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Last updated: 3/7/08

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From The Lighthouse:
  1. Loc8 Loc8 YHGfLA YHGfL project where you can access detailed maps and aerial photos of the Yorkshire and Humberside region.
  2. Humberside from the Air (Aerial photos from around the region of Humberside taken in 1996. Over 100 copyright free photos.) Go directly to Humberside from the Air: tlfe.org.uk/air
  3. The Discovery Centre(A virtual representation of the Discovery Centre in Cleethorpes consisting of images and text about animals, insects and the beach)
  4. The Geography Network - Review of the first year (2007)
  5. Local Web Sites (for N.E.Lincs.)

General Geography:
  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ (BBC Newsround - Child friendly news from around the world)
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/ (BBC News - Useful site to find out what is going on around the World)
  3. News and Newspapers (very useful for information from around the world)
  4. http://members.aol.com/GeographyWorld ('Geography World' - lots of useful links)
  5. http://www.geographynetwork.com/ ('The Geography Network' - lots of useful maps)
  6. http://www.atlapedia.com/index.html (All about different countries including maps)
  7. http://mbgnet.mobot.org/ (Look at different parts of the World, different environments including water, dry land etc.)
  8. http://www.geography4kids.com/ (Physical Geography)
  9. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ (UK National Statistics)

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Maps and Aerial Photos:
  1. Humberside from the Air (Aerial photos from around the region of Humberside. Over 100 copyright free photos.)
  2. http://earth.google.com/ (Google Earth puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. View exotic locales like Maui and Paris as well as points of interest such as local restaurants, hospitals, schools, and more.)
  3. http://www.multimap.com/ (Type in a postcode or a place and get a map. Also directions, aerial photos, historic photos and more)
  4. http://www.mapquest.com/ (Click on 'World Atlas' and you can zoom in on any place in the World and recieve information about it or you can type in an address get a map!)
  5. http://www.mapquest.co.uk/ (the UK version of the above site but clear route maps only)
  6. http://www2.getmapping.com/ (Zoom in on the UK using satellite pictures, click on 'International' for world maps)
  7. http://www.ordsvy.gov.uk (Ordinance Survey Maps - Put in a postcode, get a map - there is an education section. You can also zoom in on a map.)
  8. http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ (Type in a place, get a map! - UK and street maps of London. The zoom on this is larger than the Ordinance Survey one above)
  9. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ (World Maps)
  10. http://www.mapblast.com/ (World maps, directions)
  11. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/ (Maps and more)

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Weather :
  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/index.shtml (BBC Weather Centre)
  2. http://www.mb.ec.gc.ca/air/a00s20.en.html (All about the Ozone layer)
  3. http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/ (The weather around the world)
  4. http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/England-North/Grimsby.htm (The Weather for Grimsby from the above site)
  5. http://www.onlineweather.com/ (World Weather forecasts)
  6. http://www.met-office.gov.uk/ (The Met Office - weather)
  7. http://www.metoffice.com/weather/satellite/ (Satellite pictures form the Met Office)
  8. http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk (Latest weather satellite pictures)
  9. http://www.wxdude.com/ (Weather education site)
  10. http://www.weather.co.uk/ (The Weather Channel)

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Places:
  1. http://www.globaleye.org.uk/primary_spring03/index.html (An on-line resource teaching children about different places around the world - updated termly and you can access back issues of the website)
  2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/webcams/ (Take a tour of England from the BBC via webcams)
  3. http://www.vtourist.com/ (Virtual tourist)
  4. http://www.londontown.com/ (Find out about London)
  5. http://www.merseyguide.ndo.co.uk/ (Find out about Liverpool)
  6. http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/bd_contents.html (Virtual Bangladesh)
  7. http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/india.htm (All about India)
  8. www.school-link.org.uk (School Link is an exciting new way to find out about children in other countries)

Village Life:
  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/villages/ (Village life in Cornwall from the BBC)
  2. http://www.villagesonline.com/ (Villages Online - over 800 villages listed - click on the Alphabetical Listings, then on the village name to go to the villages web site)
  3. http://www.orion-arts.com/villages/ (Irish and British Villages - a long list)
  4. http://www.eng-villages.co.uk/vill_ind.html (English Villages, also links to Scottish, Welsh, Irish and global villages)

St. Lucia:
  1. http://www.geographia.com/st-lucia/
  2. http://membres.lycos.fr/schmittg/index_a.html
  3. http://www.stlucia.org/
  4. http://www.stlucia.gov.lc/ (Government of St. Lucia)
  5. http://www.turq.com/stlucia.html

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Water and Rivers:
  1. http://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12
    /pilot/water_cycle/grabber2.html
    (The Water Cycle)
  2. http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/index.html (All about water)
  3. http://www.jim-shead.com/waterways/ (Information on canals and rivers in the UK)
  4. http://www.sln.org.uk/trentweb/ (All about the River Trent)
  5. http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/the_land/nile_river.shtml (All about the River Nile)

Mountains:
  1. http://www.keswick.u-net.com/ ('Mad about Mountains' - information about mountains all over the world)
  2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/rocks/ (The BBC essential guide to rocks)

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Volcanoes:
  1. explorer/topic_hazards_volcanoes.asp (all about volcanoes)
  2. http://www.learner.org/exhibits/volcanoes/ (Volcanoes)
  3. http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/ (Volcano World)

Wildlife / Animals:
  1. The Discovery Centre (A virtual representation of the Discovery Centre in Cleethorpes consisting of images and text about animals, insects and the beach)
  2. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk (Our local environmental organisation with lots of places to visit)
  3. http://www.panda.org/ (WWF - World Wide Fund for nature)
  4. http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/middle_school/
    species_home/index.cfm
    (Virtual Wildlife and quiz from WWF)
  5. http://wildnetafrica.co.za/kidscorner/index.html (Nature and Wildlife in Africa with some puzzles)
  6. http://www.savethetigerfund.org//AM/Template
    .cfm?Section=Home1
    (All about preserving Tigers)
  7. http://www.davidshepherd.org/education/education_global_pack.shtml (free educational pack re the natural world)

Links on this page:
From The Lighthouse
General Geography
Maps and Aerial Photos
Weather
Places
Village Life
St. Lucia
Water and Rivers
Mountains
Volcanoes
Wildlife / Animals
The Time around the World
The numbers are for easy reference

What time is it?
Local Time

Eniwetok (GMT-12)

Samoa (GMT-11)

Hawaii (GMT-10)
Alaska (GMT-9)

Pacific Time (GMT-8)

Mountain Time (GMT-7)
Central Time (GMT-6)

Eastern Time (GMT-5)

Atlantic Time (GMT-4)
Brazilia (GMT-3)

Mid-Atlantic (GMT-2)

Azores (GMT-1)
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) Rome (GMT +1)

Israel (GMT +2)

Moscow (GMT +3)
Baku (GMT +4)

New Delhi (GMT +5)

Dhakar (GMT +6)
Bangkok (GMT +7)

Hong Kong (GMT +8)

Tokyo (GMT +9)

Sydney (GMT +10)

Magadan (GMT +11)

Wellington (GMT +13)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

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