The world's biggest atlas

Only 3,000 copies of the atlas have been printed. Each weighs 30kg, measures 610mm x 469mm and contains 154 maps and 800 photographs backed with detailed descriptions of every country's geography, history and culture. This is a satellite view of the Himalaya Range Photograph: PR

Glen Canyon in southeastern and south central Utah and northwestern Arizona, USA, is one of the most geologically diverse areas in Northern America Photograph: PR

Tourists sail through dramatic arches of an iceberg on the Antarctica Peninsular Photograph: PR

The uninhabited Rock Islands of Palau are the ancient relics of coral reefs that violently surfaced at a unique crossroads of three of the world’s major ocean currents Photograph: PR

Isolated from the rest of the world until recently, the Longhorn Miao people of Guizhou, China, maintain long-held customs. Headwear made from horns - often adorned with long lengths of wool, hair, or other textiles - has given these unique people their tribal name Photograph: PR

The Himba Women of Namibia coat their skin with an ochre mixture that protects against the sun while symbolising earth and blood Photograph: PR

A monk prays next to Phra Achana, the famous Buddha statue at Wat Si Chum in Thailand’s Sukhothai Province Photograph: PR

Many sing-sings take place in Papua New Guinea. Most are ceremonial and private, but since 1961 the annual sing-sing at Mt Hagen has drawn many tribes, each uniquely adorned, to perform in public Photograph: PR

Giraffes running in Okavango Delta, Botswana Photograph: PR

A herd of zebras in the bed of the Mara River, Masai Mara, Kenya Photograph: PR

The old town of Cefalù on the north coast of Sicily Photograph: PR

New York as seen from the Empire State Building Photograph: PR

A selection of the book's images, such as this one, are 6ft (1.8m) wide gatefolds. Earth atlas is published by Millennium House and is distributed in the UK by Global Mapping. UK launch is November 26-29 Photograph: PR