Maps and Atlases

 

Altapedia Online "Contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world."  

 

Atlas Maps - The National Atlas of the United States of America The National Atlas of the United StatesTM is intended to provide a comprehensive, map-like view into the enormous wealth of data collected by the Federal Government.   

 

Dangerous Places (Pelton's) Offers extensive travel and tourist information about the most dangerous countries of the world that people might want to visit. Includes background on the reasons for the danger (conflict) and the major "players" that make it so.  

 

The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping This is a very handy place to find maps of places of the world. It has many, many other mapping resources as well! Browse the index to find the information you need. Their  Gazetteer section is quite extensive, covering the entire world.  

 

Historical Map Web Sites Collection of links to maps of places in earlier times. Provided by The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.  

 

How far is it? "Finds the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two places."

 

LookSmart - Interactive Maps Collection of maps that allow the viewer to specify travel or destination information desired, and then get a map and information back.  

 

National Georgaphic Xpeditions Atlas http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/  Detailed or basic outline maps of the world and its countries.

Maps and References "The maps which are listed are categorized by geographical region although there are a couple of thematic categories such as Interactive Maps which both highlights the potential of the WWW and arMap Collection at Perry-Castaneda

 Many maps from around the world are available here, at the Perry-Castaneda Library's online map collection. Maps are organized by continent, and then by country.  

Map Machine (National Geographic) Some maps from the world famous National Geographic organization.  

 

States and Capitals A guide to the 50 states of the USA, with information about geographic location, area, capital city, colleges, universities and community colleges, constitution, economy, geology, newspapers, population, tourism and weather. Includes images of flags for each state as well as information on state bird, state motto, state song, and other state emblems.

U.S. Geological Survey Geographical information for the United States is offered here. See and browse their new section: USGS Information by State for information on Earthquakes, Floods, Maps, Public Health, Volcanoes and other similar/related topics.

 

World Atlas and World Maps: Maps and Geography of the World "About geography” includes maps and geographical information, alphabetical listing of countries and continents, blank outline maps of each country, countries listed by continent and region, U.S. States and Territories, cities of the world, oceans and more. You can find everything from Basics to Zip Codes and 30 topics in between.

 

U.S. Gazetteer Find geographic facts about places in the U.S.  

 

The World Gazetteer Offers current population figures for cities, towns and places of all countries. e also fun to use."