Geography of Russia Encyclopaedia

Great Encyclopedia of Russia (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

700 Seiten

1998
International Scholars Publications,U.S. (Verlag)
978-5-85270-275-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This encyclopaedia focuses on the geography of the Russian Federation. Aimed at a broad range of readers, it contains about 5000 entries, more than 1000 illustrations and more than 100 maps. Entries are placed alphabetically and cover all subjects of the Russian Federation, towns and regional centres, seas gulfs and straits, rivers and lakes, islands and peninsular, mountains, plains, glaciers, caves, and mineral deposits. Considerable attention is given to the historical and geographical objects, architectural and historical monuments, resorts, centres of folk crafts, and tourist objects. Coverage is given to the protected natural territories, such as reserves and national parks. Consideration is given to the hazardous consequences of the anthropogenic impact on nature. Entries on the towns and settlements provides information on actually all the important enterprises and industrial unions with different forms of property, this making the encyclopaedia a kind of a manual for studying the economic geography of the Russian Federations, its regions and centres.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 1000 illustrations
• Verlagsort: Bethesda
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 139 x 216 mm
• Themenwelt: Reiseführer ► Europa ► Russland
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• ISBN-10: 5-85270-275-7 / 5852702757
• ISBN-13: 978-5-85270-275-3 / 9785852702753
• Zustand: Neuware