Top 10 Geographic Websites
TOP 10 SITES OF THE YEAR (in 1999 and 2005)
... the ten websites that are the 10 best sources for geographical information on the Internet.
So, here they are, in no particular order, the ten best geographical websites ...
- Google Local
- Flags of the World
- NationMaster
- GeoHive
- LiveScience
- WorldTimeZone
- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
- World Climate
- CIA World Factbook
- The United States Census Bureau
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USA Today newspaper
HOT SITES
... good job of
presenting the time all over the
globe, including in those truly odd
locales (Oceania, Antarctica) that
make it rather complicated to
know when you are. |
Wall Street Journal
Worldtimezone.com Helps Create an Excuse to Party
Visitors to Worldtimezone.com can always find an excuse to party on New Year's Eve.
As its name suggests, the Web site (www.worldtimezone.com ) divides a colorful world map by time zones...
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The Jersey Journal newspaper
HIS SITE LEADS YOU AROUND THE WORLD IN 24 TIME ZONES
... International calling has made it easier than ever to stay in touch with friends and relatives around the world - even in the middle of the night ....
... Web site, WorldTimeZone.com, that displays the current time in more than 30,000 cities worldwide...
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Mathematics, Year 11, Math for Queensland, Australia
First published 2001 and Second edition published 2009 by
John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
National Library of Australia
EARTH GEOMETRY - TIME ZONES - Time on Earth
Tha Math Quest for Queensland series is part of Australia's largest ever mathematics project.
The second editions of this highly successful Maths series have been updated to meet the requirements of the revision of Maths Year 11 syllabus for implementation from 2009.
Time Zones, pages 221-222 (2001), pages 227-228 (2009), CD-ROM by G.J. Gardner
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The Sunday Times newspaper
MARCH OF TIME: THAT'S AMAZING
Another real-time "clock" is the sunlight map at www.worldtimezone.com, which shows which areas of the earth are in daylight and neatly maps world time zones. |
The World: co-production of the BBC World Service, PRI and WGBH Boston
Geo Quiz
The subject of today's Geo Quiz, telling what time it is in Russia, can be a tricky business.
That's because Russia has 11 times zones.
WorldTimeZone.com help travellers keep track of time around the world.
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International Herald Tribune newspaper
ASIA AND OCEANIA DEVICE 1,000 WAYS TO GREET 2000
Early this year, the New York-based Millennium World Time Zone Organization (worldtimezone.com), vindicated Fiji's claim to be first into
the new millennium, according to reports in Fiji's Daily Post newspaper. |
Vokrug Sveta (Rus.)- Around the World (Eng.): one of the oldest popular science magazines in the world.
Telegraph Vokrug Sveta
Europe and Russia transition to winter time on October 28, 2007, while the U.S. and Canada will shift to winter time from Daylight Saving Time (DST) on November 4, 2007, a full week later ...
In 2007, the United States and Canada extended the duration of the summer period from the usual 29 or 30 weeks to 34 weeks. In the spring of 2007, the United States and Canada began to switch to DST three weeks earlier than usual - from the first Sunday in April to the second Sunday in March.
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The Columbus Dispatch newspaper
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?
People around the world find out what time it is by checking
worldtimezone.com .... |
Washington Post newspaper
WAY TO GO
You've set your clock forward today (haven't you?), but what about the country to which you're traveling? Don't get caught in a crisis of synchronization - consult the
World Time Zone site.
While other sites offer time zone conversions, this one manages to fit the entire world onto one Web page....
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The New York Times newspaper
IT'S ABOUT TIME!
The World Time Zone Map (/) offers a colorful
map of local times all over the world. |
Apple Daily newspaper (Hong Kong)
HOT WEB SITES
Worldtimezone.com site was recommended in the
article of Apple Daily newspaper, Hong Kong during millennium celebration.
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The Advertiser (Adelaide) newspaper
HOTLINK SURF SITE
This is an absolute favorite clock. Not only the sunclock, but daylight saving times as well as time times.
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Chicago Sun-Times newspaper
NO DEC. 31 PLANS? CELEBRATE ONLINE WEB SITES
OFFER TOURS AROUND THE WORLD
Want to know where and at what time the sun rises on New Year's Day
2000? Get all the technicalities and links to the first sunrise of the year at www.worldtimezone.com |
The Dallas Morning News newspaper
DESTINATIONS: COUNTING THE NANOSECONDS TO 2000
... site has a number of features including layouts of time zones with
the correct time, a clock selector by country
.....we picked this site for its Millennium Clock that will display the new
year as it spreads west from the international date line... |
South Africa (iafrica.com)
SUMMER LIFE- SAVING TIME
Click here /daylight.html for a world map showing which countries (depicted in yellow) utilise DST.
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The Des Moines Register newspaper
HOT WEB SITES
What time is it right now in Amsterdam? Find out by going to www.worldtimezone.com. Handy for making phone
calls and vacation plans, this site shows you the time just about anywhere on the planet. |
Home & Away magazine
(3.3 million AAA-member households in mid-America)
DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?
Visiting London and wondering if the kids back home are awake?
Need to check in with the office while you're touring China?
Find the time anywhere in the world by logging onto
www.worldtimezone.com. The site displays a colorful map which
lists the local time at sites all over the globe .... |
Daily Post/Pasifik Nius/Niuswire newspaper, SUVA, Fiji Islands
FIJI FIRST TO ENTER NEW MILLENNIUM ACCORDING TO NEW YORK GROUP
Fiji will be the first country in the world to enter the third millennium, the
Daily Post reports... |
Florida Today newspaper
WEB BECOMES ZOO WITH ANIMAL CAMS
Since all these images are live, some are visible only during daylight hours, so I've noted the time zone www.worldtimezone.com of each site.
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The Des Moines Register newspaper
HOT WEB SITES
What time is it right now in Amsterdam? Find out by going to www.worldtimezone.com. Handy for making phone
calls and vacation plans, this site shows you the time just about anywhere on the planet. |
Geography, About.com
Top 10 geographical sites for 1999
THE 1999 BEST OF THE NET AWARDS
A great Java-based colorful time zone map that provides the current time around the world in each of the time zones. Scroll down to use the site's pull-down menu below the map for detailed time zone maps of the US, Europe, Russia, and more. |
ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, UPN, Fox, cable networks like TNN, E
HOT SITE ON "NET TALK LIVE!"
What Time Is It? Anywhere... Keeping track of the time in foreign countries is a
mouse click away with this world map. User-friendly format.
www.worldtimezone.com |
Internet World magazine, Tokyo, Japan
MILLENNIUM HOT LINKS
Internet World (by Aleph editing) new magazine from Japan vol.01/2000 about
computer information. Worldtimezone.com web site was introduced in
millennium article. |
USA Today newspaper
HOT SITES
Keeping track of the time in foreign countries is a mouse click away with this
world map. Approximate hourly times in a brightly colored, user-friendly format.
www.worldtimezone.com |
The American Association Of Webmasters
Site Of The Month- January 2007
"WEBSITE OF THE MONTH" and "Gold" Award
Web site WorldTimeZone.com has been selected to receive
The American Association Of Webmasters, "Gold" Award. We were so impressed with your website,
that we have decided to also award you as our FEATURED "WEBSITE OF THE MONTH" Award.
As a "SITE OF THE MONTH" award winner, your website receives a "standalone" listing with a full page dedication to your website.
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