the Elusive Snow Leopard" . National Geographic . Vol. 169, no. 6. p. 793.
  85. Hall, Alice J. (July 1986). "Liberty Lifts Her Lamp Once More" . National Geographic . Vol. 170, no. 1. p. 2.
  86. Gibbons, Boyd (August 1986). "The Itch To Move West" . National Geographic . Vol. 170, no. 3. p. 147.
  87. Steger, Will (September 1986). "North to the Pole" . National Geographic . Vol. 170, no. 4. p. 288.
  88. Canby, Thomas Y. (October 1986). "Are the Soviets Ahead in Space?" . National Geographic . Vol. 170, no. 4. p. 420.
  89. Judge, Joseph (November 1986). "Tracking Columbus Across the Atlantic" . National Geographic . Vol. 170, no. 5. p. 566.
  90. Ballard, Robert D. (December 1986). "A Long Last Look at Titanic" . National Geographic . Vol. 170, no. 6. p. 698.
  91. Sochurek, Howard (January 1987). "Medicine's New Vision" . National Geographic . Vol. 171, no. 1. p. 2.
  92. Levathes, Louise E. (February 1987). "Iceland: Life Under the Glaciers" . National Geographic . Vol. 171, no. 2. p. 184.
  93. Hodgson, Bryan (March 1987). "Tough Times on the Prairie" . National Geographic . Vol. 171, no. 3. p. 320.
  94. Gentry, Roger L. (April 1987). "Seals and their Kin" . National Geographic . Vol. 171, no. 4. p. 475.
  95. Mech, L. David (May 1987). "At Home With the Arctic Wolf" . National Geographic . Vol. 171, no. 5. p. 562.
  96. Garrett, Wilbur E. (June 1987). "George Washington's Patowmack Canal" . National Geographic . Vol. 171, no. 6. p. 716.
  97. Hapgood, Fred (July 1987). "The Prodigious Soybean" . National Geographic . Vol. 172, no. 1. p. 66.
  98. Ellis, William S. (August 1987). "Africa's Stricken Sahel" . National Geographic . Vol. 172, no. 2. p. 140.
  99. Ward, Fred (September 1987). "Jade-Stone of Heaven" . National Geographic . Vol. 172, no. 3. p. 282.
  100. Alireza, Marianne (October 1987). "Woman of Arabia" . National Geographic . Vol. 172, no. 4. p. 423.
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  120. "The New Enduring Paris" . National Geographic . Vol. 176, no. 1. July 1989. p. 6.
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