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The Age
Tuesday September 15, 1998
There is more to geography than maps and learning the countries of the world. The Internet also offers keen geographers the latest on tidal waves and erupting volcanoes.
Discover which volcanoes are currently erupting at Volcano World, http://volcano.und.
nodak.edu/, this site also offers volcano images and details of the world's volcanic parks. And to find out more about tsunamis such as the one that killed thousands of people in Papua New Guinea, visit www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/.
As worldwide supplies of fossil fuels start to run out the search is on for other forms of energy. Find out more about geothermal energy (renewable heat energy from the earth) at www.demon.co.uk/geosci/igahome.html.
The latest on Australia's weather patterns is available at the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology site, www.bom.gov.au/. And if you want to find out more about Antarctica and the Arctic, visit www.stud.unit.no/sveinw/arctic/. This site includes the history and wildlife of the poles as well as some fantastic pictures.
If you're searching for academic geography departments, Geography Departments Worldwide is a good site to begin with. You can search its database of more than 600 departments in 51 countries by visiting http://geowww.uibk.ac.at/geolinks/.
The Geography Teachers Association of Victoria, www.netspace.net.au/gtav/hotlinks/index.html#
Intro, has a detailed list of geography-related World Wide Web links subdivided by topic.
The Institute of Australian Geographers is the main body representing geographers and promoting the study of geography in Australia. For more information about the institute and its activities visit www.ssn.flinders.edu.au/geog/iag/.
For getting back to basics, the World Atlas at www.intergo.com/Library/ref/atlas/atlas.htm has maps and details of each country's geography, communications and transport.
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