North America – World Maps Great resources for traveling

The latest edition to my ongoing articles about travelling and map resources is about the north american continent.

North America and the USA – For a quick idea of how the USA is split into states then this map “mapofusa.biz” map of usa but for a much clearer picture of the north american continent “mapofnorthamerica.org” map of north america is a much better resource. It has the three main countries that make up the north american continent, The USA, Canada and Mexico. Another benefit is that the capitals and states are all shown on the initial map but then there are also links to each individual country. It also has a much more comprehnsive map of the USA.

The map of Canada and Mexico in particular good. Once again there is some info on each country but it is not that useful.

When I travelled through north america last I went through the northern parts of Canada and Alaska and I have to say a map that had more accurate information on roads and highways. I will endeavour to find one and do a review on it. A map with major highways and roads of mexico would also be a very handy map to have on hand.

mapofnorthamerica.org has some information on the continent itself. Whilst mildly interesting it can mostly be ignored, unless you are really into geographical statistics.

Also for those of you who are that way inclined it shows the oceans and seas surrounding the three countries. Including the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean and all the relevant seas.