The Columbia Gazetteer of the World

Saul Cohen

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Columbia University Press
23 June 2008

Place names & gazetteers

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.

Edited by: Saul Cohen
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: second edition
Dimensions: Height: 298mm, Width: 241mm, Spine: 241mm
Weight: 10.896kg
ISBN: 9780231145541
ISBN 10: 0231145543
Pages: 4424
Publication Date: 23 June 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for The Columbia Gazetteer of the World

Authoratative... Historically accurate, this title can be considered a reference standard. Library Journal This classic reference work will earn its keep... Essential. Choice The standard geographical reference source. -- Michael Levine-Clark American Reference Books Annual Highly recommended for all academic and medium-sized to large public and high-school libraries. Booklist

Winner of Best New Professional/Scholarly Book in Geography and Earth Sciences 2008
Winner of Booklist Editors' Choice: Reference Sources 2009
Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2008
Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2017
Winner of Outstanding Academic Title 2017

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The Columbia Gazetteer of the World

Saul Cohen

$1162.95

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