NASA Oceanography
NASA's orbiting ocean satellites gather data on a wide range of ocean characteristics. Here you'll find details of missions and projects, educational resources, images, links to related sites, and an oceans quiz.
UK Fossils
The UK Fossils network covers a large number of locations that are suitable for fossil collecting, complete with what fossils you can find and features thousands of geological and fossil photos.
Planet Under Pressure
With humanity demanding more from the Earth than ever before, BBC News explores the planet's most pressing environmental problems in a six-part series.
Tsunami: Magnitude of Terror
Discover the causes and effects of the massive tsunami triggered in December 2004 that claimed thousands of lives, and learn about the relief efforts created to help the afflicted countries.
Geographia
Information and feature-packed site covering many destinations around the world.
All About Glaciers
Like great rivers of ice, glaciers have sculpted mountains and carved out valleys. Explore all aspects of glaciers including data and science, facts, a gallery and much more.
S-Cool Revision
GCSE, A Level and AS Level revision for a range of subjects, including Geography.
Mapzone
Brush up your mapping skills with the help of Ordnance Survey.
The
Mysterious Life of Caves
Toxic caverns teeming with strange life forms
spark a radical new theory of how caves take shape.
Savage
Earth
Explains how volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis
shape our ever-changing planet.
Rivers
and Coasts
What happens when rivers meet the sea?
How
Fast Are The World's Rain Forests Being Cut Down?
IT and Geography exercise on creating and
plotting deforestation areas on a map using Excel.
Infonation
An easy to use database for viewing and comparing
the latest statistical data for member states of the United Nations.
National
Statistics
UK's home of official statistics, reflecting
Britain's economy, population and society at national and local
level.
Peakwave
World Mountain Encyclopedia
The Web's premier mountain resource where
you can explore the mountain ranges of the world.
GCSE
Bitesize - Geography
Revision exercises from the BBC.
Britain's
Rocky Past
Includes an interactive timeline where you
can watch continental drift, experiments to try at home and ten
virtual walks around Britain which trace the origins of the stones
used to build towns and cities.
National
Geographic Online Adventures
Superb documentaries covering wildlife, natural
disasters, landscapes and geographic themes in a highly visual and
entertaining way.
What
is the Capital City of...?
A reference of every country's capital city
that also includes a few self-marking quizzes.
Dive
and Discover
Dive thousands of metres to the bottom of
the sea and explore towering underwater volcanoes, black smokers
and the bizarre creatures that live there.
Global
Eye News
Covers global development issues and developing
countries through interactive features, workshops and projects.
The
Internet Geographer
Excellent directory of sites covering different
aspects of geography. The links are rated and the site is searchable
too.
about.com:
Geography
Maps and geographical information for every
country, state, continent and ocean.
The
Greatest Places
Explore seven geographically diverse regions
of the world in this stunning and informative site which offers
an insight into the culture and customs of the different countries.
Dams!
Find out how - and why - dams are built,
and explore the impact a dam may have on a community.
360°
Alaska
Pick your path through Alaska with panoramic
views of vast landscapes and nature running wild.
Everest
An intensive look at the personalities, dangers,
history, culture and lore surrounding the world's highest mountain.
Rough
Guides
Best-selling range of guide books now online,
covering 10,000+ destinations.
Currency
Converter
Useful site for automatically converting
currencies online.
Map
Quest
Generates detailed maps for most of the cities
of the world which can be printed out.
Encyclopedia
Britannica
The complete Encyclopedia Britannica, plus
related magazines, books and links to the world's best web sites.
How
to Use a Compass
Kjetil Kjernsmo's illustrated guide on how
to travel safely in unfamiliar terrain in a variety of circumstances
- using a compass alone, in conjunction with a map, in foggy conditions
and even without a compass.
British
Waterways
Discover the hidden world of Britain's inland
waterways - where you can find them, how they are managed and how
you can get involved in their future conservation. The site includes
interactive maps of 2000 miles of canals and navigable rivers throughout
the UK.
Earthquakes
Stats and maps of the most recent quakes
worldwide.
The
Sea Empress Oil Spill
Discover the environmental effects of one
of the most serious oil pollution incidents in European history.
Atlapedia
Information, maps and statistics on every
country in the world.
What's
it like where you live?
Information on biomes around the world and
freshwater and marine ecosystems.
Online
map creation
Enter the co-ordinates and voila!
People
and the Planet: Taming the Tourist
The effects of tourism on mountainous areas.
Glaciers
of the World
Satellite image atlas of glaciers of the
world from USGS.
Volcano
World
The Web's premier source of volcano information.
Streetmap
Find an address or post code area in the
UK.
Multimap
Enter the name of a city, town or village
to display a map of that area. |
