false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173642347m/310778.jpg 310778 3 Since 1970 South Africa ended apartheid; Jean-Bertrand Aristide was elected president of Haiti, deposed by military coup then reinstated; San Francisco suffered a major earthquake; and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics dissolved. So it's a good thing Merriam-Webster updated its geographical dictionary to include more than 48,000 alphabetically arranged entries of mountains, lakes, towns, and countries. The third edition had a lot of catching up to do, what with the social, political, financial, and physical upheavals that have taken place since the second edition was published, and the result is a modern and sophisticated reference. 301708 1988 Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition total:7|5:4|4:1|2:2| 7 28 16 1 0 0 false false Thu Jul 10 06:12:44 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 06:13:06 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Sep 10 10:09:47 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 10:09:47 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 24 11:51:46 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 11:51:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 20 13:51:59 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 13:51:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 24 21:10:57 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 21:10:58 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Sep 16 08:13:03 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 08:13:03 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Sep 14 19:28:54 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 19:28:54 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Sep 08 10:58:27 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 10:58:27 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Apr 06 20:32:36 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 20:32:41 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Fri Nov 23 23:21:33 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 23 23:21:33 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Sun Sep 16 16:31:32 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 16:31:32 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Tue Sep 04 18:09:45 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 18:09:45 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Fri Aug 24 14:37:19 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 24 14:37:19 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Aug 05 23:30:37 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 23:30:42 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Fri Aug 03 20:56:56 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 20:56:56 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Sun Jul 01 18:38:35 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 18:38:40 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=310778