Keep an eye on the world with Geographical

The complete digital archive of Geographical, dating back to May 1935, is now available to all subscribing schools and institutions.

Established in 1935, Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society and one of the leading magazines in its field, with stunning photography, great writing and first class design.

- Keep up to date with the world, its people and its places through our news pages and topical features on nature and conservation

- Explore far-flung cities, towns and villages. Meet their inhabitants and immerse yourself in their culture

- Discover weird and wonderful wildlife. Learn more about the world around you through insightful features and accomplished photography

In a time of unprecedented environmental and social change, never has knowledge of the world been more important. For an authoritative voice on geography, culture, wildlife and exploration institutions should look no further than Geographical, with the fully-searchable complete 82-year archive giving close to 1000 issues of informative content.

Latest Issue

In this month′s issue of Geographical we turn our attention to the Arctic, one of the
last frontiers still free from full-on exploitation of its resources by humans. Today, slowly but steadily, Arctic nations are gearing up to exploit the region’s abundant natural resources. Find out about Joseph Marlow′s 8 months in Antarctica. Plus, a look at Kalmykia, Europe′s desert, and the region in the hot seat of climate change.