Guide for Geography and Geographic Information Systems including available programs and GIS data. See the Maps and Aerial Photos guide for additional mapping resources.
The search engines for the BGN provide both domestic and foreign names of places, including not only populated places but also physical and cultural geographic features.
TGN is a structured vocabulary currently containing around 1,106,000 names and other information about places. Names for a place may include names in the vernacular language, English, other languages, historical names, and names in natural & inverted orde
The Encyclopedia of Earth is a new electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The Encyclopedia is a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work.
U.S. government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.