Geographical
Archived since
May 1935
Complete Archive
1,077 issues
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Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society and a primary source for geography, environmental science, climate, conservation, culture and exploration. Institutional access on Exact Editions delivers the full magazine alongside the complete digital archive dating back to May 1935.
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CHOOSING OUR FUTURE WITH GEOGRAPHICAL, JUNE 2026
Inside this month's issue:
- Mongolia. Riding with the Kazakh berkutchi, who still hunt with golden eagles in the Altai Mountains
- Caribbean. Dominica taps volcanic heat as the region looks past disaster recovery towards resilience
- Greece. Inside the fight over ExxonMobil's deep-water gas exploration off Corfu, Greece's first in 40 years
- Algerian Sahara. Ancient rock art, Tuareg hospitality and wind-carved landscapes
- Photography. Apple software VP Jon McCormack on finding beauty in nature's overlooked patterns
- Mountaineering. Russian alpinist Alexander Odintsov on the joys of multi-pitch climbing
- Hong Kong. Grace Gourlay inside the city's "coffin cubicle" housing crisis
- Essay. Jeremy Lent makes the case for an ecocivilisation
- Columns. Tim Marshall on the Strait of Hormuz, Marco Magrini on ocean heat, Andrew Brooks on the language of othering
- Plus the lost defence of Kenilworth Castle
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