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Geography and Environment : Madagascar

Includes online maps, links to other map collections, flags, climate, weather, natural resources.

Created and maintained by the
 African & Middle Eastern Division,
Collections and Services Directorate


Global gazetteer
  (http://www.fallingrain.com/world/MA/)
An online gazetteer searchable by country and then by place. Results give longitude, latitude, and altitude of each location.

International Weather From WeatherHub  (http://www.weatherhub.com/global/)
An English language home page providing links to sites offering international weather information by city.

Mada-Géo, journal des sciences de la terre (Antananarivo)  (http://www.refer.mg/general/revues.htm)
"Publié par l'Institut et Observatoire Géophysique d'Antananarivo, cette revue couvre les domaines suivants : les sciences des continents (géophysique, géochimie, géologie, pédologie, ...), les sciences de l'atmosphère, les sciences de l'eau, les sciences de la mer, [et] les sciences de l'environnement."

MapQuest  (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/)
General site for maps. Search by country and by city.

Maps.com (formerly Magellan Geographix)  (http://www.maps.com/)
User may view samples of the wide variety of maps available as well as order maps or atlases, by downloading, or on CD-ROM or in hard copy.

Parcs et Réserves de Madagascar  (http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/index.htm)
In French. This is the official site for the national parks of Madagascar offering a lists and maps of the parks and other pertinent information.

UT library online, Perry-Castañeda  (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html)
The University of Texas’ Perry Castaneda Library Map collection here offers a variety of historical, geological and political maps of many countries.

United Nations Cartographic Section  (http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm)
Available in English or French versions. Offers detailed maps of many countries.

United States. Library of Congress Country Studies  (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.

United States. Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division  (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/)
Website of one of the largest map repositories in the world.

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