Atlas of North America: Space Age Portrait of a Continent
- ISBN-10
- 0870446053
- ISBN-13
- 9780870446054
- Series
- Atlas of North America
- Category
- Cities and towns
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1985
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : The Society
- Author
- National Geographic Society
Description
... The large-format (12 1/4by 18 1/4 inches) atlas begins with a section of continent thematic maps thattreat such topics as geology, climate, and minerals. ... The remainder of the book is divided into 13 broad geographic areas.
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- 1995-02-01
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