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Philip's RGS World Atlas (A4) - with Global Cities, Facts and Flags

English · Paperback / Softback

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Thousands of global facts at your fingertips with the best value quick-reference World Atlas on the market. Both physical and political geography is clearly illustrated alongside the great cities of our planet.

About the author

Philip's has been at the forefront of creating maps and atlases since 1834. Whether a local street map or a fact-packed World Atlas, we use the most up-to-date technology, expertise and our global network to ensure our customers have all the information they need.

Summary

Thousands of global facts at your fingertips with the best value quick-reference World Atlas on the market. Both physical and political geography is clearly illustrated alongside the great cities of our planet.

The highest peak? The deepest ocean trench? The wettest, driest, longest, largest - we list the world's fascinating extremes. Crammed with practical information like a Distance Chart for World Cities, World Time Zones, over 200 State Flags and the top 100 most populous countries, we include around 15,000 places indexed for easy checking. Whether for the pub quiz, travel planning or school reference, this great value handy world atlas is crammed with everything you need to know.

Alongside the topography and physical attributes of the earth we also show political boundaries and the great global cities, including transport hubs and places of interest from mosques to temples, palaces to zoos and shopping centres to tourist information centres.

Features include:
* 200 Flags of the world's major states and territories
* 21 City centre maps: transport (road, rail, trams, light railways, bus and railway stations) and places of interest including religious buildings (churches, abbeys, cathedrals, synagogues, shrines, temples, mosques), museums, galleries, theatres, palaces, castles, parks, gardens, zoos, shopping centres, hospitals, Tourist Centres.
* World city distance table
* World time zones map
* World country comparisons table - the population and areas of the world's top 100 most populous countries
* World physical comparisons- largest oceans, longest rivers, biggest islands, highest peaks, deepest trenches.
* Continental Comparator - for each one we show area, coldest place, hottest place, wettest place, driest place
* World topographic maps - with coloured contour layers and hill-shading clearly outlining the Earth's surface.
* World political maps - the latest boundary and geopolitical changes, with cities, provinces and countries shown.
* Index of around 15,000 place-names - with geographical features like mountains, lakes and deserts, as well as towns.

Foreword

Thousands of global facts at your fingertips with the best value quick-reference World Atlas on the market. Both physical and political geography is clearly illustrated alongside the great cities of our planet.

Product details

Authors Philip's Maps
Publisher Octopus Books
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 14.06.2022
 
EAN 9781849075916
ISBN 978-1-84907-591-6
No. of pages 64
Dimensions 230 mm x 308 mm x 12 mm
Weight 342 g
Series Philip's World Atlas
Subjects Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography
Travel > Maps, city plans, atlases > World, Arctic, Antarctic

SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Cartography, map-making & projections, Cartography, map-making and projections, Historical maps and atlases, Historical maps & atlases

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