National Geographic Atlas of the World » (8TH)

Combining state-of-the-art cartographic technology with dynamic and diverse cultural content, our award-winning atlas was more than a year in the making. It was developed using advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS), satellite imagery, and shuttle radar mapping. This is the first time that a fully global data set was available to our cartographers, enabling them to put together the most technologically advanced and precise atlas we've ever created. Our Eighth Edition Atlas of the World is published with the highest production quality and is the most accurate and most thorough volume of its kind.

• 60 up-to-date political maps, 17 new thematic maps, and 10 new panoramic satellite views of the world and every continent
• Three all-new, stunning double-page world maps -one created by satellite imagery, one highlighting Earth's physical features, and a political map of all 192 countries
• First-time-ever use of the oblique view of satellite images, giving readers a sense of the three-dimensional view from space
• Interactive access that enables customization and updating of every political map
• Detailed views of all five ocean floors and both polar regions that reveal the latest scientific coverage of these relatively unexplored frontiers
• Unique coverage of space, including the latest imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope, and new information from Mars
• New world-thematic section addressing today's pressing global concerns, with topics such as Biodiversity, World Economy, and Conflict and Terror
• New section on Cities of the World, emphasizing key "megacities" and featuring 60 new maps, photographs, and fact boxes
• A comprehensive, cross-referenced index of 140,000 place names
• More than 15,000 updates made between the 7th and the 8th Editions
• A detailed appendix of reference information such as foreign terms, metric conversions, time zones, and temperature statistics
• The unique Ehlermann binding, which enables the atlas to open completely flat so that no information is lost in the center

Library Journal

For the new millennium, the National Geographic Society has completely revised its full-size (47-cm.) world atlas, last published in 1992. It reflects all of the most recent geopolitical changes, including the reversion of Zaire to the Democratic Republic of Congo with renamed provinces, the return of both Hong Kong and Macao to China, new provincial boundaries in post-apartheid South Africa, the establishment of the Canadian territory of Nunavut (incorporating Inuit communities in Eastern Arctic Canada), and the demarcation line between the Bosniak-Croat Federation and the Serbian Republic in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The map text refers to the political evolution in East Timor, but it would have been helpful to have actually shown the boundaries of that troubled territory. More than 75 large-format color maps grouped by continent portray the world with detailed, digitally painted terrain modeling. Each continent is introduced by satellite, political, and physical maps and a section with country summaries (with official flags and demographic and economic data for all independent nations arranged alphabetically). Political maps for regions and specific countries follow, and there are also detail maps of 243 major cities. In addition, new thematic maps treating environmental issues, natural resources, and human culture have been added. The index includes more than 140,000 entries for cities and natural features. The atlas will be continually updated via the National Geographic Society's new web resource (nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine), where patches will be available for downloading, printing, and pasting. This outstanding publication is highly recommended for all referencecollections.--Edward K. Werner, St. Lucie Cty. Lib. Syst., Ft. Pierce, FL Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.\

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1: How to Use This Atlas

2: Revolutions in Mapping

3: Round Earth, Flat Paper

4: Earth

5: Continents Adrift

6: World Tectonics

7: World Land

8: World Oceanography

9: World Climate

10: World Biosphere

11: World Biodiversity

12: World Population

13: World Cultures

14: World Economy

15: World Food

16: World Energy

17: World Minerals

18: Worlds Beyond

19: The Moon

20: The Solar System

21: The Heavens: Northern Sky

22: The Heavens: Southern Sky

23: The Milky Way

24: The Universe

World Maps

25: The Political World

26: The Physical World

27: The Satellite World

28: North America

29: North America

30: North America, Physical

31: United States

32: United States, Physical

33: North America Flags and Facts

34: North America Flags and Facts

35: North America Flags and Facts

36: North America Flags and Facts

37: Northwestern U.S.

38: Southwestern U.S.

39: Four Corners

40: North Central U.S.

41: South Central U.S.

42: Great Lakes

43: Southeastern U.S.

44: Middle Atlantic

45: New England

46: Alaska

47: Hawaii

48: Canada

49: Western Canada

50: Central Canada

51: Eastern Canada

52: Mexico and Central America

53: Central America

54: West Indies

55: Islands; Middle American Cities

56: U.S. Cities

57: U.S. Cities

58: U.S. and Canadian Cities

59: South America

60: South America

61: South America, Physical

62: South America Flags and Facts

63: Northwestern South America

64: Eastern South America

65: Southern South America

66: South America Cities

67: Europe

68: Europe

69: Europe, Physical

70: Europe Flags and Facts

71: Europe Flags and Facts

72: Europe Flags and Facts

73: British Isles

74: England and Wales

75: Ireland, Scotland

76: France, Belgium, The Netherlands

77: The Low Countries, Denmark

78: Spain and Portugal

79: Scandinavia

80: Germany

81: Italy

82: Switzerland, Austria, and Northern Italy

83: Poland, Lithuania, Czech Republic, and Slovakia

84: The Balkans

85: Greece and the Aegean

86: European Russia

87: Europe Cities

88: Europe Cities

89: Asia

90: Asia

91: Asia, Physical

92: Asia Flags and Facts

93: Asia Flags and Facts

94: Asia Flags and Facts

95: Eastern Russia

96: Middle East

97: Eastern Mediterranean

98: Southwestern Asia

99: Southern Asia

100: Southeastern Asia

101: Indochina

102: China

103: China Coast

104: Japan and Korea

105: Asia Cities

106: Asia Cities

107: Africa

108: Africa

109: Africa, Physical

110: Africa Flags and Facts

111: Africa Flags and Facts

112: Africa Flags and Facts

113: Northwestern Africa

114: Northeastern Africa

115: Southern Africa

116: Africa Cities

117: Australia and New Zealand

118: Australia

119: Australia, Physical

120: Australia/Oceania Flags and Facts

121: New Zealand, New Guinea, Cities

122: Antarctica

123: Antarctica

124: World Oceans

125: Atlantic Ocean Floor

126: Atlantic Ocean

127: Pacific Ocean Floor

128: Pacific Ocean

129: Islands of the Pacific

130: Indian Ocean Floor

131: Indian Ocean

132: Arctic Ocean Floor

133: Arctic Ocean

134: Ocean Floor Around Antarctica

135: Geographic Comparisons

136: Temperature and Rainfall

137: World Cities; Foreign Terms

Abbreviations

Index

Library of Congress CIP Data appears on page 134