Wild, beautiful places
Subtitle: picture-perfect journeys around the globe
By: foreword by George W. Stone, editor in chief, National Geographic Traveler magazine
Contributors: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781426217401
Subjects: Natural history; Pictorial works; Wilderness areas
Description: "Experience the world's most wild, remote, beautiful places with shots by National Geographic photographers and vintage photos pulled from the National Geographic archives. Highlighting 50 of Earth's most pristine, scenic locales, this beautiful book is illustrated with stunning images, coupled with accessible, engaging descriptions and practical travel information. The book covers everything from otherworldly, secluded valleys to far-flung, soaring mountain ranges. National Geographic photographers share some of their favorite shots from around the world and explain how they got them, and historical photos culled from National Geographic's hallowed image archive highlight old Society explorations in rugged, distant locations, and give a glimpse into the bygone days of these exotic places,"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: North America; title: South America; title: Europe Africa; title: Asia; title: Australia, South Pacific, & Antarctica; title: Index; title: Illustration Credits.