Starting in Little Diomede, she swam the 4.3km across the Bering Strait to Big Diomede. As she plunged into the sea, the icy water took her breath away. “The cold was like a huge vampire pulling the heat from my body,” she said later. Aprendemos también sobre la Passport Island, una isla artificial entre Arabia y Baréin construida para servir de aduana (luego ya le han añadido los centros comerciales y cosas así) The inhabitants of Llivia – there are around 1,500 of them – ‘often regard their town as the “birthplace” of Catalonia'

While I knew about some places already, I still learnt more about most of those places, as the author provided some historical context, as well as information about the current situation. Some of the places mentioned in this Atlas were completely new to me. I hope that in time there's a second edition of this book and that it reflects a thorough redesign.It’s separated from Germany by Swiss territory that encircles it and which at its narrowest point is just 700 metres (2,300ft) wide. Campione d'Italia where Italian residents have to travel 15km through Switzerland to reach the nearest available Italian territory Me gustó mucho leer sobre uno de los pocos cuatrifinios (unión de cuatro territorios en un punto) de países en el mundo, en la cuádruple frontera entre Namibia, Zimbabue, Botswana y Zambia (aunque estos dos últimos dicen que sus fronteras están 200 metros río arriba y que en realidad hay dos trifinios) In just a swimsuit and cap, her body temperature plummeted. By the time she got out, her fingers were grey and her hands looked like they belonged to a cadaver.

Now, I shouldn't let that take too much away from the book; its technical after all and could be down to my incompetence or an issue with the app, but its hard not to be somewhat annoyed.

Pheasant Island which for half a year belongs to the Spanish city of Irun, and the remaining half, to its French twin-town, Hendaye

The world's most stunning remote locations revealed in lavish photo book - from spellbinding Cornish beaches to a crooked forest in Denmark and jaw-dropping mountains in the U.S Pheasant Island which for half a year belongs to the Spanish city of Irun, and the remaining half, to its French twin-town, Hendaye. Tomb of Suleyman Shah which is a tiny Turkish enclave within Syria which was moved closer to Turkey when Lake Assad was created but still stayed in Syria. I'm something of a map nerd, I could spend hours just poring over maps of various kinds, so this was right up my alley. Campione d’Italia where Italian residents have to travel 15km through Switzerland to reach the nearest available Italian territoryAt the 1815 Vienna Congress, Bremen obtained direct access to the sea in the shape of an exclave called Bremerhaven – big enough to be visible on most maps of Germany. (Actually, Bremen consists of three separate bits of land: Fehmoor is separated from Bremerhaven by a narrow strip of Lower Saxony. But let’s not get distracted). In a region fought over so bitterly, Siga Island presents a remarkable exception: it is claimed by neither Croatia nor Serbia. Image reproduced by kind permission of HarperCollins Overall though I enjoyed the book. It’s an undemanding read for those who (like me) enjoy learning about these quirkier aspects of international politics.