The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. I., No. 2, April, 1889

Reports of the Vice-Presidents: Geography of the Land: Herbert G. Ogden Geography of the Sea: George L. Dyer, Hydrographer, U. S. N. Geography of the Air: A. W. Greely, Chief Si...

The Belgians have spent many millions in the exploration of the Kongo and its tributaries. They have eighteen small steamers making trips from Leopoldville up the river to Stanl...

There are two methods of exploring Africa. One is where an individual, like a Livingstone, or a Schweinfurth, or a Dr. Junker, departs on his journey alone. He joins some tribe...

The great American continent, the New World as it is called, presents an example of progress of which history affords us none similar--a marked instance of the power of intellig...

The civil war naturally put a stop to these operations by United States ships. The U. S. schooner Fenimore Cooper was about the last engaged in this work, sounding in 1858-59 in...

The density of the waters of the _Indian Ocean_ is not yet as well known as that of the Atlantic and Pacific, but the results ascertained indicate a lesser density in its northe...

During the year now drawing to a close not a single work which I conceive to fall legitimately within the scope of the department of Geography of Life has appeared in any part o...