The 1:50 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50 000 topographic map sheets. ...

Namche Bazar, sheet no. 2786-03, in the topographic survey of Nepal at 1:50, 000 published by the Nepali Government in the late 1990s & early 2000s & produced from remote sensing data by Finnish cartographers as part of that country’s international aid program. The maps cover 15’ x 15’ quadrangles.IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING: AVAILABILITY: although, theoretically at least, still in print, these maps are very difficult to get locally in Nepal and/or from various suppliers elsewhere specializing in obtaining such maps. DELIVERIES MAY TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS.PROBLEMS WITH PLACE NAMES: reports from previous users indicate that transliteration of place names differs from that used widely not only on other maps & in guide books but also on the ground itself, in road signs & in the tourist & trekking industry in general. Whilst most names are similar enough to be easily recognizable, e.g. Namche Bajar for Namche Bazar or Lantan for Langtang, we have been told of confusion & difficulties arising from different spellings appearing on these maps.TREKKING ROUTES & TOURIST INFORMATION: whilst the maps show foot trails & mark locations of temples, etc, they carry no specific trekking information. Major trekking routes & places of interest are not highlighted. There is no marking for base camps & other tourist facilities. Map specifications: Contours are at 40m intervals, with graphics and/or coloring to show various features of the terrain (glaciers with moraines & crevasses, quarries, gravel or clay pits, etc.) & vegetation (forests, bush, grass, orchards & plantations, etc). Additional comments such as “open mixed forest mainly bajh & pine” annotate many area. The maps have numerous spot heights, but relatively few peaks are named. Areas outside the country’s borders are left blank. Settlements in remote areas are indicated by markings for individual buildings & the placing of names does not always make it clear which group of buildings they refer to. Road network distinguishes between major & minor foot trails. Symbols mark features such as temples, schools & hospitals, police stations, etc. Also shown are the country’s administrative divisions. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 5’. Map legend & all the text is in English. Coverage: the whole country is now covered, with the north at 1:50, 000, plus central & southern Nepal at 1:25, 000. The two series are complementary, do not overlap & use the same grid & numbering system (apart from the Lumbini Zone, where a different grid & numbering are used). For areas not shown on our grid & titles not listed here, please contact us by e-mail, but please do bear in mind the problems with availability & the likely very long delivery time. ...

Name That Movie: 100 Illustrated Movie Puzzles by Paul Rogers, published by the San Francisco-based Chronicle Books, enables you to check your knowledge of mostly American films by presenting each title as a rebus with six drawings. Some are, inevitably, obvious; no proper cinema buff would puzzle over Rick’s Café Americain, Rosebud, a shower head or a statue of Christ flown by a helicopter, but many more are quite challenging! Accompanying indexes are arranged both by title & by page number, so if you are stuck you can easily find the answer or see if your favourite film is included. ...

A Commissario Ricciardi Neapolitan mystery that packs a real punch. Years ago, Vinnie Sannino left Naples on a ship bound for America, where he found fame & wealth as a boxer. But his gilded life in the new world came to an abrupt end when, during a fight, with a heavy punch to the head of his opponent, Vinnie killed a man in the ring. Now, Vinnie`s back in Italy, pining for the woman he left behind. Cettina, however, is now a married woman. She was, at least, until recently when her husband was found dead, killed by a single blow to the head. For Commissario Ricciardi, one of the most faceted cops in fiction, & his partner Maione, it is a going to be a long, rainy, week in Naples. ...

Sarah Moss had a childhood dream of moving to Icel&, sustained by a wild summer there when she was nineteen. In 2009, she saw an advertisement for a job at the University of Iceland & applied on a whim, despite having two young children & a comfortable life in Kent. The resulting adventure was shaped by Iceland`s economic collapse, which halved the value of her salary, by the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull & by a collection of new friends, including a poet who saw the only bombs fall on Iceland in 1943, a woman who speaks to elves & a chef who guided Sarah`s family around the intricacies of Icelandic cuisine. Moss explored hillsides of boiling mud & volcanic craters & learned to drive like an Icelander on the unsurfaced roads that link remote farms & fishing villages in the far north. She watched the northern lights & the comings & goings of migratory birds, & as the weeks & months went by, she & her family learned new ways to live. ...

Namibia at 1:1, 200, 000 on an indexed, waterproof & tear-resistant road map with topographic & tourist information, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project. The map is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. The country ...

Namibia at 1:1, 500, 000 from Nelles Verlag, with its smaller map size offering a convenient format for use when travelling. The map

Includes:: several insets with street plans & enlargements of popular tourist areas. The country is divided north/south, with a generous small overlap between the two sides. Coverage along the Caprivi Strip extends eastwards to include Livingstone & the Victoria Falls, plus the Moremi Wildlife Reserve in Botswana. The southern half also covers the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park with the Mabuasehube Reserve. Relief shading with spot heights & names of mountain ranges & peaks very effectively presents the topography. Road network distinguishes between asphalt, gravel & dirt roads, & shows distances on most routes. Restricted access roads are clearly marked. Railway lines & local airports are included, & the map also shows internal administrative boundaries with names of the provinces. National parks or protected areas & numerous other places of interest are very prominently highlighted. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at intervals of 30

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Namibia at 1:1, 000, 000 on a large, double-sided map from Tracks 4 Africa: GPS compatible, with roads & tracks showing both driving times & distances, two city maps, & printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper. The map divides the country north/south with a generous overlap & Windhoek included on both sides. The Caprivi Strip is shown as an inset at the same scale of 1:1, 000, 000. Topography is presented by altitude colouring with graphics/colouring for salt pans, swamps & marshes, etc, plus plenty of peaks, passes, names of mountain ranges, etc. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. The map provides for independent travellers an excellent picture of Namibia ...

The highly successful Globetrotter Travel Series, which

Includes:: Travel Guides, Travel Maps, Road Atlases,

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Namibia on an indexed map from the South African publishers Map Studio annotated numerous places of interest & GPS waypoints for important road junctions, plus a street plan of central Windhoek. The map covers whole country at 1:1, 650, 000, with the Zambezi Region (the new name of the Caprivi Strip) shown as an inset. Road network highlights main routes & clearly shows road numbers for secondary roads & many cross-country tracks. Important road junctions are annotated with GPS waypoints & locations of filling stations & border crossings are marked. Driving distances are shown on main & selected secondary routes. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. The map also indicates places with tourist accommodation (hotels/motels, caravan & campsites, etc), medical facilities, & various places of interest. Topography is presented by relief shading. The map shows the boundaries of national parks & game reserves, as well as administrative borders of Namibia ...