1297. Attracted by its purported healing properties, people from around the world come to take a dip in the waters of the Blue Lagoon.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "In Search of the Vikings," May 2000, National Geographic magazine)
　　
　　

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　1298. "We headed direct for Cairo, across the gray brown sea of sand....We were not sorry to descry those landmarks of the ages, the Pyramids, and soon we could pick out the minarets and mosques of the Egyptian capital itself."
　　桭rom "From London to Australia by A雛oplane: A Personal Narrative of the First A雛oplane Voyage Half Around the World" March 1921, National Geographic magazine
　　
　　

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1299. "[Ariaal] warriors and beaded girls prepare for [a] wedding by applying a makeup of red ocher and sheep fat."
　　
　　—From "Vanishing Cultures," August 1999, National Geographic magazine

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　　1300. "Members of the National Ballet of Latvia wait for their cues in a performance of Swan Lake at the National Opera House in Riga. ‘Tickets start at around $4梒ulture in Riga is for everyone,‘ says photographer Alexandra Avakian."
　　桭rom "A Baltic Masterpiece Born Again," October 2004, National Geographic Traveler magazine
　　

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