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

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. 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. 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.

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.

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See also

• National Geographic
• National Geographic Society
• List of National Geographic cover stories

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

References

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4. ^ "Mount St. Helens". National Geographic. Vol. 159, no. 1. January 1981.
5. ^ Canby, Thomas Y. (February 1984). "El Niño's Ill Wind". National Geographic. Vol. 165, no. 2. p. 144.
6. ^ Benchley, Peter (September 1982). "The Bahamas: Boom times and Buccaneering". National Geographic. Vol. 162, no. 3. p. 364.
7. ^ Grosvenor, Gilbert M. (December 1988). "Will We Mend Our Earth?". National Geographic. Vol. 174, no. 6. p. 766.
8. ^ Gore, Rick (January 1980). "What Voyager Saw: Jupiter's Dazzling Realm". National Geographic. Vol. 157, no. 1. p. 2.
9. ^ Nelson, Daniel A. (March 1983). "Finding the Ghost Ships of War". National Geographic. Vol. 163, no. 3. p. 289.
10. ^ Grenier, Robert; Tuck, James A. (July 1985). "16th-Century Basque Whalers in America". National Geographic. Vol. 168, no. 1. p. 40.
11. ^ White, Peter T. (May 1982). "The Temples of Angkor". National Geographic. Vol. 161, no. 5. p. 548.
12. ^ Canby, Thomas Y. (September 1983). "Satellites That Serve Us". National Geographic. Vol. 164, no. 3. p. 281.
13. ^ Ward, Fred (February 1980). "In Long-Forbidden Tibet". National Geographic. Vol. 157, no. 2. p. 214.
14. ^ Ballard, Robert (December 1985). "How We Found Titanic". National Geographic. Vol. 168, no. 6. p. 696.
15. Wallis Simons, Jake (June 29, 2015). "The story behind the world's most famous photograph". CNN. Atlanta, Georgia. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
16. "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.
17. Gore, Rick (March 1980). "Journey to China's Far West". National Geographic. Vol. 157, no. 3. p. 292.
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.
101. Severy, Merle (November 1987). "Süleyman the Magnificent". National Geographic. Vol. 172, no. 5. p. 552.
102. Bass, George F. (December 1987). "Oldest Known Shipwreck Reveals Bronze Age Splendors". National Geographic. Vol. 172, no. 6. p. 693.
103. Goetzmann, William H. (January 1988). "Those Electrifying 1880s". National Geographic. Vol. 173, no. 1. p. 9.
104. "Australians". National Geographic. Vol. 173, no. 2. February 1988. p. 212.
105. King, Larry L. (March 1988). "Hello Anchorage, Goodbye Dream". National Geographic. Vol. 173, no. 3. p. 364.
106. Benchley, Peter (April 1988). "Ghosts of War in the South Pacific". National Geographic. Vol. 173, no. 4. p. 424.
107. Hyde, Nina (May 1988). "Wool-Fabric of History". National Geographic. Vol. 173, no. 5. p. 552.
108. Smith, Jr., Griffin (June 1988). "Guatemala: A Fragile Democracy". National Geographic. Vol. 173, no. 6. p. 768.
109. Abercrombie, Thomas J. (July 1988). "When the Moors Ruled Spain". National Geographic. Vol. 174, no. 1. p. 86.
110. Jolly, Alison (August 1988). "Madagascar's Lemurs". National Geographic. Vol. 174, no. 2. p. 132.
111. "100 Years: Reporting on "The world and all that is in it"". National Geographic. Vol. 174, no. 3. September 1988.
112. "An Ice Age Ancestor?". National Geographic. Vol. 174, no. 4. October 1988. p. 436.
113. Garrett, William E. (November 1988). "Exploring Cradle Earth". National Geographic. Vol. 174, no. 5. p. 612.
114. Doubilet, David (January 1989). "Ballay with Stingrays". National Geographic. Vol. 175, no. 1. p. 84.
115. Jeffery, David (February 1989). "Yellowstone: The fires of 1988". National Geographic. Vol. 175, no. 2. p. 255.
116. Allard, William Albert (March 1989). "Faulkner's Mississippi". National Geographic. Vol. 175, no. 3. p. 313.
117. McIntyre, Judith W. (April 1989). "The Common Loon Cries for Help". National Geographic. Vol. 175, no. 4. p. 510.
118. Vesilind, Priit (May 1989). "The Baltic: Arena of Power". National Geographic. Vol. 175, no. 5. p. 602.
119. Gore, Rick (June 1989). "What Caused the Great Dyings?". National Geographic. Vol. 175, no. 6. p. 662.
120. "The New Enduring Paris". National Geographic. Vol. 176, no. 1. July 1989. p. 6.
121. Payne, Katherine (August 1989). "Elephant Talk". National Geographic. Vol. 176, no. 2. p. 264.
122. Severin, Tim (September 1989). "Retracing the First Crusade". National Geographic. Vol. 176, no. 3. p. 326.
123. Garrett, Wilbur E. (October 1989). "La Ruta Maya". National Geographic. Vol. 176, no. 4. p. 424.
124. "Vietnam: Hard Road to Peace". National Geographic. Vol. 176, no. 5. November 1989.
125. Jeffery, David (December 1989). "A Renaissance for Michelangelo". National Geographic. Vol. 176, no. 6. p. 688.

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