Ken,

There are a few countries that have put out CD/DVD versions of their
paper national atlases; Argentina, Bolivia, Botswana, China, Germany,
Panama, Russia, Tatarstan, among others.  I assume as precursors to
putting them on-line.

Cheers
Russell

At 01:58 PM 1/8/2010, you wrote:
>Hello, all...
>
>I have a faculty request for help identifying electronic versions of
>various national atlases.  While the U.S. has its atlas online, what
>about other countries, esp. developing countries?  In particular,
>has anyone compiled a central site with easy links to available
>e-atlases?  The professor has an upcoming course on "Urban
>environmental geography" in which she'd like students to select a
>city or urban region and report on the "big 5" spheres:  Geosphere,
>Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, and Anthrosphere.  While many
>may choose a North American city, there are numerous foreign
>students who may prefer to tackle something "closer to home"--hence
>the idea of accessing national atlases that they can use.
>
>--Ken Rockwell
>   Map Librarian
>   Marriott Library,
>   University of Utah