National Geographic December 1976

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Published by The National Geographic Society, Washington DC Editor-In-Chief: Melville Bell Grosvenor Editor: Gilbert M Grosvenor Vol 150 No 6 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DECEMBER 1977 Pages 721 to 868 (plus advertising pages front and back) COVER: Collisions mar the start of the tall-ships race from Bermuda to Newport as a fleet under sail gathers to honor the US Bicentennial CONTENTS WHALES OF THE WORLD: 1) The imperiled Giants & Exploring the Lives of Whales; Jackson Hole: Good Bye to he Old Days? - a battle over over development; First "FAMILY" of Early Man - 3 million years old tragedy unearthed in Ethiopia discovered when 'man's' early family members are found; To Torre Egger's Ice Summit - a vertical spire of rock and ice in the Andes is scaled by climbers; Square-Rigger Voyage from Baltic to Bicentennial = Poland's ship Dar Pomorza crosses the Atlantic; Australia's Bizarre Wild Flowers - photos of fantastic plants.