Geography
Contributor --
Sandra McAninch, University of Kentucky
(Originally compiled by Brian Erb, Louisville Free Public Library)
This section presents information on the physical environment of Kentucky. Subjects covered include land use, water resources, pollution, toxic and hazardous waste sites.
- Kentucky
Atlas and Gazetteer
- The University of Kentucky provides this Kentucky Atlas that gives a
detailed description of the geographic regions of Kentucky. Click on an
area of the map for a detailed description. Within each region you can click
on a county for facts about that county. You can also search the Gazetteer
for Kentucky place names.
- Kentucky
Counties
- This site gives basic geographical facts about Kentucky's counties.
- Kentucky Geological Survey
- This site is an excellent source of information on Kentucky geography.
From the web site: "The mission of the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS)
is to provide for citizens, researchers, industry, and government, scientifically
based information on Kentucky's geology and mineral and water resources.
KGS conducts research, collects data, and serves as the State's official
archive for data on petroleum, coal, minerals, ground water, and topographic
and geologic maps. A diverse research program is supported principally by
grants from federal and state agencies and industry. Research investigations
include the study of water resources, geologic mapping, oil and natural
gas resources, coal and minerals, and geologic hazards."
- Kentucky
Geographical Facts from the University of Kentucky
- An overview of Kentucky's geography, including statistics and links.
- Kentucky Maps
- This site provides a variety of Kentucky atlases and a nice list of links
to sites dealing with Kentucky geography.
- Overview
of Kentucky Waters
- This site provides statistical information on Kentucky's water supply,
including maps. There is also information about water pollution.
- Ozone Pollution-Kentucky/Indiana
- This site provided by the Environmental Protection Agency provides current
and historical data on smog and ambient ozone levels in Northern Kentucky
and Southern Indiana.
- Ozone Pollution - Kentucky/Tennessee
- This site provided by the Environmental Protection Agency provides current
and historical data on smog and ambient ozone levels in Southern Kentucky
and Tennessee.
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Last Updated: Friday, 18-May-2007 15:25:19 EDT
