Title: Atlas of Canada Site Map Provider: Natural Resources Canada Subject Heading/s: Canada--Maps. LC Class: G1115 Reference Category: Atlases Description: "The five printed edition of the atlas are collections of maps, graphs and tables on paper that provide an overview of the geography of Canada and reflect the state of knowledge and concerns of the nation at a given time. The sixth edition represents a departure from the paper atlas to data access and analysis that goes far beyond the maps themselves." Last visited 6/17/04

Title: Atlas of English History Provider: Gardiner's Atlas Subject Heading/s: Great Britain-History LC Class: G Reference Category: Atlases Description: 88 pages of maps from A School Atlas of English History ed. by Samuel Rawson Gardiner, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892. Updated 10/5/2007

Title: Blank & Outline Maps Provider: about.com Subject Heading/s: Maps LC Class: G Reference Category: Atlases Description: Outline maps for countries and U.S. states.

Title: Cold Regions Bibliography Provider: U.S. Library of Congress Subject Heading/s: Antarctica; Arctic regions LC Class: G Reference Category: Bibliographies Description: Citations and abstracts from over 200,000 publications dating from the 1950s compiled by the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.

Title: Columbia Gazetteer of North America Provider: Bartleby.com Subject Heading/s: Gazetteers LC Class: G Reference Category: Dictionaries Description: "With 50,000 entries, the Gazetteer covers every incorporated place and county in the United States, along with several thousand unincorporated places, special-purpose sites, and physical features, as well as Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean."

Title: Countries A-Z Provider: Atlapedia Subject Heading/s: Geography, History, Economics, Demography LC Class: G Reference Category: Encyclopedias Description: Countries A-Z, provides facts, figures and statistical data on geography, climate, people, etc. .

Title: Country Briefings Provider: Economist Subject Heading/s: Economics, Politics and government, Demography LC Class: G Reference Category: Almanacs Description: Recent information on the economy and politics of the countries of the world from The Economist.

Title: Development Data Provider: World Bank Subject Heading/s: Statistics; Economic indicators; Social indicators; Quality of life LC Class: G Reference Category: Databases Description: Economic, education, environmental, political, and population data from the World Bank is arranged both by country or region, and by topic. Some maps are also available.

Title: Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing Provider: UC Berkeley Library Subject Heading/s: Geographic information systems; Cartography; Remote sensing LC Class: G Reference Category: Dictionaries Description: "This dictionary decodes abbreviations and acronyms found in various publications including maps and websites. These abbreviations or acronyms, therefore, are not necessarily authoritative or standardized in format or content."

Title: Facts about Canada Provider: Natural Resources Canada Subject Heading/s: Canada--Geography; Canada--Description and travel LC Class: G Reference Category: Almanacs Description: Data on: Fresh Water Drainage Basins, Lakes, Rivers, Shorelines of the Great Lakes, Land and Freshwater Areas, Waterfalls, Islands, Coastline, Bathymetric Areas, Tides, Glaciers, Mountains and Other Heights, and National Parks and Reserves.

Title: Geography and Environment Timeline Provider: GEsource Subject Heading/s: Historical geography; Historical geology; Environmental geography. LC Class: G141 Reference Category: Chronologies Description: "A look at significant dates and events that have shaped the geographical world, from the formation of the Earth to the present day. This section is divided into a number of key areas. " An interactive timeline with links to Web sites and documents giving more information on many of the topics.

Title: Geography Glossary Provider: about.com Subject Heading/s: Geography LC Class: G Reference Category: Dictionaries Description: About.com and Matt T. Rosenberg, geographer and the author of The Handy Geography Answer Book, provide over 100 definitions; links to longer definitions take you to separate pages.

Title: Get-a-map Provider: UK Ordnance Survey Subject Heading/s: Great Britain--Maps. LC Class: G5700 Reference Category: Atlases Description: "Welcome to Get-a-map, your free improved mapping service from Ordnance Survey. You can search for maps anywhere in the UK simply by entering the place name, full postcode or National Grid reference."

Title: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Provider: J. Paul Getty Trust Subject Heading/s: Gazetteers LC Class: G Reference Category: Dictionaries Description: "Linked to the record for the place are names, a "parent" or position in the hierarchy, other relationships, geographic coordinates, notes, sources for the data, and "place types," which are terms describing the role of the place (e.g., "inhabited place" and "state capital"). Names for any place can include the vernacular, English, other languages, historical names, natural order, and inverted order. Among these names, one is flagged as the preferred name, or "descriptor." "Taxonomy" might better describe this gazetteer.

Title: GIS Dictionary Provider: Department of Geography at the University of Edinburgh Subject Heading/s: Geographic information systems LC Class: G Reference Category: Dictionaries Description: Geographical Information System terms are defined and references cited in this interactive dictionary from the Department of Geography at the University of Edinburgh.

Title: Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century Provider: Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century Subject Heading/s: History, Modern LC Class: G Reference Category: Atlases Description: Nicely drawn Web maps by Matthew White, for whom cartography is evidently an avocation.

Title: Infoplease World Atlas Provider: Information Please Subject Heading/s: Maps LC Class: G Reference Category: Atlases Description: Political maps include major cities, but no local (county) divisions. U.S. maps have major highways

Title: Interactive Ancient Mediterranean Provider: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Subject Heading/s: Mediterranean Region; Great Britain, Ireland; France LC Class: G Reference Category: Atlases Description: Maps are excellent, but not interactive and some modern maps are included. In addition to Mediterranean countries, there are maps of Great Britain, Ireland, and Northern Gaul.

Title: Map Center Provider: MSN Subject Heading/s: Maps LC Class: G Reference Category: Atlases Description: This world atlas may be searched by using globe links or a drop down menu. Maps can be zoomed to see localities and have both political and geographical information.

Title: Map Collections Provider: U.S. Library of Congress Subject Heading/s: Maps LC Class: G Reference Category: Atlases Description: Maps are mostly historical, some dating back to the 16th century. Maps are keyword searchable and also divided in subject categories: Cities and Towns, Conservation and Environment, Discovery and Exploration, General Maps, Cultural Landscapes, Military Battles and Campaigns, Transportation and Communication.

Title: Maps and Geographic Information Resources Provider: United Nations Subject Heading/s: Maps LC Class: G Reference Category: Atlases Description: The UN's Cartographic section has hundreds of recent maps for 2nd & 3rd world countries, peacekeeping maps, and of the world in 1945. Updated 4/12/2009

Title: Maptech Mapserver Provider: Maptech Subject Heading/s: Topographic maps LC Class: G Reference Category: Atlases Description: Access to USGS topo maps, NOAA nautical charts, etc.

Title: Merriam-Webster Geography Provider: Merriam-Webster Subject Heading/s: Maps LC Class: G Reference Category: Atlases Description: A collection of political maps and brief information for the countries of the world and U.S. states.

Title: Merriam-Webster's Atlas Provider: Merriam-Webster Subject Heading/s: Maps; Flags LC Class: G Reference Category: Atlases Description: Rather small political maps with accompanying information about the country or U.S. state. A unique feature is the flag of the government in color with a brief history.

Title: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection Provider: University of Texas Libraries Subject Heading/s: United States-Maps LC Class: G Reference Category: Atlases Description: "This site acts as a historical collection as well as a current collection. For example, we archive multiple editions of maps published by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. These older editions are of interest to researchers, and are not available anywhere else online. We provide new non-copyrighted maps as they are made available to us, primarily by the U.S. Government. This is a non-commercial site which is dependent upon the availability of non-copyrighted material for our electronic map collection." One of the best collections of maps on the 'Net.

Title: PlacesNamed.com Provider: PlacesNamed.com Subject Heading/s: United States--Gazetteers. LC Class: G Reference Category: Dictionaries Description: A gazetteer of U.S. place names. Entries include geograhical coordinates, the county/state to which the place belongs, and postal code.

Title: TerraServer Provider: Microsoft Corporation Subject Heading/s: United States--Maps LC Class: G1200 Reference Category: Atlases Description: "TerraServer contains 3.3 tera-bytes of high resolution USGS aerial imagery and USGS topographic maps. You can locate imagery by clicking on the map above, entering a city or town name in the "Search TerraServer" form at the top of the page, or entering a U.S. street address. Click on Advanced Find to see other methods for searching our imagery database. Below are sample thumb-nail images of famous places contained in the TerraServer database. Click on a thumb-nail image to see a famous place or click on more famous places to see a complete the complete list images of famous sites."

Title: TopoZone Provider: TopoZone Subject Heading/s: United States--Maps, Topographic LC Class: G Reference Category: Atlases Description: Every USGS 1:100,000, 1:25,000, and 1:24,000 scale topographical map for the entire United States. Search by place name.

Title: U.S. Gazetteer Provider: U.S. Census Bureau Subject Heading/s: United States-Gazetteers LC Class: G Reference Category: Dictionaries Description: Find basic information about a place, map it, and connect to decennial census data. Include ZIP for towns for best results.

Title: World Atlas: Map Index Provider: MapQuest Subject Heading/s: Maps LC Class: G Reference Category: Atlases Description: Physical maps for countries plus U.S. states and Canadian Provinces. Accompaning each map are Quick Facts on the geography, economy, population, etc. of the area.

Title: World Factbook Provider: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Subject Heading/s: Statistics; Economic indicators; Social indicators; Quality of life LC Class: G Reference Category: Encyclopedias Description: An overview of countries presented by the CIA as a result of their effort to gather more comprehensive basic intelligence in the postwar world. Profile headings include introduction, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.

Title: World Gazetteer Provider: World Gazetteer Subject Heading/s: Gazetteers LC Class: G Reference Category: Dictionaries Description: Population data is in thousands. Links at the bottom of each results page for additional geographic information. © by Stefan Helders www.world-gazetteer.com.