Two tragic events put India in the world headlines in 1984: the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in October, and the Bhopal disaster in December. This map of South Asia, Afghanistan, and Burma was published in December 1984 and included a companion map of the Peoples of South Asia and an article on monsoons. The 1984 South Asia with Afghanistan and Burma map features: • Thousands of place names including capitals, cities, and towns • Ocean bathymetry and geographical features including mountains, passes, rivers, lakes, swamps, deserts, and glaciers • Roads, railroads, and airports • Geographical equivalents • Oil fields and pipelines • Ruins • Colorful country and provincial borders
Coverage Area: India, Afghanistan, Burma, Pakistan, Bangledesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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