The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World

The world's most authoritative atlas, now in its 16th edition, has been extensively updated and includes over 200,000 place names. With 263 pages of continuous mapping and 223 pages of extensive indexing, it is a benchmark of cartographic excellence trusted by governments, media, and international organizations. Updates include new country names, place name changes, and administrative boundary updates. Produced in a high-quality finish, it comes in a protective slipcase with two ribbon markers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 528 pages
Publication date: 12 October 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Delight in the world's most authoritative atlas, a unique and timeless gift for all occasions. Now in its 16th edition, the world's most authoritative atlas has been extensively updated. Detailing our world as it is today, it includes more than 200,000 place names. At 45 cm high, this impressive world atlas will become a treasured possession.

In addition to 263 pages of continuous mapping, there are a further 223 pages of extensive indexing, alongside a preliminary section containing essays from trusted academics who discuss topics ranging from global population to climate change and the composition of our solar system to the water in our oceans. It is a benchmark of cartographic excellence, trusted by governments, media, and international organizations, as well as households around the world.

Updates include:

• New country names for Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and North Macedonia (previously the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia).

• More than 8,000 place name changes with names comprehensively updated in Kazakhstan and Ukraine.

• Addition of Māori names in New Zealand and restored indigenous names in Australia, the most notable being the renaming of Fraser Island in Queensland to its Butchulla name Kgari.

• Administrative boundary updates in Ethiopia, Mali, and Kazakhstan.

• Added road, railway, and airport infrastructure across the globe, including the 4km-long Dardanelles Bridge (Turkey), the Fehmarn Belt road/rail tunnel alignment (Germany/Denmark), and the Sandoy Tunnel (Faroe Islands).

Produced in a high-quality finish, this comprehensive atlas of the world comes in a protective slipcase with two ribbon markers for ease of use.

Weight: 5962g
Dimension: 470 x 325 x 45 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008610111
Edition number: 16 Revised edition