List of National Geographic cover stories

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For 2024 cover stories, see list of National Geographic cover stories (2020s).
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National Geographic magazines from 2015

photographers[4]
starting in July 1959, when the magazine started featuring photos on the front cover.

American flag.[6] Articles include stories about geography, history, nature and science.[4]

Notable cover stories

In the December 1969 issue,

spacesuit on the surface of the Moon.[7][8]

In the November 1971 issue, Samuel W. Mathews and photographer

snow leopards in the wild and the first photos shot in Antarctica for the magazine.[9]

In the June 1985 issue, Debra Denker's cover story "Along Afghanistan's War-torn Frontier" about the

green-eyed Afghanistan girl (Sharbat Gula), photographed by Steve McCurry. This cover image is National Geographic's most recognized photo.[10][11]

In the August 1991 issue, Thomas Y. Canby wrote the cover story titled "The Persian Gulf: After the Storm", about the

oil fields on fire, photographed by Steve McCurry.[12]

In the April 2007 issue, Fen Montaigne's cover story "Saving the Sea Bounty", about the dangers facing marine life, featured a cover image of a swordfish caught in a net photographed by Brian Skerry.[13]

In the November 2016 issue, Joel Achenbach wrote the cover story titled "The Race to the Red Planet", about humanity's treks to Mars. The cover featured a photo of Mars captured by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft.[14]

Contents

Year
1950s
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1959
1960s
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1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970s: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s: 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

See also

References

  1. newspapers.com
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  2. NPR.com
    . Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "National Geographic". postalmuseum.si.edu. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Archive". archive.nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic. Retrieved December 30, 2022. (subscription required)
  5. ^ "Jan 27, 1888: National Geographic Society Gets Going". Wired. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  6. ^ Qiu, Linda (December 6, 2014). "5 Irresistible National Geographic Cover Photos". National Geographic. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  7. Aldrin, Edwin E.; Collins, Michael (December 1969). "First Explorers on the Moon". National Geographic
    . Vol. 136, no. 6. p. 735.
  8. ^ "National Geographic National Geographic [Vol. 136, No. 6, December 1969]". gilderlehrman.org. Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  9. ^ Mathews, Samuel W. (November 1971). "Antarctica's Nearer Side". National Geographic. Vol. 140, no. 5. p. 622.
  10. Atlanta, Georgia
    . Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  11. ^ "The woman from National Geographic's famous 'Afghan Girl' photo is evacuated to Italy". NPR. Washington, D.C. Associated Press. November 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  12. ^ Canby, Thomas Y. (August 1991). "After the Storm". National Geographic. Vol. 180, no. 2. p. 2.
  13. ^ Montaigne, Fen (April 2007). "Global Fish Crisis". National Geographic. Vol. 211, no. 4. p. 42.
  14. ^ Achenbach, Joel (November 2016). "The Race to the Red Planet". National Geographic. Vol. 230, no. 5. p. 30.

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