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National Geographic has long known—from letters, calls, and e-mails—that our audiences are filled with bright, curious people. Now cyberspace lets you talk with one another directly. We invite you to join this global conversation. (Please note, however, that the volume of messages precludes individual replies from the Society.)
We have several forums for you to explore and will be adding others.


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NEW The Attack On America Memory Board
Since September 11, 2001 the Geographic has received many e-mails about the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. We offer a public forum for your thoughts. Opinions, stories, and tributes are welcome. Intolerance, abuse, and hatred are not.

Pearl Harbor Memory Book
Read personal tales of heroism and disaster, find a long-lost friend, or submit your own true tale of December 7, 1941.

How Do You Take Your Coffee?
An average joe just doesn’t cut it anymore. Tell us what it takes to make the perfect cup.

Return to Midway
Where did you first learn of the Battle of Midway? At home? In school? On the deck of a destroyer? Share your memories and read personal accounts from World War II veterans.

 
Geography Education

Xpeditions
As the home of the U.S. National Geography Standards on the Internet, Xpeditions is the perfect place to explore earthly enigmas or share your geo-genius on any subject under the sun.

 
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NEW November 2001 Forums:
Russia Rising; Evolution of Whales; Feared, Revered King Cobras; EarthPulse; Hip Zips

October 2001 Forums:
Power of Light; Rain Forest at Night; California’s Volcanic North; Zip USA: Adjuntas, Puerto Rico; Hip Zips

September 2001 Forums:
Peace Parks; Changing America (Estados Unidos Cambiente); How Old Is It?; EarthPulse: Cultural Extinctions Loom; Hip Zips

August 2001 Forums:
Public Lands; Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Megatransect III; EarthPulse: Goldman Environmental Prize (El Premio Goldman de Medio Ambiente); Hip Zips

July 2001 Forums:
Grizzlies; Urban Sprawl; Cuba’s Golden Past (El Pasado Dorado de Cuba); Monhegan Island; Hip Zips

June 2001 Forums:
Oil and Honor at Pearl Harbor; Marco Polo in China (Marco Polo en China); Asia’s Last Lions; EarthPulse: Touring Wild Places; Hip Zips

May 2001 Forums:
Phantoms of the Night; Mysteries of the Deep Black Sea; Deadly Haven: Mexico’s Poisonous Cave (Refugio Mortal: La cueva venenosa de México); The Fragile World of Frogs; EarthPulse: Fueling the Future; Hip Zips

April 2001 Forums:
A River Dammed; Pursuing the Minke; Gypsies: The Outsiders (Los Gitanos: Los Perpetuos Extraños); ZipUSA: Harlem, New York 10027; Hip Zips

March 2001 Forums:
The Green Abyss: Megatransect Part II (El Abismo Verde: Megatransecto Parte II); The Treasured Islands of Palmyra; Indonesia: Living Dangerously; EarthPulse: Insatiable Appetites; Hip Zips

February 2001 Forums:
A Mars Never Dreamed Of (Un planeta Marte jamás imaginado); Swamps of Jersey: The Meadowlands; Bushmen: Last Stand for Southern Africa’s First People; ZipUSA: Waimanalo, Hawaii 96795; Hip Zips

January 2001 Forums:
Surviving in Space (Sobreviviendo en el espacio); Kingdom of Coral: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef; Ashkelon: Ancient City of the Sea; Japan’s Imperial Palace: Beyond the Moat; Hip Zips

December 2000 Forums:
Peopling of the Americas (Los albores de la humanidad: ¿Quienes fueron los primeros americanos?); In Search of Lake Wobegon; Journey to Shipton’s Lost Arch; ZipUSA: North Pole; Hip Zips

November 2000 Forums:
Libya: An End to Isolation? (Libia: ¿ el fin del aislamiento?); Remote Russia: Expedition to the Putorana Plateau; Photographer Carsten Peter Goes To Hell; Pueblo Ancestors Return Home; Hip Zips

October 2000 Forums:
There Goes the Neighborhood!; And if the Rain Forest Disappears, What Then? (Y que pasaría si el bosque tropical desapareciera?); Getting Its Share; Can Life Exist in the Final Frontier?; Hip Zips

September 2000 Forums:
The Price of Preservation (El precio de la preservación); The Fate of the Rana Tharus; The Risk of Extinction; Dangers of Going the Distance; What Makes a Champion?; Hip Zips

 
National Geographic Adventure

NEW Everest: Mountain of Trouble?
Paragliders launch from its summit, climbers steal from one another, and hypoxic veterans push on to their deaths. Has the spirit of Everest been lost?

NEW Gila: Whose Land Is It?
For better or for worse, Arizona and New Mexico’s Gila region is seeing a changing of the guard. What do you think about the new face of the West?

Greatest Adventure Book of All Time
Great adventure writing can be as dramatic as the journeys themselves. Weigh in on your favorite tales of exploration and survival.

Family Secrets
How do you make adventure a family affair?

Reckless Encouragement?
Does the dramatization of outdoor-survival stories encourage reckless risk-taking?

Partner Benefits
Who are your best—and worst—backcountry buddies? Why?

Haven or Hellhole?
Are danger-riden destinations worth the risk?

Red Planet Road Trip?
Would you want to go to Mars?

Name That Tome
What are your favorite adventure reads, old and new?

The Adventure 100
What do you think of our picks for the top 100 U.S. adventures?

Crazy in the Congo
Big wilderness is important. Let’s talk about what we can do to help.

Skiing: Battle for the Backcountry
Should out-of-bounds skiing and snowboarding be more widely accessible?

What’s for Dinner?
Readers serve up their best backpacking recipes.

Your Rules of Adventure
What’s your number one rule for experiencing—and surviving—adventure?

 
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Television
Remembering Alex Lowe
On October 5, 1999, a Himalayan avalanche killed the man many considered to be the greatest climber of our time. Post your thoughts on Alex Lowe’s passing.

 
National Geographic Traveler
Message Boards
Exchange ideas, from favorite places to vacation disasters.

Tourism Forum
Sound off on tourism’s pros and cons.

 
World magazine for kids

NEW Sound Off!
Do you have a spooky story to tell? Share it with us!

NEW Sound Off!
What are your feelings about what happened on September 11th? Tell us.

Sound Off!
Do you have a favorite joke? Share it with us!

Super Senses
What’s your strongest sense?

Bookworm Corner
What books and magazines do you recommend? Mysteries. Thrillers. Science fiction. Westerns. Poems. Nonfiction. Tall tales. What are your favorites? Tell us what books and magazines you like to read and why.

 
Collectors Corner
Collectors Corner
Looking to buy, sell, or swap National Geographic products? Then our digital trading post is the place for you.

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