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Reference Shelf: Geography [ Reference Shelf home ]
Atlases:Atlas of PalaeovegetationThe Atlas is divided into seven geographic regions. The links point to introductory information on the palaeovegetation of that region, and maps of the countries in that region. Xpeditions Atlas @ nationalgeographic.com First select the region a interest, and then select a specific country map or one of the entire region. Image maps and maps of certain major cities are also available. Color Landform Atlas of the US Each state link brings up a menu of links to maps and other online information about the state. Currently two maps are available for each state (except Alaska and Hawaii): a topographic map optimized to show the landforms, and a map showing counties in a state. Atlapedia Online Atlapedia Online "contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world". Country & Regional Maps:Map Machine (National Geographic)Provides maps, flags, facts, and country profiles for nations of the World. Maps at Natural Resources Canada Includes both geographic and topical maps of Canada. Additional Canadian geographic information is available at this site. Russia and the Former Soviet Republics Maps Links to maps of Russia and the former Soviet Republics. Includes maps which cover politics, geography, history, and even economics. Each map is dated and includes the file size. Some of these maps take a while to load. Ukrainian MAP Server Topographic & road maps of Ukrainian provinces. Includes links to various Ukrainian maps on the Internet. Yahoo! Country Maps This takes you directly to Yahoo's page of country maps. Simply select a country and then choose which map you want to see. It's that simple! Map Generators:MSN Maps & Directions (formerly MapBlast!)Create a street map of almost any U.S. location. You can e-mail these maps or embed them in a webpage. Soon MapBlast! will be able to create street maps of Europe. MapQuest Type in an address and MapQuest will generate a map for you. Use their trip atlas to get directions from one US location to another. You must register at this site (it's free). U.S. Gazetteer/TIGER Mapping Service A service of the US Census Bureau, it provides a public resource for generating high-quality, detailed maps of anywhere in the United States, using public geographic data. You enter the city & state at the Gazetteer, then you choose the option to view the TIGER Map. General Geographic Resources:Geography Networ"Through the Geography Network, you can access many types of geographic content including dynamic maps, downloadable data, and more advanced Web services." Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (University of Texas at Austin) Perhaps the most exhaustive, well organized, and best map collections on the Internet. Links to tons of other map related web sites. Internet Map Resources (from the University of Iowa) This is a listing of map sites on the WWW. Any map you could ever want to find is probably located at this site. You can find many different categories of maps here: interactive; regional & country maps; historical; geogrpahic; and weather maps are all here. World Population Contains increaing world population and populations from January 1st, 1970 until present. Date Last Modified: Nov 09, 2004 Page URL: http://www.coastal.edu/library/referenceshelf/geog.html |
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