The Columbia Gazetteer of the World / Edition 2

by Saul Cohen

Overview

With over 170,000 entries, the Columbia Gazetteer of the World is an authoritative A to Z encyclopedia of geographical places and features. Whether you're looking for the ten highest mountain peaks in North America, the major commercial crops in Brazil's economy, all the rivers in Southeast Asia, the former name of the city of Yangon, or the natural resources available in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Gazetteer is the one-stop resource for all your information needs.

First published in 1998, the Gazetteer now features new entries and extensive revisions to reflect recent administrative divisions in countries around the world. It also contains new maps, population figures, and an expanded glossary of geographical and geological terms. With its long history of accuracy and authority, there is no other encyclopedia like Gazetteer.

The Columbia Gazetteer covers:

* The political world-countries, provinces, regions, states, counties, capitals, cities, towns, villages, and neighborhoods.

* The physical world-continents, oceans, seas, lakes, lagoons, rivers, bays, inlets, channels, and streams, along with islands, archipelagos, peninsulas, atolls, mountains, mountain ranges, canyons, deserts, valleys, and volcanoes.

* And special places-national parks and monuments, historic and archaeological sites, harbors, ports, airports, nuclear plants, canals, and destinations of interest.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231145541
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	06/23/2008
Edition description:	second edition
Pages:	4424
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 11.75(h) x 9.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Saul B. Cohen is a specialist in political geography and University Professor Emeritus at Hunter College of the City University of New York, president emeritus of Queens College of the City of New York, former director of the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University, and past president of the Association of American Geographers.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Praise for the previous edition:"Highly recommended."—Choice"The definitive English-language encyclopedia of places and geographical features."—Booklist"Every reference librarian's prized geographic tool.."—Library Journal

Editorial Reviews

This classic reference work will earn its keep.... Essential.

Choice

The standard geographical reference source.

Michael Levine-Clarkn Reference Books Annual

Highly recommended for all academic and medium-sized to large public and high-school libraries.

Booklist

The standard geographical reference source.

American Reference Books Annual - Michael Levine-Clark

Highly recommended for all academic and medium-sized to large public and high-school libraries.

Booklist

The standard geographical reference source.

— Michael Levine-Clark

American Reference Books Annual