Finding Maps

This guide will help you to find maps in both print and electronic form.

Finding Maps

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Australian resources

Geoscience Australia
Online tools including images, maps, data and publications, including a place name search facility.
Queensland Place Names
Online place name search provided by the Queensland Department
Whereis Online
Provides street maps of locations around Australia
World Heritage Areas
Information by the Queensland EPA about Australia's world heritage listed locations.
Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM)
Represents all state and Commonwealth surveying and mapping agencies.
Interactive Resource and Tenure Maps
Interactive resource and tenure maps allow you to zoom, pan, search and display geological data with mining and exploration tenure information for the whole of Queensland.

International resources

Altapedia Online
Atlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world
Geography IQ
An online world atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information, as well as other resources including maps, flags, currency conversion as well as climate and time zone information.
HRW World Atlas
World, regional, and continental maps,as well as ocean floor maps.
Maps of Worlds
Compilations of national maps, including cities.
National Geographic's MapMake
Find nearly any place on Earth, and view it by population, climate, and much more. Plus, browse antique maps, find country facts, or plan your next outdoor adventure with our trail maps.
United Nations Atlas of the Oceans
Information about the world's oceans, their uses, geography and related issues.
United Nations Maps and Geographic Information Resources
Country and regional maps, peacekeeping maps.