Pacific and Polar Regions
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Pacific Ocean |
Polar Regions
Pacific Ocean
- Te Puna Web Directory - New Zealand and Pacific Islands (National Library of New Zealand)
- Australia: Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library of Congress)
- Black Stump: Australiana - All things Australian
- Guide to Australia
- New Zealand: Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library of Congress)
- New Zealand on the Web
- New Zealand Stuff
Australia:
New Zealand:
News:
Polar Regions
- Directory of Polar and Cold Regions Organisations (Scott Polar Research Institute, SPRI)
- PolarWeb - Resources on the Arctic and Antarctic
- Science from the Poles - Read about climate change at the poles and see video of scientists constructing a telescope at the South Pole (Exploratorium)
Arctic:
See also
- Arctic Theme Page - Research by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Explore North - "Your gateway to the circumpolar north"
- Greenland Guide
- Antarctica: Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library of Congress)
- Big Dead Place - The inside scoop on what it's like to live and work in Antarctica
- Cool Antarctica - Scientific and travel information; pictures
- Gateway to Antarctica
- Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty - Organization to implement the international agreement regarding the continent
- Australian Antarctic Division
- British Antarctic Survey
- U.S. Antarctic Resource Center - Maps, satellite images, etc. of Antarctica. Includes an online, interactive atlas.
- Arctic Centre Library, Rovaniemi, Finland
- Arctic Science and Technology Information System - A service of the Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary
- Cold Regions Bibliography - Archival database, 1962-2000 (Library of Congress)
- Scott Polar Research Institute library and archives, Cambridge, England - Covers all subjects related to the Arctic, the Antarctic, and snow and ice elsewhere in the world
- Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty documentation centre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Polar Libraries Colloquy - Association for libraries and individuals interested in polar research
Antarctic:
Antarctic Research Efforts
Various nations conduct research in Antarctica. These Web sites provide updates and other information.
Libraries and Bibliographies on the Polar Regions:
Even if you can't visit these libraries in person, their online catalogs can be useful for research.