Reference Resources:
Geographic Information

• Atlapedia Online Physical and political maps, facts and statistics on countries of the world
• City.Net Searchable guide to communities around the world
• Country Studies/Area Handbooks Series, Library of Congress, Federal Research Division
• Free ZIP Code Lookup, an international resource
• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
• How far is it? To estimate distances between two cities
• MapQuest International interactive street guide
• Maps and References A meta site by Mark MacLennan, University of Iowa Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research
• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection The University of Texas at Austin; over 230,000 maps
• World Factbook from the CIA
• 3D Atlas Online; a glossary and links to other geographic sites