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National Geographic The Coversis the definitive cover collection from the worlds most beloved magazine. The magazine with the famous yellow border has been in publication for more than 125 years, and its vast array of cover stories have opened our eyes to a richly diverse world and taken us to places we only dream of visiting deep within the rain forest, miles below the surface of the ocean, and into the farthest reaches of the universe.Captured by some of historys most gifted and innovative photographers, these covers tell a fascinating story of the last 125 years, one in which air power has advanced from the Wright Brothers to the Space Age undersea exploration has evolved from awkward submersibles to sleek subs that can penetrate the oceans deepest trench, and the natural world has transformed from a vast territory of exploitable resources into one in need of our protection.