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Beijing, China, 1982
Photograph by Dean Conger
Rental rowboats crowd a shoreline of Beijing抯 Kunming Lake. The Temple of Buddhist Incense, with its multi-tiered roof, rises from the famed Summer Palace on Longevity Hill in the background. The opulent Summer Palace complex, located on the western edge of Beijing, was built in the mid-1700s as a retreat for Qing Dynasty imperial rulers.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Journey Into China, 1982)
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Panama, 1977
Photograph by George F. Mobley
A margay cat balances on a seemingly undersized tree branch on Barro Colorado Island. Though only 3,865 acres (1,564 hectares), the island, located in the Panama Canal waterway, is home to an amazing array of flora and fauna, including 1,369 plant species, 93 mammal species, and 366 bird species.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Panama Canal Today," February 1978, National Geographic magazine)
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Mahabalipuram, India, 1986
Photograph by James P. Blair
Waves from the Bay of Bengal lap at the 40-foot-wide (12-meter-wide) stone embankment surrounding the Shore Temples in Mahabalipuram, a seaside town in Tamil Nadu, India. These seventh and eighth century Dravidian relics with Buddhist elements are temples to the Hindu gods Vishnu and Shiva. The monuments in Mahabalipuram were named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book, Our World’s Heritage, 1986)
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1986
Photograph by George F. Mobley
A spring blizzard blankets Calgary with snow. Born as a cow town, Calgary boomed with later discoveries of rich oil and gas fields in Alberta.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in the National Geographic book Traveling the Trans-Canada from Newfoundland to British Columbia, 1987)
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Loango National Park, Gabon, Africa, 2003
Photograph by Michael Nichols
A days-old Nile crocodile (Crocodylus Niloticus) takes his first swim through the tannin-stained Louri Creek, deep in the heart of the 380,000-acre (153,781-hectare) Loango National Park.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "In the Land of the Surfing Hippos," August 2004, National Geographic magazine)
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Inishmore Island, Aran Islands, Ireland, 1993
Photograph by Sam Abell
A cow and two calves amble toward a village on the island of Inishmore. Forbearers of the islanders appeared in the 1934 documentary film Man of Aran, which is also the name of a cologne made of aromas redolent of the islands' traditional boat—leather, tar, wood, and the sea.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Ireland on Fast-Forward," September 1994, National Geographic magazine)
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Long Island, Bahama Islands, 1986
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
A flock of black-necked stilts glides over the waters surrounding Long Island in the Bahamas. Considered to be the third island that Columbus charted during his first voyage to the New World in 1492, he named it La Fernandina, perhaps after his illegitimate 4-year-old son or after the Spanish monarch who helped finance his voyage.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Where Columbus Found the New World," November 1986, National Geographic magazine)
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Yosemite National Park, California, 1978
Photograph by Joseph H. Bailey
A ladybug walks along a wild lupine leaf in California's Yosemite National Park. These colorful plants were brought to North America from the Mediterranean as ornamental flora and quickly spread into the wild. The Yosemite varieties usually flower blue and white and grow abundantly in the park's sandy soil.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book America's Majestic Canyons, 1979)
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Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge, Tennessee, 1975
Photograph by Bates Littlehales
Tennessee's Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge. Duckweed, the world's smallest flowering plant, grows on the surface of still or slow-moving water. It grows rapidly—sometimes too rapidly, occasionally covering whole lakes or drought-slowed rivers—and provides protection for water creatures, control of excess minerals, and a barrier against evaporation.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Wildlands for Wildlife, 1976)
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Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, 1970
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
Hawthorne bushes ascend upon the remains of a split-rail fence on Massachusetts' Nantucket Island. The tiny island, a horseshoe-shaped chip of land located 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Cape Cod, is home to about 10,000 permanent residents. That number blooms to about 50,000 in the warmer months when tourists and summer residents descend.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Life's Tempo on Nantucket," June 1970, National Geographic magazine)
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Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington, U.S.A., 1989
Photograph by James P. Blair
Charred wood litters a partially cleared area in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest along Washington state's Cascade Range. The fires are set deliberately to clear the land of debris after logging and to facilitate new growth. Gifford Pinchot is home to Mount St. Helens, and was ground zero of the battle between logging interests and those seeking to protect the northern spotted owl.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Old Growth Forests," September 1990, National Geographic magazine)
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Arctic Ocean, Northwest Territories, Canada, 1983
Photograph by Emory Kristof
Celestial skies stream light onto a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker as it cuts a trail through a frozen expanse of Arctic Ocean in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
The Canadian Coast Guard was part of a mission to explore the sunken wreckage of the H.M.S. Breadalbane, a British ship that went down in the 1850s while on a mission to find survivors of the ill-fated Franklin expedition to map the Northwest Passage.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “Exploring a 140-Year-Old Ship Under Arctic Ice,” July 1983, National Geographic magazine)
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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 1984
Photograph by James L. Amos
A shimmering travertine deposit forms a limestone terrace around a mineral spring at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park.
This formation, called Minerva Terrace, formed as mineral-laden water bubbled over and evaporated, leaving a sparkling white calcium-carbonate crust. These deposits, which can accumulate at up to a foot (30 centimeters) per year, create a spectacular and constantly changing landscape.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “The Planets: Between Fire and Ice,” January 1985, National Geographic magazine)
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Pakistan, 1985
Photograph by George F. Mobley
Mountain polo players take part in a practice match at Chitral Polo Field in northwestern Pakistan. This game, arguably Pakistan's favorite sport, differs dramatically from the European version. In mountain polo, six players instead of four compete on a longer, narrower field. And the near absence of rules encourages a rowdy, fast-paced, frequently violent clash.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Mountain Worlds, 1988)
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Europe, 1995
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
The Orient Express stretches elegantly along a length of track somewhere in Europe. This famously luxurious train line had its first run in 1883 traveling from Paris to Giurgiu, Romania. The line was extended to Constantinople (later Istanbul) in 1889. The route ran until 1977, and several short-run trains have since used parts of the original route under the name Orient Express. The last of these is the Paris-Vienna route, which will shut down for good when a high-speed line opens in June of 2007.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Great Journeys of the World, 1996)
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Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 1991
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
A free-standing arch and crescent-shaped gate frame a mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. This Southeast Asian country, the largest archipelago in the world, is the most populous Muslim nation on Earth, with more than 245 million people, 88 percent of whom follow Islam.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Ibn Battuta, Prince of Travelers," December 1991, National Geographic magazine)
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Galápagos Islands, 1986
Photograph by Sam Abell
Great frigatebirds, silhouetted against a gray-blue sky, feed in the waters around Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos. Frigatebirds use their long, hooked bills to scoop their favorite food, flying fish, from above or just below the water's surface.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic book Majestic Island Worlds, 1987)
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Loango National Park, Gabon, 2003
Photograph by Michael Nichols
An aerial photograph of a Gabonese delta highlights the rich wilderness of the Loango coastal area. Just a century ago, this land was the northern outpost of the Loango Kingdom, whose throne was near the Congo River some 250 miles (402 kilometers) to the south.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Gabon's Loango National Park: In the Land of the Surfing Hippos," August 2004, National Geographic magazine)
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1999
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
A cluster of ornate umbrellas enlivens a dreary day in Addis Ababa as a crowd of people lines up outside a church.
At 8,000 feet (2,400 meters) above sea level, Ethiopia’s capital city is the highest in Africa. The population is almost evenly split between Christians, living in the highlands, and Muslims inhabiting the lowlands.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “The Enigma of Beauty,” January 2000, National Geographic magazine)
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Honduras, 1993
Photograph by David Alan Harvey
The lush rain forests of northern Honduras are home to over 700 species of birds. Between 800 and 1,200 years ago, the great Mesoamerican Olmec civilization claimed this stretch of rain forest. At its height, the "mother culture" of the New World spanned as far north as Mexico City and as far south as Honduras.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "New Light on the Olmec," November 1993, National Geographic magazine)
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