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National Geographic, formerly The National Geographic Magazine, is the ocial magazine of the
National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its rst issue in 1888, nine months after
the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The
magazine is known for its thick square-bound glossy format with a yellow rectangular border and its extensive use
of dramatic photographs.
The magazine is published monthly, and additional map
supplements are also included with subscriptions. It is
available in a traditional printed edition and through an
interactive online edition. On occasion, special editions
of the magazine are issued.
As of 2015, the magazine is circulated worldwide in
nearly 40 local-language editions and had a global circulation of 6.8 million per month.[4] Its U.S. circulation is
around 3.5 million per month.[5]
Administration
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Editor (1888-1920)
PHOTOGRAPHY
also many articles in the 1930s, 40s and 50s about the individual states and their resources, along with supplement
maps of each state. Many of these articles were written by
longtime sta such as Frederick Simpich.[8] There were
also articles about biology and science topics.
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Editor-in-chief (1967-present)
Articles
Color photograph of the Taj Mahal. Source: The National Geographic Magazine, March 1921
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photograph taken from one of the months articles inside. Issues of National Geographic are often kept by subscribers for years and re-sold at thrift stores as collectible
back-issues. In 2006, National Geographic began an international photography competition with over eighteen
countries participating.
7 Language editions
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Gallery
First Ukrainian National Geographic magazine presentation
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Awards
See also
Asian Geographic
Australian Geographic
Canadian Geographic and Gographica in Canada
Chinese National Geography (founded in 1949)
GEO, Germany
Vokrug sveta (Russian: Around the World)
John Patric, Noted writer for National Geographic
during the 1930s and 1940s
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Notes
[1] Masthead:
National Geographic Magazine.
ngm.nationalgeographic.com. July 1, 2014. Archived
from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
[2] AAM: Total Circ for Consumer Magazines. abcas3.auditedmedia.com. Alliance for Audited Media. December 31, 2013. Archived from the original on April 18,
2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
[3] Celebrating 125 years
[4] National Geographic Boilerplates.
graphic. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
National Geo-
Roger M. Poole, Explorers House: National Geographic and the World it Made, 2004; reprint, Penguin Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-14-303593-0
Stephanie L. Hawkins, American Iconographic:
National Geographic, Global Culture, and the
Visual Imagination, University of Virginia Press,
2010, ISBN 978-0-8139-2966-8, 264 pages. A
scholarly study of the magazines rise as a cultural
institution that uses the letters of its founders and
its readers; argues that National Geographic encouraged readers to question Western values and identify
with others.
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Moseley, W.G. 2005. Reecting on National Geographic Magazine and Academic Geography: The
September 2005 Special Issue on Africa African
Geographical Review. 24: 93100.
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External links
Ocial website
All the Magazines covers published since 1888 until
the year 2000
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