Placenames of the world : origins and meanings of the names for 6,600 countries, cities, territories, natural features, and historic sites
(2006)
By:
Room, Adrian
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
Local History/Genealogy/REFERENCE/910.3/ROOM,A
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2006]
©2006
©2006
EDITION
Second edition
DESCRIPTION
v, 433 pages ; 27 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0786422483 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"First published in 1997, the work in this new edition contains over 7,000 entries, including 1,000 new placenames from previously under-represented areas such as China and Japan. Entries cover natural features as well as manmade entities. Each entry includes the name of the feature; a brief description and its geographical location; and the origin of the name"--Provided by publisher