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In These Colorful ‘Food Maps,’ Nations Are What They Eat
This story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... was documented—in Tuscany.” For their map of the United States (above), Hargreaves and Levin chose as their ...
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National Geographic’s Cartographic Typefaces
Once this photolettering process was refined, it was applied to our United States map supplement in the May 1933 National Geographic. Shortly thereafter, Society cartographer Charles E.
United States Well Represented on National Geographic’s ‘Best of the World Travel’
Every year, National Geographic releases a list of the “Best of the World” destinations. Sometimes there are specific ...
Bees. Spies. A morgue. National Geographic’s headquarters has a surprising history.
As National Geographic reimagines its iconic headquarters for the 21st century, here’s a look back at its history as a base for both Cold War spies and the Society’s own Explorers.
What it's like to travel along the West Coast on a train
One of the most beautiful train journeys in the US, the Coast Starlight’s route unspools along the Pacific Ocean from Los Angeles via Sacramento to Seattle. With miles of coastline, towering mountain ...
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What the World Would Look Like if All the Ice Melted
8 min read This story appears in the September 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The maps here show the world as it is now, with only one difference: All the ice on land has melted and ...
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Plate Tectonics
The tiny Juan de Fuca plate is largely responsible for the volcanoes that dot the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The plates make up Earth's outer shell, called the lithosphere.
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Washington, D.C. Travel Guide
Everything to Know About Washington, D.C. Everything to Know About Washington, D.C. Discover the Best of Washington, D.C. Discover the Best of Washington, D.C. The best cocktail bars in Washington ...
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Solar Energy
Japan, Germany, and the United States are major markets for solar cells. With tax incentives, and efficient coordination with energy companies, solar electricity can often pay for itself in five ...
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Inside El Salvador’s battle with violence, poverty, and U.S. policy
This story appears in the March 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. The deportees from the United States file out of the buses with their heads down, stripped of belts and shoelaces like ...
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A century of trauma at U.S. boarding schools for Native American children
She was one of hundreds of thousands of students who attended such federally funded schools in the United States in the 19th ... According to the National Native American Boarding School Healing ...