The Columbia Gazetteer of North AmericaThe Columbia Gazetteer of North America
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Current format, Book, 2000, , All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formatsThe Columbia Gazetteer of the World , from which this volume derives, is cited in Books for College Libraries, 3rd edition . The present encyclopedia features 50,000 entries on geographical places and features of each region of North America and reflects the input of 58 geographical specialists. It covers every incorporated place and county in the U.S. along with several thousand unincorporated places, special-purpose sites, and physical features. Coverage includes the political world; the physical world; national and state parks, forests, reserves, and monuments; historical and archaeological sites; resorts, theme parks, airports, ports, dams, nuclear plants, mines, canals, shopping malls, industrial zones, stadia, military bases, roads, highways, and expressways. Entries which range from a line or two to several columns of fine print (New York state, for example) comprise identification of location, description of vital statistics, discussion of primary physical and economic features, and a survey of history (for the bigger places). Editor Cohen is professor emeritus, Hunter College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Based on the celebrated three-volume Columbia Gazetteer of the World, this volume offers 50,000 entries on places in North America, arranged in alphabetical order. Designed for ease of use and maximum access to the widest amount of information, the Columbia Gazetteer of North America is a core reference work for any library, public or private, governmental or educational. Whether it is an entry of a few lines on China, Texas, or hundreds of lines on New York City, the entries are packed with information, such as:
descriptions of physical geography
political boundaries
historical, political, cultural, and economic descriptions
natural, agricultural, and other resources
principal trade, business, and industrial activities
highways, railroads, canals, and pipelines
points of interest
population from the most recent national censuses
latitude, longitude, and elevation
official place-names
changed or variant names and spellings
pronunciations
and much more.
Provides more than fifty thousand entries of geographical places found in North America, covering such topics as the identification of location, vital statistics, physical and economic features, and a survey of history.
Based on the celebrated three-volume Columbia Gazetteer of the World, this volume offers 50,000 entries on places in North America, arranged in alphabetical order. Designed for ease of use and maximum access to the widest amount of information, the Columbia Gazetteer of North America is a core reference work for any library, public or private, governmental or educational. Whether it is an entry of a few lines on China, Texas, or hundreds of lines on New York City, the entries are packed with information, such as:
descriptions of physical geography
political boundaries
historical, political, cultural, and economic descriptions
natural, agricultural, and other resources
principal trade, business, and industrial activities
highways, railroads, canals, and pipelines
points of interest
population from the most recent national censuses
latitude, longitude, and elevation
official place-names
changed or variant names and spellings
pronunciations
and much more.
Provides more than fifty thousand entries of geographical places found in North America, covering such topics as the identification of location, vital statistics, physical and economic features, and a survey of history.
The largest and finest one-volume resource for geographical information about the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
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