List of National Geographic cover stories (1990s)



National Geographic is an American magazine that is noted for its cover stories and accompanying photography. Throughout the 1990s National Geographic's cover stories showcased global historical events such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Cover stories included articles written by notable writers such as Joel Swerdlow, Paul Theroux and Paul F. Salopek. Cover photos were published by notable photographers such as David Doubilet, James Nachtwey and Frans Lanting.

The 1990s saw articles written and photographed at locations around the globe featuring marine life like the February 1994 issue titled "Sea Turtles: In a Race for Survival", written by Anne and Jack Rudloe with a photo on the cover of a Sea turtle, photographed by Bill Curtsinger. Articles featured on the cover of the magazine also included human-interest stories such as "1491: America Before Columbus", photographed by Jack Unruh featuring the Iroquois Native Americans in the October 1991 issue. Many geographical locations were featured including Petra, an archaeological city in Jordan, in the December 1998 article "Petra: Ancient City of Stone", written by Don Belt with photographs by Annie Griffiths.

In the August 1991 issue, Thomas Y. Canby wrote the cover story titled "The Persian Gulf: After the Storm", writing about the Kuwaiti oil fires after the Persian Gulf War. The photo on the cover of the magazine featured a picture of oil fields on fire, photographed by Steve McCurry.