Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

• (http://www.gii.getty.edu/tgn_browser/) is a geographic resource site produced by the Getty Information Institute. You enter the name of the location and the site will tell you its latitude and longitude.

Earth Viewer 

• (http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vlatlon.html) allows you to view either a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or to view the Earth from the Sun; the Moon; the night side of the Earth; above any location on the planet specified by latitude, longitude and altitude; from a satellite in Earth orbit; or above various cities around the globe. The site is produced by Fourmilab of Switzerland.

3D Atlas Online 

• (http://www.3datlas.com/) is a geographic resource site with information on many countries, world news, free downloads, and geographic glossary.

Map Machine Atlas 

• (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/) includes political and physical maps, flags, facts, and country profiles; from National Geographic.

Atlapedia Online 

• (http://www.atlapedia.com/) contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.