Beschreibung
Delight in the world's most authoritative atlas - a unique and timeless gift for all occasions. Now in its 16th edition, the world's most authoritative atlas has been extensively updated. Detailing our world as it is today, it includes more than 200,000 place names. At 45 cm high, this impressive world atlas will become a treasured possession. In addition to 263 pages of continuous mapping, there are a further 223 pages of extensive indexing, alongside a preliminary section containing essays from trusted academics who discuss topics ranging from global population, to climate change, and the composition of our solar system, to the water in our oceans. It is a benchmark of cartographic excellence, trusted by governments, media and international organisations, as well as households around the world. Updates include: ¿ New country names for Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and North Macedonia (previously the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) ¿ More than 8000 place name changes with names comprehensively updated in Kazakhstan and Ukraine ¿ Addition of M¿ori names in New Zealand and restored indigenous names in Australia, the most notable being the renaming of Fraser Island in Queensland to its Butchulla name K'gari ¿ Administrative boundary updates in Ethiopia, Mali and Kazakhstan ¿ Added road, railway and airport infrastructure across the globe including the 4km-long Dardanelles Bridge (Turkey), the Fehmarn Belt road/rail tunnel alignment (Germany/Denmark) and the Sandoy Tunnel (Faroe Islands) Produced in a high-quality finish this comprehensive atlas of the world comes in a protective slipcase with two ribbon markers for ease of use.
| EAN: | 9780008610111 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Auflage: | 16th revised edition, 23016 |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 03.11.2023 |
| Beilage: | Schuber |
| Edition: | REV |
| Auflage/Ausgabe: | 16th revised edition |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 528 |
| Abbildungen: | 320 col plates |
| Themenüberschrift: | REFERENCE / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (see also TRAVEL / Maps & Road Atlases) |
| Keyword: | world atlas 2021 2022; Stocking Fillers; countries of the world; world map maps; graduation wedding leaving gift; christmas gift for men dad him; luxury large atlas; globe; world atlas book; biggest atlas; retirement gift; maps of the world; planet earth; travel books for adults; countries and capitals |
| Fachschema: | Atlas / Weltatlas~Weltatlas~Englische Bücher / Lexikon, Wörterbuch, Atlanten~Karte (Landkarte)~Landkarte~Anthropogeografie~Geografie / Anthropogeografie~Humangeografie |
| Fachkategorie: | Wörterbücher~Enzyklopädien und Nachschlagewerke~Landkarten (fachspezifisch)~Landkarten und Atlanten~Humangeographie |
| Imprint-Titels: | Times Books |
| Blätteranzahl: | 528 Blätter |
| Länge: | 474 mm |
| Breite: | 324 mm |
| Höhe: | 45 mm |
| Gewicht: | 5942 gr |
| Produktform: | Gebunden |
| Genre: | Importe |


