National Geographic December 1976

CONDITION 

Magazine  Acceptable, unmarked pages, reading and cover wear

Map,   Missing

FEATURES

Whales of the World

I—The Imperiled Giants – Earth’s largest creatures have paid dearly for sharing the same planet with humankind, reports William Graves after a global Sruvey

II—Exploring the Lives of Whales – Marine biologist Victor B Scheffer assesses efforts to learn more about these huge, sea-roving, air-breathing mammals—efforts that may help assure their survival.

Jackson Hole: Good-bye to the Old Days? – Residents of Wyoming’s spectacular valley, camping place of the early mountain men, change their minds about government controls as they battle overdevelopment. By Francois Leydet and Jonathan Wright.

First “Family” of Early Man – A three-million-year-old tragedy comes to light in Ethiopia as scientists unearth some of the earliest ancestors of modern man yet found.  An expedition report by Donald C Johnson, with photographs by David Brill.

To Torre Egger’s Ice Summit – A vertical spire of rock and ice in the Andes is scaled by three U. S. climbers, Jim Donini, Jay Wilson, and John Bragg.

Square-rigger Voyage form Baltic to Bicentennial – Kenneth Garrett joins the crew of Poland’s Dar Pomorza for the tall ships’ Atlantic crossing and salute to America’s 200^th birthday.

Australia’s Bizarre Wild Flowers – Paul A Zahl photographs the fantastic plants that time and isolation have produced.

COVER

Collisions mar the start of the tall-ships race from Bermuda to Newport as a fleet under sail gathers to honor the U. S. Bicentennial. Photograph by Gilbert M Grosvenor.

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