Eighth Edition.
Completely new and expanded to include 272 pages of mapping and an index to over 100,000 place names fully cross-referenced with alternative and former names. The reference mapping has been completely revised and updated. 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, urbanisation and communications, as well as completely updated information on the states and territories of the world.
