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.
Price: $250.00
Pages: 1250
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Publication Date:
22 June 2000
Trim Size: 11.00 X 8.50 in
ISBN: 9780231119900
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
REFERENCE / Research, REFERENCE / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (see also TRAVEL / Maps & Road Atlases)
With entries in the work taken from the 1998 Columbia Gazetteer of the World (see ARBA 2000, entry 351), this volume continues the tradition of providing accurate, useful, current geographic information for researchers. This work includes more than 50,000 entries covering every incorporated place and county in the United States, along with many unincorporated places and physical features throughout North America....This work will provide libraries of all types with a valuable addition to their geographical information resources. It will become the first source to turn to when trying to locate North American sites.
Saul B. Cohen is University Professor Emeritus at Hunter College of the City University of New York, President Emeritus of Queens College of the City University of New York, and former president of the Association of American Geographers. A nationally known leader in geographic education, he currently serves on the New York State Board of Regents.
