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Thailand, 1996
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
Members of a refugee Burmese tribe in Thailand, a Padaung family bathes in a stream. Padaung women are often fitted with brass neck rings. These rings help elongate their necks—a look prized among this group—albeit at the expense of crushed collarbones and rib cages.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Many Faces of Thailand," February 1996, National Geographic magazine)
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Qingdao, China, 1981
Photograph by Emory Kristof
Three sparse oriental pines give some early morning shade to people looking out at the Yellow Sea in Qingdao, China. The city in northeast China is home to the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Oceanology, a respected research center where scientists have worked to develop strains of kelp used for food and as stabilizers in medications and cosmetics.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “New World of the Ocean,” December 1981, National Geographic magazine)
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#143 20070510
Afghanistan, 1968
Photograph by Thomas J. Abercrombie
A man passes one of the lakes of central Afghanistan’s Band-e-Amir, a series of five mineral-enriched, sapphire lakes that punctuate the dusty, travertine peaks near central Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush.
Legend has it the lakes were formed by Caliph Ali who miraculously raised the retaining walls to dam a dangerous river, thereby impressing a local pagan king who converted to Islam.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “Afghanistan: Crossroad of Conquerors,” September 1968, National Geographic magazine)
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#144 20070511
Route 66, Arizona, 1997
Photograph by Vincent J. Musi
Vestiges of Americana linger in an ice cream shop's sign along Arizona's historic Route 66. Memorialized in many ways—in writing (Grapes of Wrath, On the Road), in song ("Get Your Kicks on Route 66"), and on screen (Route Sixty-Six)—the road still echoes mid-twentieth-century American culture.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Route 66: Romancing the Road," September 1997, National Geographic magazine)
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Route 66: Romancing the Road," September 1997, National Geographic magazine)
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#145 20070512
Velada, Spain, 1982
Photograph by James P. Blair
A farmer in Velada, Spain, displays a traditional toboggan-like device that is used to crush straw and open garbanzo bean pods during harvest. This area, near Toledo, was made famous by the works of El Greco, who journeyed to the region in 1577.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “The Genius of El Greco,” June 1982, National Geographic magazine)
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#146 20070513
Galápagos Islands, 2000
Photograph by Emory Kristof
Foraging crabs and hungry fish feed on bacteria from giant tube worms near a deep sea vent in the Pacific Ocean.
The vents are actually springs of super-heated water about 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) below the ocean’s surface. They are one of the last frontiers biologists and photographers are working to record.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Deep Sea Vents: Science at the Extreme," October 2000, National Geographic magazine)
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#147 20070514
Norton Sound, Alaska, 1998
Photograph by Jay Dickman
A rainbow over the horizon transfixes an Alaskan fisherman hunting in Norton Sound, Alaska, part of the mouth of the Yukon River. The 2,000-mile-long (3,200-kilometer-long) river empties into a delta bigger than Texas that teems with wildlife including crab, seal, and salmon.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Untamed Yukon River," July 1998, National Geographic magazine)
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#148 20070515
South Georgia Island, Falkland Islands, 1998
Photograph by Maria Stenzel
Crowned by snowy fog, a nunatuk, or mountain peak rising from a plane of ice, looms over South Georgia Island in the Falklands. This icy crest was first crossed in 1916 by Ernest Shackleton and his Antarctic crew—and was soon crossed again by a team sent to rescue them.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Shackleton: Epic of Survival" November 1998, National Geographic magazine)
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#149 20070516
Jutland Peninsula, Denmark, 1998
Photograph by Bob Krist
A wooden bridge leads the way to a Danish castle surrounded by water. It was common for Danish lords to build their castles on small islands surrounded by lakes as a security measure. If no lake existed, an artificial body of water might have been created in its place.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “Danish Light,” July 1998, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
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#150 20070517
Annapurna Conservation Area Project, Nepal, 1999
Photograph by Steve McCurry
A Nepalese woman sits in the doorway of a traditional building in a Himalayan hill town found along the Annapurna Circuit. The mountainous trail casts a 200-mile (320-kilometer) loop through a mosaic of scenic landscapes—including farmland, forest, desert, and tundra—around Nepal’s 26,000-foot (8,000-meter) Annapurna Range.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “On Foot Across the Roof of the World,” May/June 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
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#151 20070518
Red Rock Beach, Dominica, 1996
Photograph by Michael Melford
Vacationers barely catch a glimpse of the sea through rocks on Red Rock Beach on Pointe Baptiste in Dominica. Mountainous, densely forested, and populated by waterfalls and exotic birds, much of Dominica is protected as national wilderness.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “Dominica: The Caribbean’s Nature Island,” November/December 1996, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
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#152 20070519
Big Sur Coast, California, 2000
Photograph by Frans Lanting
Wildflowers thrive amid twisted tree limbs along California's Big Sur Coast. Stretching 42 miles (67.6 kilometers) along the Pacific from Carmel to San Simeon, the Big Sur Coast dazzles visitors with its craggy cliffs and dramatic ocean drop-offs.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Big Sur: California's Elemental Coast," August 2000, National Geographic magazine)
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#153 20070520
Route 66, Arizona, 1997
Photograph by Vincent J. Musi
A mountain range provides dramatic backdrop for a cluster of mailboxes along a stretch of Arizona’s Route 66. Once known as "America's Main Street," it was the primary road from Chicago to Los Angeles before the Interstate Highway System was developed.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Route 66: Romancing the Road," September 1997, National Geographic magazine)
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#154 20070521
Great Skellig Island, Ireland, 1977
Photograph by James P. Blair
A thousand-year-old headstone stands next to the ruins of an ancient church on Great Skellig Island, off the southwest coast of Ireland. Between the sixth and ninth centuries, the Celtic Christian church spread through Ireland, and the remains of the original monasteries have been preserved on islands like these of Kerry County.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “The Celts,” May 1977, National Geographic magazine)
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#155 20070522
Border Village, Australia, 1997
Photograph by R. Ian Lloyd
The Rooey II statue welcomes visitors to Border Village, a town between Western and Southern Australia. This cheerful marsupial is the gateway to the nearby Great Australian Bight, the famous 328-foot-high (100-meter-high) cliffs soaring over the Indian Ocean.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Australia by Bike," December 1997, National Geographic magazine)
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Antsirabe, Madagascar, 1967
Photograph by Albert Moldvay
Drivers stand ready amid a fleet of rickshaws in Antsirabe, Madagascar. Rickshaws are known here by the French pousse-pousse, which translates to "push-push," though "pull-pull" would seem to be more appropriate.
Antsirabe's streets teem with these colorfully painted buggies, and even somewhat long trips earn pullers only pennies. So competition for patrons is fierce, and visitors here are frequently swarmed by solicitous drivers.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Madagascar: Island at the End of the Earth, " October 1967, National Geographic magazine)
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#157 20070524
Novyy Urengoy, Russia, 1988
Photograph by Steve Raymer
Stolid apartment buildings rise from the snow-covered permafrost in Novyy Urengoy, Russia. The buildings house workers at what was once the world's highest-producing natural gas field. After more than 30 years of operation, it's still one of the largest.
Novyy Urengoy is one of hundreds of industrial towns built, seemingly overnight, during the Soviet era to support workers who tap Siberia's many natural resources. Such development on the tundra has presented challenges for Russia, including buildings that crack or collapse under sagging permafrost and the displacement of indigenous cultures.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Siberia: In from the Cold," April 1990, National Geographic magazine)
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#158 20070525
Seoul, South Korea, 1995
Photograph by Michael Nichols
Hungry tigers stand on display atop an SUV in Seoul, South Korea's Everland Resort amusement park. The park's tigers are fed chunks of meat dangled from a tour bus so sightseers can view the staged carnage up close.
Of the eight known tiger subspecies only five remain. Three—the Caspian, Bali, and Javan—became extinct during the 20th century. The extant species—Bengal, South China, Indochinese, Sumatran, and Siberian—number only about 5,000 to 7,000 individuals combined, and all are endangered.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Making Room for Wild Tigers," December 1990, National Geographic magazine)
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Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, 1995
Photograph by Chris Johns
The seemingly empty landscape of the Kalahari Desert is full of clues to the whereabouts of potential prey for these San Bushmen hunters. Bushmen can read the desert like a book, studying droppings, tree markings, and hoof prints to determine an animal's species, gender, and age. They can estimate when an animal has passed through a certain area by the time it takes termites to rebuild a nest that’s been trampled, or a blade of grass to spring back upright, or a spider to repair its cobweb.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "A Place for Parks in the New South Africa," July 1996, National Geographic magazine)
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Rimini, Italy, 1999
Photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta
This park of scaled down replicas of Italy’s famous monuments represents a compromise between tourism and conservation. The Italy in Miniature Park allows visitors to experience historic churches and famous art without harming the real thing.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Italy's Endangered Art," August 1999, National Geographic magazine)
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