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20 May 2025Quintin Lake: on foot around Britain’s coast
Quintin’s drone selfie on Seathorne Beach, Lincolnshire, 2020 In 2015, photographer Quintin …

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Quintin Lake: on foot around Britain’s coast
Briefing

Quintin Lake: on foot around Britain’s coast

In 2015, photographer Quintin Lake set out to walk the entire mainland coast of Britain – an 11,000-kilometre odyssey that would take five years. His new book, The Perimeter, captures the raw beauty and quiet drama of the ever-shifting edge…

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June 2025 Geographical crossword

Can you complete Geographical’s June 2025 crossword puzzle? Welcome to Geographical’s June ’25 crossword puzzle. To complete the crossword, simply type the answers to the questions in the grid, noting…

UK’s ‘protected’ marine areas hit by over 20,000 hours of bottom trawling in 2024

Oceana report slams the UK’s marine protection as ‘a sham’ — with most designated areas still open to destructive fishing practices A new report has laid bare the startling extent…

Out now: June 2025’s Geographical Magazine

From the small ships driving big changes, to the threat of nuclear war, join us with Geographical’s June issue, out now… In our May issue: how small, responsible ships are…

Mapping the myth: In search of Homer’s enchanted islands

Laura Coffey went on a quest to find the real-life islands that inspired the wanderings of Homer’s epic hero, Odysseus I always have to turn maps around to figure out where…

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Quintin Lake: on foot around Britain’s coast
Briefing

Quintin Lake: on foot around Britain’s coast

Logan GourlayMay 20, 20252 min read

In 2015, photographer Quintin Lake set out to walk the entire mainland coast of Britain – an 11,000-kilometre odyssey that…

June 2025 Geographical crossword
Crosswords

June 2025 Geographical crossword

Geographical StaffMay 20, 2025
Bottom trawling fishing boat
Briefing

UK’s ‘protected’ marine areas hit by over 20,000 hours of bottom trawling in 2024

Geographical StaffMay 20, 2025
Quintin Lake: on foot around Britain’s coast
Briefing

Quintin Lake: on foot around Britain’s coast

Logan GourlayMay 20, 20252 min read

In 2015, photographer Quintin Lake set out to walk the entire mainland coast of Britain – an 11,000-kilometre odyssey that would take five years. His new book, The Perimeter, captures the raw beauty and quiet drama of the ever-shifting edge…

June 2025 Geographical crossword

June 2025 Geographical crossword

Geographical StaffMay 20, 20252 min read

Can you complete Geographical’s June 2025 crossword puzzle? Welcome to Geographical’s June ’25 crossword puzzle. To complete the crossword, simply type the answers to the questions in the grid, noting…

Bottom trawling fishing boat

UK’s ‘protected’ marine areas hit by over 20,000 hours of bottom trawling in 2024

Geographical StaffMay 20, 20254 min read

Oceana report slams the UK’s marine protection as ‘a sham’ — with most designated areas still open to destructive fishing practices A new report has laid bare the startling extent…

Out now: June 2025’s Geographical Magazine

Out now: June 2025’s Geographical Magazine

Geographical StaffMay 19, 20256 min read

From the small ships driving big changes, to the threat of nuclear war, join us with Geographical’s June issue, out now… In our May issue: how small, responsible ships are…

Odysseus tied to the mast. Image from an ancient vase found in the Black Sea

Mapping the myth: In search of Homer’s enchanted islands

Geographical ContributorMay 19, 20259 min read

Laura Coffey went on a quest to find the real-life islands that inspired the wanderings of Homer’s epic hero, Odysseus I always have to turn maps around to figure out where…

Quintin Lake: on foot around Britain’s coast
Briefing

Quintin Lake: on foot around Britain’s coast

Logan GourlayMay 20, 20252 min read

In 2015, photographer Quintin Lake set out to walk the entire mainland coast of Britain – an 11,000-kilometre odyssey that…

June 2025 Geographical crossword

Geographical StaffMay 20, 2025

UK’s ‘protected’ marine areas hit by over 20,000 hours of bottom trawling in 2024

Geographical StaffMay 20, 2025

Out now: June 2025’s Geographical Magazine

Geographical StaffMay 19, 2025

Mapping the myth: In search of Homer’s enchanted islands

Geographical ContributorMay 19, 2025
Quintin Lake: on foot around Britain’s coast

Quintin Lake: on foot around Britain’s coast

In 2015, photographer Quintin Lake set out to walk the entire mainland coast of Britain – an 11,000-kilometre odyssey that would take five years.…

June 2025 Geographical crossword

June 2025 Geographical crossword

UK’s ‘protected’ marine areas hit by over 20,000 hours of bottom trawling in 2024

UK’s ‘protected’ marine areas hit by over 20,000 hours of bottom trawling in 2024

Out now: June 2025’s Geographical Magazine

Out now: June 2025’s Geographical Magazine

Mapping the myth: In search of Homer’s enchanted islands

Mapping the myth: In search of Homer’s enchanted islands

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Quintin Lake: on foot around Britain’s coast

Quintin Lake: on foot around Britain’s coast

June 2025 Geographical crossword

June 2025 Geographical crossword

UK’s ‘protected’ marine areas hit by over 20,000 hours of bottom trawling in 2024

UK’s ‘protected’ marine areas hit by over 20,000 hours of bottom trawling in 2024

Out now: June 2025’s Geographical Magazine

Out now: June 2025’s Geographical Magazine

Mapping the myth: In search of Homer’s enchanted islands

Mapping the myth: In search of Homer’s enchanted islands

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Worldview

Glowing clouds below sun during sunrise

A fading shine: why earth’s dimming glow spells climate trouble

Marco Magrini considers the climate consequences of a dimming planet
Don’t care about the Arctic because it’s empty and distant – care because it’s busy and close

Don’t care about the Arctic because it’s empty and distant – care because it’s busy and close

An Arctic resident’s view of the row about Camilla Hempleman-Adams’ trek across Baffin Island
Concept art of an eagle with the american flag in its talons

The end of Pax Americana? A new era of great power politics

Tim Marshall asks whether it’s the end of an era, or just America’s Orange Period
How a global universal income could help poverty & the planet

How a global universal income could help poverty & the planet

Campaigns and Operations Director at Equal Right Patrick Brown on how a global universal income could be help extreme poverty
The need for scientific thinking

The need for scientific thinking

Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees argues for the need for rigorous, scientific minds & science in our complex, rapidly changing world

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QUIZ: Capital Cities
Quizzes

QUIZ: Capital Cities

Test your knowledge with our capital cities quiz. Discover which capitals you know and challenge yourself today!
QUIZ: Weather
Quizzes

QUIZ: Weather

Test your knowledge with our weather quiz and explore the planet’s most fascinating meteorological moments.
QUIZ: Human Geography Trivia
Quizzes

QUIZ: Human Geography Trivia

Test your knowledge with our human geography quiz. Challenge yourself and learn about people, places, and patterns.
QUIZ: Name The Island!
Quizzes

QUIZ: Name The Island!

Challenge yourself with our quiz on remote islands. Discover how much you know about the world’s most isolated locations.
QUIZ: Flags of the World – Hard
Quizzes

QUIZ: Flags of the World – Hard

Test your knowledge with our flag quiz and discover how well you know the flags of different nations.

Geo explainers

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Eagle Creek Wildfire in Columbia River Gorge forest, Oregon
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: Why are wildfires getting worse?

Discover the several reasons behind increasingly common wildfires around the world, including those in California
After the heavy rains and floods of last week in Merzouga, beautiful lakes have formed along the edges of Erg Chebbi.
Science & Environment

Geo explainer: Will the Sahara flood again?

Discover the Sahara Desert’s fascinating past – and why climate change may make flooding a likely part of its future.
Container cargo ship at industrial port
Briefing

Geo explainer: Where in the world are the busiest shipping lanes?

Take a deep dive into the world’s busiest shipping lanes according to the number of vessels passing through them each day.
Cape Town city and table mountain in the background during sunset
Briefing

Geo explainer: Exploring Africa’s economy and GDP

Five countries account for half of Africa’s total GDP, playing crucial roles in the continent’s economy – but where exactly are they?
Train of Phosphate in Sahara of Tunisia
Briefing

Geo explainer: What is phosphate mining – and why is it important?

Phosphate rock is an essential element for life on Earth. Discover its applications and why its mining threatens planetary health…

Discovering Britain

Scrabo Tower, overlooking Strangford Lough

Discovering Britain: Strangford Loch

The city grid of Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes: Soulless suburb or urban utopia?

Worcester Cathedral with Watergate in foreground

Discovering Britain: the watery tale of Worcester

Spurn Point Lighthouse East Riding Yorkshire

Discovering Britain: Spurn Point in the Humber Estuary

London's East End with a train

Discovering Britain: The vanished communities of London’s East End

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Long reads

Odysseus tied to the mast. Image from an ancient vase found in the Black Sea

Mapping the myth: In search of Homer’s enchanted islands

The Zealandia reserve, with the suburbs of Wellington in the background

Into the urban jungle: how Zealandia became Wellington’s wild heart

A man paddles his water taxi down the Buriganga River, which flows through the heart of Dhaka

Turning the tide on Bangladesh’s plastic pollution

Lynmouth Power Station on the Northumberland coast

Can wood-burning power stations ever be sustainable?

People walking in a busy street

Depopulation: the dramatic change facing humanity

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