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National Geographic January 1982

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The Amazing Frog- Eating Bat
Armed with tape recorders and cameras, zoologist Merlin D. Tuttle discovers that a frog’s love song can sound like a dinner bell to hungry bats on Barro Colorado Island in Panama.
Two Berlins- -A Generation Apart
Thirty- six years after partition, historic Berlin seems permanently severed, with separate cities presenting – – across the Wall – – sharp contrasts in wealth, license, and ambition. Priit J. Vesilind and photographer Cotton Coulson visit both.
New Clues to Virginia’s Lost Settlement { New Clues to an Old Mystery}
Global detective work, aided by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC readers, helps archaeologist Ivor Noel Hume reconstruct the history of colonial Virginia’s Wolstenholme Towne. Photographs by Ira Block and paintings by Richard Schlecht.
Kenya’s Pokot Tribe { The Threatened Ways of Kenya’s Pokot People}
Anthropologist Elizabeth L. Meyerhoff lived for six years among Pokot farmers and herders of western Kenya. She and photographer Murray Roberts record their vanishing costumes and traditional rituals.
Taiwan Confronts a New Era { Taiwan}
Resilient, dynamic, and authoritarian, Taiwan – – home of the derecognized Republic of China – – continues its economic success story as it tests the shifting political winds. By Noel Grove, with photographs by John Chao.

National Geographic February 1982

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Treasure From the Ghost Galleon: [ Santa Margarita]
Veteran salvor Mel Fisher pursues his search for sunken treasure off Florida’s Marquesas Keys. Despite legal battles and personal losses, he finds the Santa Margarita, a golden galleon whose total value may reach 20 million dollars. Text by Eugene Lyon;
The Nectar Connection { Hummingbirds: The Nectar Connection}
Hummingbirds make a beeline for flowers that offer a sweet reward with a liberal dusting of pollen. Biologist Paul W. Ewald and photographer Robert A. Tyrrell show how bird and blossom exchange flowers.
Nomads of China’s West
Journeying to China’s remote Qinghai Province to climb 20, 610- foot Anyemaqen, Galen Rowell and photographer Harold A. Knutson also visit the fiercely independent Golog people.
Egypt’s Desert of Promise
Underground water may seem someday green half a million acres of the Western Desert, driest part of the Sahara. Geologist Farouk El- Baz and photographer George Gerster report on the strategic wasteland between Libya and the Nile.
Napoleon
John J. Putnam retraces the life and campaigns of the brilliant opportunist who made all Europe tremble as he lifted France to unprecedented power and glory – – only to die in lonely, bitter exile. Photographs by Gordon W. Gahan.
Palau’s Strange Salt Lakes { Strange World of Palau’s Salt Lakes}
Mystifying oceans- in- miniature lure marine biologist William M. Hamner and photographer David Doubilet to this Pacific archipelago.

National Geographic July 1982

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Willa Cather: Voice of the Frontier { The Country of Willa Cather}
One of America’s premier modern writers, Willa Cather sang of the struggles and joys of early pioneers. Princeton English professor William Howarth and photographer Farrell Grehan journey to the regions that inspired her novels.
Seeking the Oldest Known Maya { Unearthing the Oldest Known Maya}
Digging through layers of antiquity, archaeologist Norman Hammond discovers the roots of Maya culture planted more than 1, 000 years earlier than previously thought. Lowell Georgia and Martha Cooper document the rich Cuello site in Belize, Central Americ
In the Wake of Sindbad
Retracing the route of the legendary seafarer, adventurer Tim Severin sails from Oman to China in a full- size replica of a medieval Arab ship. Photographs by Richard Greenhill.
Carrara Marble: Touchstone of Eternity
For 2, 000 years artists and artisans have treasured the noble stone of this Italian city. Cathy Newman and Pierre Boulat visit the quarries that provided Michelangelo the marble for his masterpieces.
The Ivory Coast- -African Success Story
Amid the turmoil of the African Continent – – and against a colorful backdrop of 60 diverse ethnic groups that comprise its population – – the Ivory Coast remains a model of economic and political stability. By Michael and Aubine Kirtley.
Peru’s Pilgrimage to the Sky
Robert Randall joins devout Andean Indians on an annual trek to a mountain sanctuary. Photographers Loren McIntyre and Ira Block record the event, a blend of ancient beliefs and Christianity.

National Geographic July 1983

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Life in an Undersea Desert { Hidden Life of an Undersea Desert}
Barren Red Sea floor reveals abundant life – – if you know where to look. By marine biologist Eugenie Clark and photographer David Doubilet.
Lost Ship Waits Under Arctic Ice { Exploring a 140- year- old Ship Under Arctic Ice}
Diving team led by Joe MacInnis finds the beautifully preserved hulk of the 140- year- old British bark Breadalbane, sunk by ice off Beechey Island. Photographs by Emory Kristof.
Stone Age Art of Tanzania { Tanzania’s Stone Age Art}
Prehistoric Africans hunt, dance, and sing in rock paintings thousands of years old. Anthropologist Mary D. Leakey traces and interprets the paintings. Photographs by John Reader.
Arctic Odyssey
In a walrus- hide boat, John Bockstoce retraces a great Eskimo migration eastward from Alaska. Photos by Jonathan Wright; paintings by Jack Unruh.
The Automobile- -Swing Low, Sweet Chariot { Swing Low, Sweet Chariot! : The Automobile and the American Way}
America’s love affair with the automobile sparked decades of prosperity for U. S. car manufacturers, who now must meet fierce foreign competition. Noel Grove and photographer Bruce Dale chart the milestones.
Lyric Wales { The Lyric Land of Wales; Wales, the Lyric Land}
Proud of their Celtic heritage and language, the Welsh celebrate their misty realm in poetry and song. Bryan Hodgson and photographer Farrell Grehan find national identity strong in this British principality.
Special Economic Zones: China’s Opening Door { China’s Opening Door: Special Economic Zones}
Special Economic Zones lure foreign plants, money, and know- how. John J. Putnam and photographer H. Edward Kim report on a touch of capitalism.

National Geographic March 1980

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Bali Festival of Faith { Bali Celebrates a Festival of Faith}
The beauty and complexity of unique religious rites, held to restore harmony to the universe, are caught in a photographic essay by Fred and Margaret Eiseman, with text by Peter Miller.
Creatures That Deceive to Survive { Deception: Formula for Survival}
Nature’s web holds many an impostor in disguise, looking amazingly like something it isn’t, observes natural science photographer Robert F. Sisson.
Treasure From a Celtic Tomb
An educated hunch leads archaeologist Jorg Biel to dig into a rocky hillock in West Germany and uncover a nobleman’s tomb of 25 centuries ago, the most important early Celtic find of this century. Photographs by Volkmar Wentzel.
Greece: Getting the Most Out of Life { Greece: To Be Indomitable, To Be Joyous }
Prospering under democratic rule and newly won membership in the European Economic Community, modern- day Greeks press on with their age- old business of getting the most out of life. Peter T. White and James P. Blair report.
Home to North Carolina
A California newspaperman returns to his native state to find that the Sunbelt boom has not spoiled its Tar Heel spirit and small- town flavor. By Neil Morgan, photographs by Bill Weems.
Journey to China’s Far West
Rick Gore and Bruce Dale chronicle an awakening giant in what they are told is the best of times, as a National Geographic scientific team travels across rarely visited Chinese desert regions.

National Geographic October 1979

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The Rewards of Walrus- watching { Learning the Ways of the Walrus}
In boats and across pack ice, biologist G. Carleton Ray follows the summer migrations of gregarious arctic giants, gaining knowledge that may help their survival. Photographs by Bill Curtsinger.
Skylab’s Fiery End { Skylab’s Fiery Finish}
Stunning reentry pictures accompany Australian Tom Riggert’s account of Skylab’s homecoming.
Pilgrimage Through Two Englands { Two Englands}
When crisis and crowds weary the spirit of the English, they find renewal in the beauty and traditions of their timeless land. By Allan C. Fisher, Jr. , with photographs by Cary Wolinsky. A double supplement map portrays modern Britain and medieval Engl;
Along the Great Divide
From Mexico to Canada, Mike Edwards discovers the splendors of our newest national scenic trail. Photographs by Nicholas DeVore III.
Scenic Guilin Links China’s Past and Present { Guilin, China’s Beauty Spot}
W. E. Garrett visits a Chinese tourist center in a region renowned for its beauty since ancient times.
Miracles of Fiber Optics { Fiber Optics: Harnessing Light by a Thread}
Light caroming through pliable, hair- thin strands can carry a flood of messages or let doctors look inside an ailing patient. By Allen A. Boraiko and photographer Fred Ward.