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Friday, October 1, 2010

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Atlas of the World Review



High quality and much entertaining world atlas. You can spend lots of hours on it. The presentations are clear and easy to follow. What's lacking is the depth of details of the maps. This atlas loses out to those atlases like National Geographic, Times and Hammond which show better details of every location comparatively.
Having mentioned that, nothing beats the price of this atlas - the most cost-effective atlas in its class.




Atlas of the World Overview


The only world atlas updated annually, guaranteeing that users will find the most current geographic information, Oxford's Atlas of the World is the most authoritative atlas on the market. Full of crisp, clear cartography of urban areas and virtually uninhabited landscapes around the globe, the Atlas is filled with maps of cities and regions at carefully selected scales that give a striking view of the Earth's surface. Opening with world statistics and a colorful, instructive 48-page Introduction to World Geography--beautifully illustrated with tables and graphs--this acclaimed resource provides details on numerous topics of geographic significance, such as climate change, biodiversity, energy, and landforms.

The popular satellite image section has been refreshed with stunning new images of Denver (clearly showing how the natural barrier of the Rockies affects population spread), Kabul (which shows in vivid detail how that city is encircled by mountains), and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. All census information and country descriptions have been updated to reflect the latest developments around the world. Completely new to this edition is a section titled "Will the World Run Out of Food?," which discusses world food distribution and how this has changed rapidly in recent years, based on data collected by Rothamsted Research, the oldest research station in the world. A new section on world shipping piracy explores the rise in piracy, especially off the coast of Somalia, and the effects on the World Food Programme. Maps throughout have been updated to include such new features as the World Financial Center (the world's third tallest building) in Shanghai, new international airports in India and South Africa, administrative changes in Iceland, Bulgaria, and elsewhere, new national parks in Denmark, and many more.

Providing the finest global coverage available, the Atlas of the World is not only the best-selling volume of its size and price, but also the benchmark by which all other atlases are measured.


Atlas of the World Specifications


The only world atlas updated annually, the fifteenth edition of Oxford's Atlas of the World offers exceptional value at a reasonable price. Full of crisp, clear cartography, it contains maps of 69 cities and nearly 100 different regions around the globe as well as striking satellite views of the Earth's surface.

Take a Look at the Stunning Illustrations in The Atlas of the World
(Click on images to enlarge)


Topography of Europe

Topography of Africa

Topography of Southeast Asia




The landmass Pangea and today's continents.
Learn more about continental drift

A diagram of faultlines in the earth's crust.
Learn more about earthquakes





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Customer Reviews


Wonderful Book - Puntashopper -
I am enjoying my new atlas so much. I want to do more traveling and this will help me plan!



Oxford "Atlas of the World" - Uncle Al - Irvine, CA
I drop messages in bottles into the Pacific Ocean, getting a 15% return from the Far East. I therefore have an interest in detailed plotting of Asian geography. The Oxford "Atlas of the World" is exceptionally detailed, exhaustively indexed, and wonderfully wrought. Highly recommended. (Google Earth is a marvel... but it is also subject to editing by governments.)






great!!! - Julian Trejos Zelaya -
It's a wonderful book to have a t home, I bought this a s a gift for my mother, she's very pleased. I couldn't beleive the price, it's so low.

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