Vintage NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine Vol.159 No. 5 May 1981

A Vintage copy of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine Vol.159 No. 5 May 1981

Featuring:

Eskimo and Viking Finds in the High Arctic

On Ellesmere Island, far north in Canada, archaeologist Peter Schledermann finds dramatic evidence of early inhabitants and visitors among them, possibly, Norsemen. Photographs by Sisse Brimberg.

Iowa, America's Middle Earth

The deep-soil heartland of the nation's farming empire has far more to offer than tall corn, Harvey Arden and Craig Aurness discover.

A Marine Park Is Born

Australia's "gift to the world," a huge ocean preserve newly created on the Great Barrier Reef is described by marine biologist Soames Summerhays and photographed by Ron and Valerie Taylor.

Paradise Beneath the Sea

Veterans of more than 20 years of diving on the Barrier Reef, the Taylors capture in words and glowing color this coral kingdom of the Pacific.

Jawbreaker for Sharks

Valerie Taylor dares to test an experimental chain-mail diving suit against shark attack.

Pakistan Under Pressure

Wedged between Iran, Soviet-occupied Afghanistan, China, and India, a military-ruled nation of diverse peoples and harsh Islamic law tries to walk a middle road and emerge an Asiatic power on its own. By William S. Ellis and James L. Stanfield.

America's Forgotten Crops

Little-known plants long used by Indians hold new promise for food and industry, reports chemist Noel D. Vietmeyer. Photographs by Burgess Blevins, paintings by Paul M. Breeden.

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