The Times comprehensive atlas of the world

By Collins Bartholomew Ltd.

Subjects: Atlases

Description: The world's leading atlas makers bring you the "greatest book on earth". Renowned for charting geopolitical and geographical developments in our ever-changing world; Relied on and trusted by governments, media companies and international organizations including the UN and the European Commission; Continues to be the benchmark of cartographic excellence, from the pioneers in atlas publishing. Explore over 320 pages of maps and beautiful illustrations. Discover the scale of the world unconstrained by the limits of a screen. Keep up to date with current issues including climate change and biodiversity. New features include a double page map of the Arctic Ocean, new maps of sub-ice features in the Arctic Ocean and the Antarctic, and physical maps of all the continents. Major updates include 5,000 place name changes, most notably in Iran, Japan, Brazil, South Korea, Taiwan, and Spain; a beautifully illustrated section on current issues from climate to economy; updated national parks and conserved areas including the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA), the largest conservation zone in the world; and towns and populations in Brazil and Japan. Other updates include the realignment of the international boundary between Burkina Faso and Niger resulting from the International Court of Justice decision; the addition of Brussel as an alternative local name form for Brussels as the city is officially bilingual -- now shown as Brussel/Bruxelles; new administrative structures in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Madagascar; and the addition of more than 50 major waterfalls. - Publisher.