Annotated Internet Resouces by Subject

Geography and Geology

Atlapedia Online
"Atlapedia Online contains key information on every country of the world. Each country profile provides facts and data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history and economy making it ideal for personal or family education and students of all ages."

CIA World Factbook
Presented in gazetteer format, this site offers current maps, flags, text, and statistics.

Embassy World
A directory and search engine of all the world's embassies and consulate offices.

Holt Reinhart Winston World Atlas
An online atlas in English or Spanish.

How far is it?
"This service uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find 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, using the Xerox PARC Map Server."

Infonation: Choose Countries
"Infonation is an easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for member states of the United Nations."

International Resources - Government Publications
This server has links to "International Governmental Organizations," "Foreign Governments,""Regional Information" and "Topical Information."

Mineral Reference
This page describes the composition, color, luster, hardness, specific gravity, etc. of minerals.

National Geographic MapMachine
An online atlas featuring road maps, satellite views, typographical maps of the United States with zoom-in scale capacity, as well as other thematic maps.

National Geographic People & Places
Explores continents, regions, countries, cities and parks with photo galleries and videos.

Rulers
"This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government ... of all currently existing countries and territories. Also included are subdivisions of some countries ..., as well as some international organizations. Foreign ministers of all countries are listed separately."

U.S. Geological Survey
This page has a wealth of geological information. Two of the more interesting features are the "Fact Sheets" on a variety of subjects and the "Learning Lab." There are also a number of links to related sites.

Volcano World
Volcano World has 14 major sections, including "Current Eruptions," "Volcano F.A.Q.," and "Today in Volcano History."

Welcome to Flags of the World
Updated monthly, FOTW contains the image and history of a wide variety of often difficult to find flags from around the world. This is an important reference tool.

West's Geology Directory
"Geological topics from dinosaurs to volcanoes are included in this directory. It is a compilation of geological links to Internet sites, with some illustrations of topics, and it is regularly updated."

World Rulers: Heads of State and Prime Ministers
"On these pages you will find all Heads of State and Chiefs of Government of the countries of the world." Included are kings, presidents, prime ministers and other heads of state from all periods of history, most with portraits. There are also flags and links.

Worldtime
This a service featuring an interactive world atlas, information on local time as well as sunrise and sunset times in several hundred cities, and a database of public holidays worldwide.