Konstantin A. Sališčev · 1957
Salisčev reports that work had begun on the Physical-Geographical Atlas of the World. He describes its intended purpose as showing the spatial patterns and interrelationships of major natural phenomena through qualitative and quantitative mapping. He presents the second volume of the Sea Atlas and the 1954 World Atlas as foundations for this project, and says Soviet scientists and cartographers hoped to bring together and generalize knowledge from the natural sciences in it.
J. V. Filipov · 1960
J. V. Filipov describes the World Atlas of Physical Geography as the second volume of the World Atlas published in 1954. His account specifies a 50 × 33 cm atlas with 246 maps and 20 pages of explanatory text, organized into projected sections on the world, continents, and USSR, with scales ranging from 1:60,000,000 to 1:10,000,000. These sections proceed from general observations to particulars, covering relief, geology, tectonics, minerals, Quaternary deposits, geomorphology, climate, inland waters, soils, agricultural distribution, vegetation, fauna, and physical-geographical regions. Compilation combines original investigations with the synthesis and systematization of source data. The State Geodesical and Cartographical Survey, USSR Academy of Sciences, Hydrometeorological Service, and Ministry of Geology and of Conservation of Mineral Wealth participate. Filipov expects the atlas to provide an authoritative reference for geographers and other specialists and to outline directions for further work in physical geography.
I. V. Filipov · 1964
The World Atlas of Physical Geography summarizes the results of investigations into global natural conditions, containing 243 pages of maps (50×33 cm) and explanatory text, organized into three parts: World, Continents, and the U.S.S.R., progressing from general to specific phenomena. It covers topics such as orography, geology, geomorphology, climate, hydrology, soils, agricultural distribution, vegetation, fauna, and physico-geographical regionalization, based on original research and data generalization, compiled by institutions including the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences, the State Geological Committee, the Hydrometeorological Service, and Moscow State University's Geography Department.
