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unusual facts about National Geographic Magazine



2006 Zakouma elephant slaughter

The most recent aerial surveys were conducted from August 3–11, 2006, overseen by J. Michael Fay, a Wildlife Conservation Society conservationist and National Geographic explorer-in-residence.

Alexandra Boulat

Her work has appeared in many magazines, including Time, Newsweek, Paris Match and National Geographic Magazine.

Alice Springs Reptile Centre

Reptiles from the centre have featured in National Geographic Magazine, Wild Relations - Natural Born Cheats on ABC, an American Visa television commercial, New Zealand's The Bounty Hunters television show on TV2, Steve Irwin's Great Escapes on Discovery's Travel Channel and Animal Emergency on Channel 9 Australia.

Don Ivan Punchatz

Don Ivan Punchatz (September 8, 1936 - October 22, 2009) was a science fiction and fantasy artist who drew illustrations for numerous books and publications, including magazines such as Heavy Metal, National Geographic, Playboy, and Time.

Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst

According to an article in the January, 1925 issue of National Geographic Magazine, the airship hangar "could house three Woolworth Buildings lying side by side."

Nicoya

In early 2006, a group of researchers led by adventure writer Dan Buettner and supported by National Geographic Magazine, the National Institute on Aging, and Allianz Healthcare, designated Nicoya as a Blue Zone.

The Adventure of Archaeology

The Adventure of Archaeology (ISBN 978-0-87044-603-0) is a 1985 book written by Dr. Brian M. Fagan, published by the National Geographic press publishing company.


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Gerd Ludwig

Gerd Ludwig first photographed the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster for National Geographic Magazine in 1993, and then later in 2005.

Greenberg v. National Geographic

An electronic edition "The Complete National Geographic on CD-ROM and DVD," consisting of over 108 years of an exact image-based reproduction of each and every page of each monthly paper issue of National Geographic magazine, has been tied up in copyright litigation for over ten years by a handful of prior photographers and contributors since shortly after the digital archive was issued in late 1997.

Robert Madden

Robert W. Madden, staff photographer for National Geographic magazine