Atlas of Remote Islands

Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot On and Never Will is a book by Judith Schalansky originally published in Germany in 2009 by . The atlas contains maps of 50 islands chosen by the author with accompanying descriptions of their natural and human histories, often written in a subjective, impressionistic style. It was the winner of the prize for the most beautiful German book of the year in 2009, the German [Design Award] in 2011, and the Red [Dot Design Award] in 2011. The English translation by Christine Lo was published by Penguin Books in 2010 under this title or as Pocket Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Not Visited and Never Will.
The book is divided in chapters for each ocean, presenting the islands in this order: