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Atlas Maps - The National Atlas of the
United States of America
The National
Atlas of the United States(TM)
is intended to provide a comprehensive,
map-like view into the enormous wealth of
data collected by the Federal Government.
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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.
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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.
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Historical Map Web Sites
Collection
of links to maps of places in earlier times.
Provided by The Perry-Castañeda Library Map
Collection.
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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."
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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 are also fun to
use."
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Map 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.
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Map Machine (National Geographic)
Some maps
from the world famous National Geographic
organization.
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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.
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