Discover 1.2 million places.
This is the most detailed world atlas available anywhere! Zoom in to close range or soar high above the earth.

Travel the globe as a modern-day explorer.
See the world as never before with the remarkable 3-D maps and multimedia features of Encarta World Atlas. Bring geography to life with more than 3,000 vibrant images, 350 world music selections, and 2,800 foreign language pronunciations! Find out more about cultures, customs- even animals- of different regions in articles that total more than two million words. All this in a new, easy-to-use interface.