Guides: LIBR 235: Reference Resources: Geographic Information

Geographic Information

Geographic resources describe and identify places (primarly) on planet Earth. They include gazetteers, travel guides, maps and atlases.

Alberta Energy Maps This link opens in a new window
The department of Energy uses business system data to automatically update maps daily, providing users specific data about Alberta's mineral agreements.

A Visual Atlas for Soil Micromorphologists by Eric P. Verrechia
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9783030678067
Publication Date: 2021
Includes images, maps, and information about and related to soil thin sections.
Estonia by Neil Taylor; Juhan-Markus Laats
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9781784778262
Publication Date: 2021
Guide to travel, culture, food, customs, and more in Estonia.
Atlas of Fallen Dust in Kuwait by Al-Dousari, ali
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9783030669775
Publication Date: 2021
Provides maps and information about dust storm trajectories in Kuwait.
CultureShock! Taiwan by Chris Bates; Ling-Li Bates
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9789814779746
Publication Date: 2018
Focuses on customs and etiquette in Taiwan aimed at tourists.

The Atlas of Canada
Provides a variety of maps covering Canada's geography, topography and more.
Google Maps
A comprehensive map of the world ranging from first-person street views up to high-level satellite overviews.
Google Mars
Like Google Earth, but Mars. This resource allows you to navigate across the red planet and explore it from a satellite's perspective.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
A collection of over 250,000 maps, curated by the University of Texas.
Place Names of Alberta, Vol. 1
This book, hosted on the University of Calgary's Local Histories digital collections, collects the stories behind the names of Alberta mountains.