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DAGAK"~ ~-Jtf·o41 " '- 1t7t"' ;~ .~-;.,...· :: ;: ~~t·r7~.,1Y.,, ... f~~ 'a &QXI Metets F"t ~~M ~t' D- I-T-E-R~ R~A~N~ r.- A-s- -~~F.~ .•~ ~----~~-I- -N- ,-D~ ~. I. .~ -A- --N- -~~~0 ---C-- --E- ---A- ---N- ----~~~~A~RC-T-IC- -O-C-EM--"' --~·--P.-~C-I-H-C- OrC~E~~/'" K><lt A Se<fjon along re-s lot THE INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ENCYCLOPEDIA AND ATLAS ENCYCL HE INTERNATIONAL G C Palgrave Macmillan Copyright © 1979 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Copyright © 1975, 1978 by Columbia University Press. Four-color maps© 1979 by Rand McNally & Company. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1979 All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. Houghton Mifflin Company adapted, revised, and supplemented the encyclopedic text entries that origi nally appeared as geographic entries in The New Columbia Encyclopedia, published by Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-333-27498-9 ISBN 978-1-349-05002-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-05002-4 Contents Staff VI Foreword VII How to Use This Book VIII Pronunciation XI Pronunciation Key XII Abbreviations XIII Guide to the Metric System XV A-Z Entries 1 Appendix 889 World Atlas A1 Index to Atlas A69 VI Staff Editorial Director Fernando de Mello Vianna Reference Editor Art Director Managing Editor for this Book Kaethe Ellis Geoffrey Hodgkinson Pamela Burton De Vinne Associate Editors Editorial Assistant Mark Boyer Paula Rubenstein Walter M. Havighurst Contributing Editors Bruce Dale Kathleen Gerard Stephen Krensky Elizabeth Marine Glenn Davis George D. Griffin George M. Margolis Sarah F. McMahon Editorial Researchers Cindy Barlow Michele Fossier Jane G. Kennedy Ellen R. Regal Carolyn S. Casagrande Roxann M. Fossier David Lovler Charles F. Robbart Janet R. Cooper John E. Gutowski Pamela J. Martin Terri L. Smith Joan S. Cooper Sally Hehir Catherine Menand David Tinsley Barbara Dullea Deborah A. Karacozian Robert M. Pollak Manuscript Coding and Composition Joanne L. Nichols Brenda Bregoli Sturtevant Art Jacket Design Maps Map and Research Editor Geoffrey Hodgkinson Geoffrey Hodgkinson Carole LaMond Logan Smith Sue Wetherill Proofreading Barbara Collins Kendra K. Ho Joyce O'Connor Doris Scarpello VII Foreword T:e International Geographic Encyclopedia and Atlas is intended to fill the need for a completely up to-date one-volume encyclopedia of geographic names and terms. It is believed that this unique volume, which has the added benefit of an attractive and current atlas of the world, will provide the information to answer people's geographic inquiries. The rapid rate of change in international geographic and census data, combined with the growing sense of global interdependence, should ensure the general usefulness of the International Geographic Ency- clopedia and Atlas. New regions of the world are coming to prominence; new leaders, new countries, and new cities are constantly being mentioned in the news. Although the encyclopedia is primarily in tended for English-speaking readers, the wide variety of its coverage of peoples, countries, and cultures makes it a valuable reference for the international market, in keeping with the increased need for know ledge and the increased sophistication of readers in all parts of the world. The more than 25,000 entries go well beyond location and geographic statistics; they also show how to pronounce entry words and give information on history, economic importance, and educational and cultural institutions. One of the book's most helpful sources of information is a 64-page atlas of four-color maps, showing major cities and major physical and political features of every region of the world. This map section is followed by a 48-page index to the atlas, giving the page location of all important features. In addition, more than 200 black-and-white maps pinpoint the location of countries, U.S. states, and Canadian provinces. Population figures are from the most recent sources available and were revised as necessary up to the time the book was printed. Dates for population figures are also given. The appendix section updates major world events to June, 1979. The editors of The International Geographic Encyclopedia and Atlas would like to express apprecia tion to Columbia University Press for their cooperation and for making the geographic text entries of the New Columbia Encyclopedia available for adaptation. We wish to thank the people involved in our major survey of U.S. counties. All county seats of the United States have been included; information about population, dates of incorporation, manufacturing, and products have been supplied directly by the public officials of these locations. Thanks are due also to Rocappi, the typesetting division of Lehigh Press, Inc., for their help and assis tance in all phases of manuscript composition.
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