A world map has been a great help in finding locations which also serves as our references tool on our travel projects, studies, hobbies, interest, countries time guide etc. In our time today, large poster size map are getting less popular. The online maps are widely used by researchers, navigators, travellers as complete manual in their portable devices like netbook, notebook, smart phone, iPad and even applied to their industries.

Some world maps are not showing only continents and countries, but also came with detailed locations & streets, latest news on maps, real time information such as time and event updates along the digital map. Therefore, you will can find a map online to study. And in the world of technology, one great thing you can do is using Internet to find the information of locations you want. The benefit of using online map is the easy search and find features to get the target location information quickly. You will be getting amaze on how detailed and realistic those maps are made by designers.

In this article, we will be presenting 10 great web resources alternatives to your world map finding. You may find these information useful. Hope you will love them.

1. HRW WORLD ATLAS

The continent world region maps available from this page are Africa, Antarctica, Arctic, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, North America and Oceania while ocean floor maps available from this page are Arctic Floor, Indian Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean.

2. World Atlas

The list of from this map includes continents, countries, dependencies, world islands, world territories, places of interest on the planet.

3. Map of the World

An interesting part of this site is you can find world maps in 800 different themes. In fact, the world map are printable. Get your World Atlas and World Map in 50 languages.

4. World Time Zone

A special world time zone map with current time in 12 hours AM/PM format and 24 hours standard time format. If you are using GSM standard mobile phones, you will find it useful with its GSM world coverage map and GSM country list from the world.

5. World Map

From here, you will be able to download world map in PDF or JPG version. It also has 237 country profiles available online.

6. P&P World Map

A black and white version map suitable for printing. Click on the edit button to edit your world map. Once you have done, you can download the map in the customizable size you like.

7. Wikimapia

Wikimapia is an online editable map – you can describe any place on Earth. Or just surf the map discovering tonns of already marked places.

8. EarthCam

A satelite map with country maps where you can zoom to a country or zoom to a state of a country.

9. 24 Time Zones

A real time flash map displaying all the current local time in any place from the globe. It is the combination of world clock and map for anyone who deal with people from different countries or those who would lkie to know what the the time further than the local one.

10. World Sites Atlas

This website not only has a county map, but also has a physical map for each state in the United States, even the highway map of the those states. Besides, it also features the maps of world regions, global countries, states, and cities with hotels, guides to a destination, interesting facts, useful links, landmark photos, and more on maps.

11. Google Maps

Get directions from Google Maps via its Street View and Maps for mobile feature. Get Google Earth installed in your PC for further world exploration.

12. Maps- National Geographic

Explore your world with National Geographic’s MapMachine and get news from there.