Columbia Gazetteer of the World

A unique world enclopedia of geographical places and features with over 170,000 entries. It can be searched by place name or full-text.**Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**

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Stephen A. Schwarzman Building;

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Subjects:

Genealogy;

Reference;

Encyclopedias;

Geography;

Maps, Atlases, Cartography

Notes:

Entries include information on many of the following: demography; physical geography; political boundaries; industry, trade, and service activities; agriculture; cultural, historical, and archeological points of interest; transportation lines; longitude, latitude, and elevations; distance to relevant places; pronunciations; official local government place-names and changed or variant names and spellings.

Dates of Coverage:

Antiquity-present

Update Frequency:

Ongoing

Print Equivalent:

For the print equivalent of this title, see Columbia Gazetteer of the World (New York : Columbia University Press).

Provider:

Columbia University Press

Format:

Web

Language:

English

Output type:

Print