Africa: The Ultimate Road Atlas

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  • Publisher: Map Studio
  • Catalogue: 164235
  • Scale: various
  • Size: 22x30cm
The Ultimate Road Atlas of Africa in A4 hardback format, with an extensive collection of street plans of capitals and major cities and maps of popular tourist 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city plans on the market, and that they are not always included in country maps, or may in some cases be a little out-of-date, the content is particularly useful to, for example, frequent visitors to African cities.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:
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