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A4 format, hardback indexed atlas of the continent complemented by an extensive collection of street plans of capitals and major cities, and maps of popular tourism regions. The road mapping of Africa is presented on 182 pages at two scales: southern and eastern Africa is at 1:1,500,000 and the rest - Saharan, western and central - at 1:3,000,000. Madagascar and neighbouring Indian Ocean islands are not included.
An impression of the general relief is given by altitude tinting, with some peak heights marked and additional graphics distinguishing marshes and wet and dry pans. Bold colours indicate national parks and protected areas. Road classification shows freeways, main roads, secondary roads, 4WD trails and selected tracks. Toll routes are shown, also high passes and intermediate road distances on main routes. Where a road meets the map edge, the next town on the route is stated. Main railways and international and provincial boundaries are marked and symbols denote a range of tourism features and landmarks eg. campsites, oases, border control points, airports, major ferries, viewpoints, waterfalls, battlefields, historical and heritage sites and other places of interest. Latitude and longitude values are stated for the map corners, the legend is in English only, and the atlas is indexed.
As indicated in the contents summary below, the town plans and maps of reserves and areas of interest grouped in regional chapters, each also including some brief introductory text on the region and resources for further tourist information. These maps are not indexed, but are clearly drawn and indicate useful features eg. one-way streets, railways, post offices, hospitals, airports, tourist information offices and places of interest. Considering that there is a limited range of African city plans on the market, and that they are not always included in country maps, or may in some cases be a little out-of-date, the content is particularly useful to, for example, frequent visitors to African cities.
REGION 1 - MOROCCO, CANARY ISLANDS, ALGERIA, TUNISIA:
Tourist regions and reserves: Atlas Mountains, Volubilis, Teide National Park, Dougga Site, Jerid Oasis.
Towns: Casablanca, Essaouira, Agadir, Meknes, Melilla, Marrakech, Rabat, Tangier, Tetouan, Fez, LasPalmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Playa de /as Americas, La Oratava, Arrecife, La Laguna, Los Cristianos, Puerto del Rosario, Playa del Ingles, Puerto de la Cruz, santa Cruz de la Palma, Algiers, Tunis, Nerta, SbeitIa, Kairouan, Tabarka, Tozeur, Nabeul, Hammamet, Sousse, Monastir, Sfax, EI Jem, Houmt Souk.
REGION 2 - NIGER, LIBYA, CHAD:
Tourist regions and reserves: Aïr Mountains, Tibesti Mountains.
Towns: Tripoli, Niamey, N'Djamena
REGION 3 - EGYPT, SUDAN:
Tourist regions and reserves: Nile Delta & Pyramids at Giza, Nile Valley, Luxor & Thebes.
Towns: Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan, Port Said, Khartoum.
REGION 4 - SENEGAL, GAMBIA, MAURITANIA, MALI CAPE VERDE:
Dogon & Timbuktu Region, Banjul, Noutjkchott, Bamako, Dakar (with Île de Goree inset).
REGION 5 - GUINEAU-BISSAU, GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, LIBERIA, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, BURKINA FASO, GHANA, TOGO, BENIN:
Tourist regions and reserves: Comoé NP, Central African Parks, Mole NP, Kakum NP.
Towns: Conakry, Bissau, Freetown, Abidjan, Ouagadougou, Accra, Lomé, Porto-Novo
REGION 6 - NIGERIA, SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC:
Tourist regions and reserves: Eastern Nigerian Highlands, Mandara Mountains Region.
Towns: Lagos, Abuja, Yaoundé, Malabo.
REGION 7 - ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI:
Tourist regions and reserves: Great Rift Valley Region, Tigray, Simien Mountains & Lalibela.
Towns: Asmara, Addis Ababa, Mogadishu, Djibouti.
REGION 8 - GABON, CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REP. OF CONGO, ANGOLA:
Tourist regions and reserves: Gabon's Parks & Reserves, Eastern Congo Region, OdzaJa NP & Lake Télé Region.
Towns: Brazzaville, Libreville, Kinshasa, Luanda.
REGION 9 - RWANDA, BURUNDI, UGANDA:
Tourist regions and reserves: Northern Great Lakes Region, Southern Great Lakes Region.
Towns: Kigali, Bujumbura, Kampala.
REGION 10 - KENYA, TANZANIA:
Tourist regions and reserves: Amboseli NP, Arusha NP, Samburu & Buffalo Springs NR, Shaba NR, Aberdare NP, Meru NP, Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya NP, Masai Mara Reserve, Tsavo NP, Serengeti NP & Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire, Mikumbi & Selous NP, Nairobi NP.
Towns:Nairobi, Mombasa Island (with Mombasa Old Town inset), Tanga, Mbeya, Morogoro, Arusha, Dar es Salaam.
REGION 11 - ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE:
Tourist regions and reserves: Great Zimbabwe Region, Matobo NP, Nyanga NP, Hwange NP, Kalue NP, South Luangwa NP.
Towns: Lusaka, Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru, Chinhoyi, Kariba, Chimanimani, Mutate, Masvingo, Kwekwe, Victoria Falls.
REGION 12· MOZAMBIQUE, MALAWI:
Tourist regions and reserves: Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique Island, Maputo Bay & Inhaca Island, Gorongosa NP, Quirimba Archipelago, Lake Malawi & Nyika NP.
Towns: Blantyre, Beira, Inhambane, Vilankulo, Maputo, Nampula, Quelimane, Tete, Xai-Xai.
REGION 13 - MADAGASCAR, COMOROS, MAURITIUS, RÉUNION, SEYCHELLES.
Tourist regions and reserves: Black River Gorges NP, North Seychelles Region (with saint Anne Marine NP inset), Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanic Garden, Madagascar's Parks & Reserves, Analamazaotra Special Reserve, Vallée de Mai Nature Trail.
Towns: Antananarivo, Port Louis (with Curepipe inset), Victoria (with Botanical Gardens inset), Indian Ocean Islands.
REGION 14 - NAMIBIA, BOTSWANA:
Tourist regions and reserves: Ai-Ais & Richtersveld, Etosha NP, Okavango Delta & Surrounds, Kaokoland North, Namib-Naukluft Park, Caprivi Strip.
Towns: Gaborone, Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Windhoek, Keetmanshoop, Gobabis, Henties Bay, Katima Mulilo, Kolmanskop, Wderitz, Mariental, Okahandja, Opuwo, Oshakati, Otjiwarongo, Rundu, Tsumeb, Grootfontein, Outjo, Omaruru, Maun, Francistown, Ghanzi, Jwaneng, Kanye, Mahalapye, Nata, Selebi Phikwe.
REGION 15 - SOUTH AFRICA, LESOTHO, SWAZILAND:
Tourist regions and reserves: Blyde River Canyon, Cape Winelands, Cederberg Wilderness Area, Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, Hottentots Holland NR, Jonkershoek & Assegaaibosch NR, Cradle of Humankind (with Sterkfontein Caves inset), De Hoop NR, iSimangaliso Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, Ithala, Vryheid Hill, Klipfontein & Pongola Bush Reserves, West Coast, Table Mountain NP (with Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden inset), uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Karoo NP, Kgalagadi Transfrontier NP, Knysna National Lakes Area, Kruger NP.
Towns: Maseru, Mbabane, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg & Surrounds, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, East London, Pietermaritzburg, Kimberley, Polokwane, Nelspruit, Mafikeng, Beaufort West, Bethlehem, Citrusdal, Colesberg, George, Graaff-Reinet, Estcourt, Grahamstown, Knysna, Kroonstad, Ladysmith, Lamberts Bay, Lydenburg, Mossel Bay, Musina, Newcastle, Oudtshoorn, Pilgrims Rest, Port Shepstone, Richards Bay, Rustenburg, Sishen, Springbok, Stellenbosch, St Lucia, Strand, Swellendam, Tzaneen, Mthatha, Upington, Vryburg, Vryheid, Witbank(eMalahleni), Worcester, Bhisho.
