Atlas of geographical curiosities

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Beschreibung

<b>The Atlas of geographical curiosities – a glorious celebration of an unusual world.</b><br><br>Welcome to this compendium of interesting, unexpected and downright bizarre geographical anomalies that are guaranteed to delight and inspire. The world is full of little-known facts that have sometimes been a source of diplomatic or military struggle. Many still exist under the radar now to be revealed by this entertaining treasure trove. <br><br>Where else can you discover:<br><br>•Countries that do not really exist<br><br>•the world's only town that lies almost entirely underground<br><br>•a UK hotel room which became Yugoslavian for one day only<br><br>•an island which is Spanish for six months of the year and French for the other six<br><br>•a city which is officially constituted by one single high-rise (14 floor) skyscraper<br><br>•the world's first and only railway that belonged to one country and ran across another<br><br>•a hotel room whose bedroom is in France and whose bathroom is in Switzerland<br><br>•Bir Tawil which is one of the very few territories on earth not claimed by any country<br><br>•the only place in the world where you can find so-called counter-enclaves<br><br>• where in a 20-minute walk around the town you can cross an international border at least 50 times at 50 different points<br><br>The world is full of wonderful and strange geographical irregularities. Turn to the <i>Atlas of geographical curiosities</i> to uncover more little known but important facts.

Artikeldetails

EAN

9782361955304

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

262 x 195 x 18 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Verlag / Hersteller

Jonglez