Compact World Atlas

£9.99

This world atlas contains over 60 clearly-labelled, easy-to-read maps showing all the world’s countries in their entirety. It includes an index-gazetteer of places and countries, which contains over 20,000 entries making searching quick and easy.

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Publish Date: 03/05/2018

Description

Featuring DK’s outstanding cartography and eye-popping design, this fully revised 7th edition is an unparalleled visual reference of the world we live in.

With 65 maps covering 196 countries, this atlas combines improved visual landscape modelling with key roads, railways, rivers, and settlements. Throughout, it interweaves traditional cartographic techniques and the latest digital technology.

Compact World Atlas has been updated to reflect recent geopolitical changes such as the annexation of Crimea, the Inuit place names in Canada, and the populations of Chinese towns.

Fact files on countries helps the reader understand facets of different nations including their population, religion, currency, while the comprehensive index-gazetteer of places and countries covers approximately 20,000 cross-referenced geographical names.

This comprehensive volume also features geographical comparisons such as the most sparsely populated countries, the ten richest countries, and the greatest waterfalls.

Truly encyclopaedic, the Compact World Atlas is a necessary companion for any bookshelf.

Additional information

Weight 777 g
Dimensions 276 × 217 × 14 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

192

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

912 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K