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National geographic magazine, vol. 193, n° 2, feb. 1998 (conetnts: exploration: where do we go next? by joel l. swerdlow. millennium supplement: exploration. revolutions in mapping. queen maud land. jacques-yves cousteau. brides of the sahara...) par Collectif

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Conetnts: EXPLORATION: Where Do We Go Next? BY JOEL L. SWERDLOW. Millennium supplement: Exploration. Revolutions in Mapping: Computers and satellites allow today's mapmakers to chart the heavens, guide a missile, or help a farmer increase crop yield- with data that can he updated instantly, BY JOHN NOBLE WILFORD PHOTOGRAPHS BY BOB SACHA. Why Explore?: Pathfinders discuss what it means to be an explorer of earth, sea, and space at the dawn of the 21st century, BY PRIIT J. VESILIND. Queen Maud Land: On the edge of Antarctica a six-man team climbs mountains never before scaled, BY JON KRAKAUER PHOTOGRAPHS BY GORDON WILTSIE. Jacques-Yves Cousteau: Co-inventor of the Aqua-Lung, the captain of the Calypso pioneered a new era of underwater exploration and awareness of the threat of pollution to the world's oceans, BY LUIS MARDEN. Brides of the Sahara Festive trappings pattern the days of a Tuareg marriage ceremony in Niger, BY CAROL BECKWITH AND ANGELA FISHER. Remember the Maine?: Soon after the U.S.S. Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor in 1898, questions arose: accident or mine? Despite new information the mystery of the blast remains, BY THOMAS B. ALLEN PHOTOGRAPHS BY IRA BLOCK. Australia by Bike, Part Two: To reach Perth from Darwin, head southwest into the burning wind and pedal, mate- for 3,000 miles, BY ROFF MARTIN SMITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY R. IAN LLOYD. Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon