Publisher's Synopsis
The 8th concise edition of "The Times Atlas of the World" is completely new and expanded to have 272 pages of mapping and an index to over 100,000 place names. The reference mapping has been completely revised and redesigned to be in the same style as the "Millennium Edition of The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World" and there are additional large scale maps, including Central Asia, Japan, southeast Australia, and eastern United States. The updated city plans are included on the reference maps of the country in which they are located for easy reference.;New features in the introductory section include unique satellite images of the continents geo-referenced to the continental maps, and additional geographical topics such as "The Oceans", "Urbanization" and "Communications" as well as completely updated information on the States and Territories of the World. The index now has over 100,000 entries, and is fully cross-referenced with alternative and former names.
