The websites in this category are general geography websites that cover many different facets of geography or many geographic locations. All of them provide reliable information on Alaska.
http://ask.usgs.gov/
“The Earth Science Information Center of the U.S. Geological Survey provides information about geologic, hydrologic, topographic, and land use maps, books, and reports; aerial, satellite, and radar images and related products; earth science and map data in digital format and related applications software; and geodetic data.”
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http://www.nationalgeographic.com
Visitors to the National Geographic website are introduced to a wide range of geographic information including travel, wildlife, adventure and exploration, history and culture, animals and nature, maps, scientific discovery and news. The site also includes an interactive page full of fun for younger children. The education section for teachers includes lesson plans, teaching resources and information for professional development.
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http://geonames.usgs.gov/
“The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), developed by the USGS in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), contains information for almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States and its territories. The Federally recognized name of each feature described in the data base is identified, and references are made to a feature's location by State, county, and geographic coordinates. The GNIS is our Nation's official repository of domestic geographic names information.”
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http://www.state.ak.us/local/facts.shtml
This page is part of the State of Alaska website and provides substantial information on a variety of topics about Alaska. The links from this page lead to the Statewide Library Electronic Doorway (SLED), statistics on Alaska, information for students, and Alaska’s Official Visitor Information Website, among many others.
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