The Most Fantastic Atlas of the Whole Wide World...By The Brainwaves 0756640091, 9780756640095

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THE MOST

FANTASTIC

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north america europe atlantic ocean

africa pacific ocean

south america

antarctica

asia

indian ocean

australia & oceania

southern ocean

the most

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by the Brainwaves

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CONTENTS 8-9

WORLD WE LIVE ON 10 & 15 NORTH AMERICA 11-14 CRAZY GOLF 16-17 WORLD’S STRUCTURE 18 & 23 SOUTH AMERICA 19-22 CARNIVAL PARADE 24-25 WORLD’S SURFACE 26 & 31 AFRICA 27-30 AN AFRICAN ABODE 32-33 WEATHER AND CLIMATE 34 & 39 35-38 40-41 42 & 47 43-46 48-49 50 & 55 51-54 56-57

LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, and DELHI

Project Editor Niki Foreman Designer Jim Green Managing Editor Linda Esposito Managing Art Editor Diane Thistlethwaite U.S. Editor John Searcy Consultant Dr. Michael K. Goodman Senior Cartographic Editor Simon Mumford Jacket Editor Mariza O’Keeffe Indexer Lynn Bresler

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EUROPE EUROVISION ART SHOW OCEANS This way ASIA BIZARRE BAZAAR WORLD’S PEOPLE That way OCEANIA BEACH BARBECUE POLAR REGIONS COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING

59-61

Glossary and Index

Publishing Manager Andrew Macintyre Category Publisher Laura Buller Production Controller

Angela Graef

First published in the United States in 2008 by DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 2008 Dorling Kindersley Limited A Penguin Company 08 09 10 11 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 BD611 - 07/08 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN: 978-0-7566-4009-5 Color reproduction by Media Development & Printing Ltd, Bath Printed and bound by Hung Hing, Hong Kong

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