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USEFUL SEARCH ENGINES
More specific than Google:
- Scirus.com
Authoritative scientific Web sites - WorldWideScience
Search info from global government agencies - eiNet: Geosciences
- Marine Realms Information Bank
Links to information about oceans, coasts, & coastal watersheds - Ocean Portal
Ocean data and information - Open Directory: Earth Sciences
- WINDandSEA Internet Locator
BASIC INFORMATION
Geographic Names
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - United States
- Geographical Names of Canada
- GeoNet Names Server - Standard spellings of foreign place names
Maps - United States topographic maps are located in the Science Library, lower level. Policy & usage guidelines. 
- MyTopo - source for topo maps & aerial photography
- US Geological Survey- finding and ordering USGS topo maps
- EarthExplorer - online satellite images, aerial photographs, and maps
- USGS Store allows downloads of GeoPDFs of 1:24000, 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 maps. Coverage is not complete.
- National Geologic Map Database (USGS)
- L.L. Bean & Mr. Paperback stock local quadrangles
- Google Earth
- Libre Map Project - free topo maps and GIS data
Atlases
- Color Landform Atlas of the United States
- Nationalatlas.gov - includes mapmaking software
- Atlas of Canada
- UN Cartographic Section Maps and Geographic Information Resources - general maps in PDF
Guidebooks
- Geologic Guidebooks of North America
- Geology of National Parks - 3D and photographic tours
IMAGES
Finding Images on the Web includes copyright guidelines.
- USGS Multimedia Gallery Search for photos, video, audio
- Government Resources for Science Images
- Earth Science World Image Bank
American Geological Institute - Marine Geology and Geophysics Images
FUN SITES!
- Collections of Visualizations on Geoscience Topics
- Earth As Art
Downloadable satellite images - Icebergs
- Rock cycle animation
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