Philip's World Atlas New Edition - Tapa dura

This authoritative atlas provides detailed coverage of the world in cartography of exceptional quality. The 128 pages of physical and political mapping - fully revised and updated, and utilizing the latest digital cartography - have been selected to provide balanced coverage of the continents, while giving prominence to densely populated and economically or strategically important areas. Projections and scales have been chosen to maximize legibility and minimize distortion over large regions. Acclaimed by geographers everywhere, Philip's physical maps combine relief shading with layer-coloured contours to give a stunning visual impression of the Earth's surface, while charting physical features, settlements and communications with meticulous accuracy. The extensive alpha-numeric index of 55,000 names includes geographical features such as mountains, rivers, lakes and deserts, as well as provinces, towns and cities. Included also is a superb 48-page introductory section - The Earth In Space. Beautifully illustrated with informative photographs, maps and diagrams, this section covers such topics as the Universe, Solar System and Earth from space., the dynamic Earth, earthquakes and volcanoes, forces of nature, climate and weather, water and land use, agriculture, minerals and energy, world economics, trade and commerce, transport and the world today. Finally, a brightly coloured map highlights key regions that are currently in the news, including the former Yugoslavia and Kosovo, the Near East, Congo and its neighbours, Iraq's 'no-fly zone', and the 'euroland' countries.