Atlas of geographical curiosities

Beschreibung

The Atlas of geographical curiosities – a glorious celebration of an unusual world.<BR><BR>Welcome to this compendium of interesting, unexpected and downright bizarre geographical anomalies that are guaranteed to delight and inspire. The world is full of little-known facts that have sometimes been a source of diplomatic or military struggle. Many still exist under the radar now to be revealed by this entertaining treasure trove. <BR><BR>Where else can you discover:<BR><BR>•Countries that do not really exist<BR><BR>•the world's only town that lies almost entirely underground<BR><BR>•a UK hotel room which became Yugoslavian for one day only<BR><BR>•an island which is Spanish for six months of the year and French for the other six<BR><BR>•a city which is officially constituted by one single high-rise (14 floor) skyscraper<BR><BR>•the world's first and only railway that belonged to one country and ran across another<BR><BR>•a hotel room whose bedroom is in France and whose bathroom is in Switzerland<BR><BR>•Bir Tawil which is one of the very few territories on earth not claimed by any country<BR><BR>•the only place in the world where you can find so-called counter-enclaves<BR><BR>• where in a 20-minute walk around the town you can cross an international border at least 50 times at 50 different points<BR><BR>The world is full of wonderful and strange geographical irregularities.

Turn to the Atlas of geographical curiosities to uncover more little known but important facts.<BR>

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