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MapPlanet
MapPlanet offers a Java Applet that opens in a new window and allows you to navigate the fantastic Tom Van Sant physical map of the planet. Discover latitude, longitude, time zones, and even current temperature for places around the world.

MapQuest World Atlas
Excellent maps for each country of the world - includes major physical and political features.

Maps.com Online World Atlas
A fantastic collection of political and physical maps of the countries and continents of the world from Maps.com.

Online Map Creation
Generate a GIF or PostScript map based on many layers - including bathymetry, topography, tectonic plate boundaries, and more.

Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection
Contains hundreds of fascinating maps which have been scanned and uploaded for your web viewing pleasure; including maps from nations around the world and many specific U.S. maps. An excellent resource.

Poverty Maps
A collection of maps and graphs that show the world distribution of health, economics, resources, and much more.

Reference Maps
Fantastic JPEG and PDF map of each continent and region, from the CIA.

ReliefWeb Map Centre
The ReliefWeb Map Centre offers a vast collection of maps of thematic maps showing geographical information relating to current and past humanitarian emergencies as well as natural disasters. If you need a map of the Brazilian rain forest - this is the place.

This Dynamic Planet
This 3.5 MB Adobe Acrobat Reader world map file takes a while to download but it's worth it to see the impressive detail of landforms, ocean floors, plate boundaries, and information about these topics from the USGS.

View From Above
This National Geographic Society site provides excellent satellite photos of the earth with boundaries and place names added to create stunning maps of our planet.

Weller Cartographic Services Map Catalog
A collection of Adobe Acrobat country maps, world city maps, U.S. state maps, and a plethora of Canadian (especially Vancouver) maps.

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