OC Library: Geography Web Sites

Web Sites: Geography

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CIA World Factbook: The factbook provided by the Central Intelligence Agency that provides geographic and other information about most countries in the world.
Country Maps: The Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection contains maps of all countries.
Country Studies: A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army. This online series presently contains studies of 85 countries.
Earth Observation Images: NASA JSC digital image collection. Each shuttle mission produces 2000 to 5000 photographic images. Over 250,000 images have been captured, digitized, and stored.
Geography Resources on the Internet: Extensive list of links to geographic information.
Getty Thesaurus of Geographical Names Online: Searching for a place name yields information such as a location "hierarchy," basic information such as longitude and latitude, and where available, short descriptive passages on the history and political, cultural, or commercial significance of the location over time.
MapQuest: An easy-to-use site that includes online maps, driving directions, and travel guides. Users can type in an address and get both a map and directions to that location.
National Atlas of the United States: Provides a wide variety of information about the United States in map form.
National Geographic Map Machine: Provides a multitude of mapping products. Users can search for a location or browse a variety of mapping options.
Oddens' Bookmarks: Useful and complete list of Web sites with cartographic components maintained by the map curator at Utrecht University.
Perry-Castaneda Library - World City Maps: Maps of cities around the world from the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin.
United Nations Cartographic Section: Provides access to more than 100 non-U.S. maps organized by region and country.
U.S. Gazetteer: The U.S. Census Bureau created the Gazetteer as a way to identify places to view with the Tiger Map Server and to obtain census data from the 1990 Census Lookup server. You can search for a place by entering the name of the city or town and the state abbreviation (optional), or by typing the 5-digit Zip Code.

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