At head of title: National Geographic. Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Earth -- Worlds beyond -- World maps -- North America -- South America -- Europe -- Asia -- Africa -- Australia and New Zealand -- Antarctica -- World oceans. Includes political and physical maps, an encyclopedic index listing every significant city and natural feature on the planet, an improved system of map keys and location devices, and country summaries grouped by continent. Contains features on how to use this atlas, how maps are made, overviews of Earth science, environmental issues, weather patterns, natural resources and human culture. Also time zones, airline distances, temperature and rainfall statistics, maps of major cities and a glossary of important foreign terms.