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Includes online maps, map collections, climate, natural resources, environment. For information about maps and other geographic resources at the Library of Congress, consult the web site of its Geography and Map Reading Room.
CNN.com Weather (http://weather.cnn.com/weather/forecast.jsp)
From "Find Weather Around the World" -- select Eruope, then Sweden, and click on a list of cities.
National Atlas of Sweden (http://www.sna.se/e_index.html)
Links to over 1,000 thematic maps and a gazetteer, PC-Atlas (an electronic atlas on CD-Rom--Swedish only), as well as books. In English and Swedish.
National Geographic (http://www.nationalgeographic.com)
Search on Sweden.
University of Texas at
Austin. Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection: Sweden Maps (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/sweden.html)
Links to country, historical, and thematic maps of Sweden.
Digital Gazetteers
Directory of Cities, Towns,
and Regions in Sweden (http://www.fallingrain.com/world/SW/)
Links to regions and alphabetical listing of more than 47,000 towns in Sweden. Each town is linked to a regional map showing the town's location. Gives altitude and latitude/longitude, as well as meteorological information, airports, and aviation waypoints in Sweden.
Getty Thesaurus
of Geographic Names (http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/)
The Getty Center, an art museum and research institute near Los Angeles, provides information for approximately one million places world-wide, with an emphasis on places important for art and architecture. Search on Sweden.
NGA GEOnet Names Server (http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/)
A sophisticated database including over 5 million place names world-wide. Maintained by two U.S. agencies - the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NGA GEOnet is the official repository of standard spellings of all foreign place names, sanctioned by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. A pull-down menu allows searching by country. Records give the name of each location or feature, variant spellings, latitude and longitude, and additional numeric data. Searches may focus on a variety of elements, such as populated place, administrative region, type of area, vegetation, and fresh- and saltwater features. Searches may also be limited to areas demarcated by two lines each of latitude and longitude.
Historical Maps
David Rumsey Map Collection (http://www.davidrumsey.com)
Provides current and historical maps worldwide through four viewers. The oldest map for Sweden is from 1706.
Contemporary Maps
EmbassyWorld: Maps of Sweden (http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/Maps_Of_Sweden.html)
Annotated portal to country and city maps--for free and purchase.
Find-our-Community.net: SwedenMap (http://www.find-our-community.net/region/Europe/Scandinavia/Sweden%5Fmap.htm)
Travel maps for cities and towns, and links to local Web sites with tourist information as well as links to a road map, detailed Sweden map, virtual Sweden, and more.
Agriculture
Jordbruksdepartementet (http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2064)
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries is responsible for a wide range of issues, including the Sami people, the environment, and reindeer husbandry. Links to information about the Ministry, news, and more. A limited number of fact sheets and publications are available in English. The Swedish version of the site includes links to affiliated agencies and organizations.
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (SLU) (http://www.slu.se/?id=580)
Swedish University makes available its library catalog (LUKAS) and a database of dissertations since 1997 as well as information about SLU, education, research environment, news and cooperation. In Swedish and English.
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
National Agricultural Library (NAL) (http://www.nal.usda.gov)
Search NAL databases by subject for information on natural resources and environment, animals and livestock, plants and crops, and more. Includes links to NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) and collections, information centers, and information about NAL.
Natural Resources
Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning (SGU) (http://www.sgu.se/sgu/eng/index.html)
The Geological Survey of Sweden provides access to several specialized databases on geology, mineralogy, hydrology, and other subjects. Links to information about SGU, services, mapping, natural resources, geology, research and development, environmental work, and more. The Georegister is a reference database that gives information on the location and availability of Swedish geological documents. The database can only be searched in Swedish, but some titles and abstracts are in English. In Swedish and English.
UN/ECE Timber
Database (http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/mis/fp-stats.htm)
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe provides statistics on forests and forest industries in all European countries.
USGS
Minerals Information - Europe and Central Asia (http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/europe.html)
The United States Geological Survey provides lengthy annual reports on the mineral resources of most countries throughout the world. The annual reports for many countries are archived beginning in the mid 1990s. Click on Sweden for reports on the Mineral Industry of Sweden as well as related links.
U.S. Department of Energy -
Office of Fossil Energy (http://www.fe.doe.gov/international/)
Search on Sweden for reports.
Environment
EarthTrends (http://earthtrends.wri.org)
An environmental information portal for researching global topics, such as water resources, climate and atmosphere, population and health, energy resources, and agriculture and food. Allows users to gather information from the searchable database, display data tables, view country profiles, or select maps with global, regional, and country-level environmental information. A search on Sweden yields country profiles on agriculture and food, biodiversity and protected areas, climate and atmosphere, environmental governance and institutions, and more.
Miljödepartementet (http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/1471)
Ministry of the Environment. Information on the ministry and minister, areas of responsibility (environment, energy and climate, housing and construction, and sustainable development, organization, news, and more. Searchable. In Swedish, some English.
Naturvårdsverket (http://www.naturvardsverket.se/en/In-English/Menu/)
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides an online catalog and links to Swedish web sites with environmental information, including NGOs and Swedish government sites. Also provides information on the Swedish EPA, environmental objectives and issues, legislation, library, pollutants, climate change, and more. Searchable. In Swedish and English.
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