In cooperation with the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The World Heritage List is a valuable tool in the battle to preserve cultural and natural heritage. Its strict criteria mean only the most extraordinary and important sites qualify, such as the Great Pyramids, the Statue of Liberty, Machu Picchu, the Great Barrier Reef, the Taj Mahal and the Grand Canyon. Natural and human-made creations both qualify for this kind of celebration and protection. Firefly last published World Heritage Sites (8th edition) in 2017. It has been unavailable for years. In that time, the world experienced the COVID pandemic, and the UNESCO Site Committee could not meet internationally. Between 2017 and 2023, UNESCO has added 120 more sites and this book now includes such newly designated places as: Anticosti (Canada) Astronomical Observatories of Kazan (Russia) Ancient City of Qalhat (Oman) Babylon (Iraq) Bale Mountains National Park (Ethiopia) Frontiers
The only world atlas updated annually, Oxford's Atlas of the World is the most authoritative atlas on the market. Full of crisp, clear cartography of urban areas and natural landscapes around the globe, the Atlas contains maps of cities and regions at carefully selected scales that give a striking view of the Earth's surface. The volume opens with a detailed survey of world statistics, a six-page feature examining global inequality with information on income, health, education, and cooperative efforts towards convergence, and an immersive collection of satellite images of Earth, including stunning new photographs specially sourced and processed for this atlas. The Atlas continues with a Gazetteer of Nations, comprehensively updated to provide a concise overview of the geography, politics, economy, and history of every country in the world. The extensive thematic World Geography section is beautifully illustrated with charts, maps, and graphs on diverse topics of geographic significance
