Sally & Jerome Poncet’s _ Southern Ocean Cruising_ is the second edition of the essential handbook to yachting in the Antarctic region, with an emphasis on the region’s environmental importance
- & the environmental regulations in place to manage this fragile environment. It is an indispensable aid to anyone sailing in the Southern Ocean, & an excellent guide for visitors to the area’s geography & ecology. As the authors note, yacht cruising & tourism to the Southern Ocean has expanded greatly in recent years, & this extra traffic puts a burden on the area’s fragile ecosystems. A large number of international regulations govern visits to the area. This guide, updated to November 2007, provides a complete reference to these rules & guidelines, as well as being a comprehensive guide to the region’s islands & their ecosystems. It is published by expert research group ERA (Environmental Research & Assessment). General information for cruising in the Antarctic is given, including essential documents, regulations, formalities like advance notice & post-visit reports, equipment & preparation, environmental guidelines for visiting Southern Ocean islands, & overview information of the area’s wildlife & geography. The core of the book, however, deals with each Antarctic isl&, coastline, special protected area & permanent station, including sections on Southern Ocean island chains north of 60°N. These sections detail flora & fauna, visitor limits, landing information, access guidelines, topology & geology, & general background information such as history. This section features 68 detailed maps, ranging from island chain overviews to cliff & bay details.A number of appendices give a wide range of useful reference information, such as wildlife-watching guidelines, specially managed areas, records of the pioneering journeys in the Southern Ocean, further information resources & contacts, decontamination guidelines, etc.
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Southern Ohio on a detailed, indexed road map at 1:285, 715 approx from Universal Map with enlargements showing main roads across Columbus & Cincinnati, plus more detailed street plans of Dayton, Marietta, Athens & Lancaster. The map shows southern Ohio within its state borders, extending northwards to Columbus. Smaller unnumbered roads are shown with names. Topography is indicated only by colouring for national/state parks & other protected areas. The map

Includes:: railway lines & shows administrative boundaries of cities & counties. Latitude & longitude coordinates are given as margin ticks at 10’ intervals. Extensive index has separate lists of counties, cities & communities, roads, & places of interest marked on the map. The enlargement covering in greater detail Columbus & vicinity is also indexed.

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Southern part of Ontario, between Ottawa, Toronto & Detroit, on a double-sided, indexed map at 1:550, 000 from ITMB, with a road map of Toronto plus a street plan of the city’s downtown districts. Coverage on the eastern side extends north to Brent in the Algonquin Provincial Park; on the reverse, with a good overlap to include Toronto on both sides, the map extends south to include the US side of the Niagara Falls with Buffalo, plus north to North Bay & Sudbury. The map shows the region’s road & rail networks, indicating toll highways & showing driving distances on selected main routes. Symbols mark various facilities & places of interest, with provincial parks prominently highlighted. The map has latitude & longitude lines at 1º intervals & each side has a separate index. Inset panels show main traffic arteries across Toronto, plus a detailed & informative street plan of the city’s central districts highlighting selected hotels, important buildings, etc. ...

Southern Patagonia & the Chilean fjords from Lago O’ Higgins & El Chalten to Cape Horn. Altitude colouring with relief shading & markings for glaciers & forested areas indicate the terrain. In addition to towns & villages, the map also shows numerous homestead & farms, with connecting dirt tracks. Symbols indicate locations of petrol stations & isolated accommodation facilites. Latitude & longitude are shown by margin ticks at 1° intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only. The map also has a very useful table showing various facilities & driving distances across the region. This title is part of the publishers’ series of maps of Patagonia & its most visited regions. ...

Southern Peloponnese in the Landscape series by Sunflower Books details car tours & walks in one of the most varied landscaped regions, from its highest mountain range Mt Taygetus, its largest forest Mt Parnon, its wildest seascapes, Capes Tainaron & Maleas, & some of its loveliest beaches Pylos, Kiparissi & Elafonisos to its finest Byzantine chapels & medieval forts in the Mani. The guide features 30 walks suitable for all ages & abilities. Detailed directions are accompanied by topographic walking map insets & inspiring colour photographs. There are 5 car tours with information on times & distances, ideas for detours & short strolls to idyllic picnic spots. A detachable touring map is included. ...

Southern Pomerania & North Eastern Wielkopolska at 1:200, 000 from Höfer Verlag in a series of road maps of areas which used to be part of Germany or the Austro-Hungarian Empire, showing both current & the old German place names. In many places former settlements which now no longer exist are also named. Present road & rail networks are supplemented by historical information, e.g. former railway lines. There is no relief detail apart from spot heights. Forests, nature reserves, national park boundaries & locations of interest are marked, & symbols indicate campsites, historical sites, etc. The maps have no geographical coordinates. * Map legend

Includes:: English.* As the maps have dual place names, the print is rather small, but each title comes with a special magnifying lens attached to the map cover. Also included is a booklet with separate, cross-referenced indexes for each set of names & a street plan of the central part of the area’s main city, showing both old & current street layout.* In this title:* a street plan of Pila/ Schneidemühl.

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This new title in the Crossbill Guides series covers Southern Portugal from Lisbon to the Algarve. Like all other Crossbill Guides, this title poses & answers two key questions: what makes this area so special & how you can experience this uniqueness for yourself. This book describes the flora & fauna, landscape & traditional land use of this region plus 21 detailed routes & around 50 sites with specific suggestions on where & how to find the birds, wildlife & flora. Southern Portugal is a superb & rich wildlife destination. The Algarve province & its northern neighbour the Alentejo has a highly diverse landscape from the cliffs, dunes & tidal marshes on the coast to the extensive oak pastures, steppes & rocky hills in the interior. Whether you enjoy birdwatching, searching for orchids or simply a pleasant ramble through a flower-dotted landscape, southern Portugal is a great destination at any season. ...

The Marseille
- Aix-en-Provence
- Toulon area of Provence at 1:60, 000, with an enlargement for the Calanques National Park

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The southern part of the Quebec Province presented at 1:200, 000 in an A4 paperback, GPS compatible road atlas with a list of local events, & extensive distance table, a route planning map, etc. Mapping at 1:200, 000 covers the areas indicated on our coverage image. The region’s road network is presented on a single-colour base but with provincial parks & other protected areas prominently highlighted. Road classification indicates unpaved or unimproved & seasonal routes; driving distances are not marked. Symbols indicate various facilities & places of interest, including campgrounds, recreational areas, tourist information centres, etc. The maps have a 10km UTM grid. The index lists communities & road names. Additional features include a 4-page listing of local events, a comprehensive distance table, plus an overview map of the province for route planning. To see the list of the currently available provincial or regional road atlases from the Map Art / Canadian Cartographics Corporation / JDM Géo publishing group, please click on the series link. ...

Southern part of the Quebec Province from North Bay in Ontario to the eastern tip of the De Gaspé Peninsula, on a double-sided, indexed map at 1:850, 000 from ITMB, with an enlargement for the Montreal – Laval area, plus a street plan of Montreal’s downtown district. Coverage, with a small overlap between the sides, extends north to James Bay in the north-west & Ile-Rene-Levasseur on the eastern half of the map. The map shows the region’s road & rail networks, indicating toll highways & showing driving distances on selected main routes. Symbols mark various facilities & places of interest, with provincial parks prominently highlighted. The map has latitude & longitude lines at 1º intervals & is indexed. Inset panels show main traffic arteries across Montreal – Laval area, plus a detailed & informative street plan of Montral’s central districts highlighting selected hotels, important buildings, etc. ...