The Times Concise Atlas of the World

A fully revised—with 4,000 place name changes—12th edition of this major world atlas in the authoritative and prestigious Times range—all the impressiveness of the comprehensive atlas in a sleeker volumeWhether planning a vacation, keeping in touch with world news, solving crosswords, or just exploring the world, this completely updated atlas has all the necessary information. An amazingly detailed view of the world is provided by 260 pages of mapping, and the illustrated thematic content covers the most important geographical issues of the day. The reference mapping has been completely revised with thousands of changes reflecting recent geopolitical and geographical changes around the world. The 26 new World Heritage sites added in July 2012, such as the Landscape of Pré in Canada, Western Ghats in India, and the site of Xanadu in China, are all represented here.