Geography

General
Distance/Time Zones
Place Names
Maps

Cartographic Reference Resources: the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - From The University of Texas at Austin
Online Resources for Canadian Heritage (Geography)
Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Distance/Time Zones

Date and Time Gateway: What date and time is it around the world
Expedia.ca: This site offers distance and route calculation between places in North America.
How Far is it?
Local Times Around the World
www.timeanddate.com

Alberta Place Names
Canadian Geographical Names Database: Nearly 320,000 currently approved geographical names. 31,000 formerly approved names of historical interest, 3,500 names of undersea features.
Getty Thesaurus of Geographical Names: identifies and describes nearly a half million locales in the world

Atlapedia Online
Canadian Atlas Online: Interactive atlas of Canada produced by Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Canadian Geographic magazine.
Free Blank Outline Maps of the Countries and Continents of the World
Google Maps
MapQuest: planning your route
Microsoft Expedia Maps
National Atlas of Canada Online
National Geographic's Map Machine
WorldAtlas.Com

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