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The National Atlas of the United States of America� is availabe here, completely online and in an interactive format!“You’ve seen other atlases. They’re typically big books of paper maps. The pages in this atlas are here on the Internet whenever you need them. This is a new portrayal of America in maps. We use new technologies, but we honor traditions of accuracy, reliability, and innovation. You’ve found the single best Federal source for national maps and geographic information on the Web. The people and places of the United States are here.”At this site you can:

  • Customize your own map for printing or viewing.
  • Investigate the layers that you can mix and match when making your own map.
  • Print pre-formatted maps on a variety of topics.
  • Play with interactive maps.
  • Learn about topics of interest in the featured articles.

In the National Atlas Map Maker, users can assemble, view, and print their own maps. Choose from hundreds of layers of geographic information to make maps. Each map layer can be displayed individually or mixed with others to tailor an individualized map. For example, a map showing America’s streams and lakes. New map layers can be added showing additional geographic information, such as state boundaries, county boundaries, roads, railroads, and towns and cities.The topics users can explore and create in the maps include:

  • Agriculture: Crops, Expenses, Farmland
  • Biology: Bat Ranges, Butterflies, Forests, Invasive Species, Land Cover
  • Boundaries: Congressional Districts, Counties, Federal lands, States
  • Climate: Precipitation, Hazard Events, Hurricanes, Sea Temperature
  • Environment: Air Releases, Hazardous Waste, Toxics Release
  • Geology: Earthquakes, Landslides, Shaded Relief, Volcanoes
  • History: Presidential General Election 2000 County and State Results
  • Map Reference: Cities and Towns, Urban Areas
  • People: Census, Crimes, Energy Consumption, Mortality
  • Transportation: Airports, Parkways and Scenic Rivers, Railroads, Roads
  • Water: Aquifers, Dams, Watersheds, Streams and Waterbodies