Subject Guides: Earth & Climate Sciences: Online Resources, Atlases, & Directories

Atlases and Geolographic Name Servers

Geographical Names in Canada
Natural Resources Canada.
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
The United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Maine Ice Age Trial Map and Guide: Down East
University of Maine, Climate Change Institute.
The National Map
The United States Geological Survey (USGS)
North American Stratigraphic Code
From the North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature, published in the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin.
United States Board on Geographic Names
The United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Earth Impact Database
Database of confirmed impact structures from around the world. Planetary and Space Science Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.
Recent Earthquake Activity in the USA
From the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Earthquake Hazards Program. Shows earthquakes over a 2.5
Geology of National Parks
From the United States Geological Survey (USGS). 3D and Photographic Tours Featuring Park Geology and Natural History.
Quaternary Fault and Fold Database of the United States
From the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Earthquake Hazards Program.
World Glacier Inventory
National Snow & Ice Data Center. Contains information for over 130,000 glaciers.