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News & Reference > Use an atlas (the links below will take you online)
Find a street map and get directions
	Expedia Maps A clear and useful interface together with an wide range of information and links make this part of Expedia easy and simple to use. Simply enter the name of a city or area anywhere in the world into the search engine wait for your map to appear.
	Multimap This mapping website allows you to find a street map of anywhere in Britain based on postcode information. The maps can viewed at a number of different scales and travel directions are provided. This site also includes aerial photos and local information.
	Ordnance Survey The ordnance survey site allows you to obtain any of the maps that they produce, either on the phone or online. Many maps are also available to download for personal or business use and can be tailored to a very specific area.
	Streetmap Simply enter a postcode or location and this no-frills site will quickly provide you with an accurate and clear street map of the local area. You can zoom in or out and move around the area with a click of the mouse on the screen.
Get geographical reference information
	DK Online - World Atlas Strangely enough you can't directly access maps from this website. However, you can find links to up to date sources of online geographical information about most of the countries of the world. A very useful geographical resource.
	The World Factbook Use this site from the CIA to access a huge amount of information about the countries and regions of the world. You can download some very good reference maps of different regions, access economic, political and physical information about each country.
Get marine charts
	Chart Sales This excellent site allows you to purchase the full range of British admiralty charts that cover all corners of the globe. All purchasable online at very reasonable prices.
	Marine Planner An excellent online marine planning tool. Features weather information and downloadable marine charts that cover the majority of the globe.
Purchase an atlas or map
	123 Pricecheck This site offers a free service to allow you to compare the prices of books, DVDs, Videos and music, including the postage charge. A hugely useful way of finding out if you are getting the best deal.
	Book Brain This site provides a comparison of prices of books from a wide range of online bookshops, so you are likely to get a bargain every time you buy. If you visit any of these dealers through one of the links provided, a percentage of sales goes to charity.
	Shop Smart Shop Smart allows you to search for a wide range of different goods available from some of the best shops on the internet. It then helps you to find the cheapest prices, fastest delivery speed and best bargains from any of these stores. A very good site.
Use an atlas and get world maps
	Atlapedia Here you can find political and physical maps of most of the countries in the world. You can also get key statistics about geography, climate, people, religion, language, history and economy for each country. The site is easy to use and fast to load.
	Maps.com - Atlas This site lets you view political and physical maps of all the continents and most of the countries of the world. You can download printable versions of the maps that you find and access lots of facts and figures about each country or region.
	National Geographic - Maps One of the most informative geographic sites available on the web. The site contains a brilliant 'map machine' section that lets you move around the globe selecting the map and scale that you want, or access news and maps about topical issues.
	Texas University - Maps This is a good place to find a number of different high quality maps. There is a useful section providing maps of topical regions such as Afghanistan as well as world maps and maps of the continents and regions of the world.

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