The maps section of the web site is under construction. It will feature a collection of downloadable maps and map images, links to online map archives, links to mapping resources and miscellaneous map related information and links.

Suggestions and donations of items for inclusion are welcome. Contact Josh Klauder, ALIAS Project Manager:  josh@arcus.org

In the meantime, here are some useful links:
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Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - Polar Regions and Oceans Maps at the University of Texas at Austin
Arctic maps and graphics from the United Nations Environment Program office in Arendal, Norway  
Some very good maps of Nunavut, Canada on the website of the Nunavut Handbook  
Maps of the settled areas of Greenland  
Global Gazetteer This is a directory of 2880532 (!) of the world's cities and towns, sorted by country and linked to a map for each town. Presented by Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.  

"The Canadian Communities Atlas offers a unique national network of geographic information by providing schools the opportunity to create an Internet-based Atlas of their community. "  

 A project of Natural Resources Canada.

  
Maps and images of Greenland  

Lars Kaleschke's site <http://www.seaice.de> provides you with high resolution sea ice concentration maps derived from satellite sensors. These near real-time 12.5 km resolution maps are calculated using the ARTIST Sea Ice (ASI) algorithm.

Lars is at the Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, DE

  
A good map of Chukotka on the ethnographic web site of Patty Gray  
Here are some excellent map links on the NOAA Arctic theme page.  
   


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