Digital Atlas Of Poland 1 250 000 to 1500 000 base map, coupled with an extensive name index. We hope that DAP will be the first publication presenting geography of poland in a modern http://www.igipz.pan.pl/ksig/kap/home.htm
Extractions: We hope that DAP will be the first publication presenting geography of Poland in a modern, computerised way, at the same time paying considerable attention to cartographic quality. Contributors from IGiPZ External contributors The easiest way to proceed would be to "go multimedia" and arrive at yet another mass-market product with miserable cartographic quality. Instead, we choosed the "GIS way" for two main reasons: 1) to be true with geographic reality and 2) to save our efforts in the future. We shall rely almost exclusively on AVISO GIS technology throughout the project. This really means two things:
Extractions: a Brief history Climate and Terrain Elevation extremes Natural hazards Population HIV Prevalance Ethnic Groups Spoken Languages Literacy National Holiday Legal System Economy Poverty level Currency Telelphone System Radio Stations Internet service providers Military Transnational Issues For more information on Poland and its cities, check out our Poland Tourism Guide , found in the Destination Guides section of MyTravelGuide. If you have a question about Poland, you can ask it in the " Ask a Question " section of MyTravelGuide. We also have a Poland Tourism Guide Country List World Factbook Home The World Factbook Poland Introduction Poland Background: Geography Poland Location: Central Europe, east of Germany
Traveljournals.net - Geography Of Poland geography note historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain. http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/poland/geography.html
General Information> to the south Czech and Slovakia, and Germany to the west. Additional information on poland s geography in geography of poland. http://ciesin.ci.uw.edu.pl/poland/geographyintro.html
Extractions: Poland is one of the larger countries in Europe (the land area 312, 638 sq. km making it the 9th largest country in Europe and the 66th in the world). The country is situated in very hart of Europe. It has a two-level administrative division: first is divided into 49 voivodships, which are then divided into 2,459 communes. The territory of Poland is compact and resembles a circle it lies in the basin of the Vistula (the longest Polish river - 1047 km) and Oder rivers, in the European Lowland and between the Baltic Sea and the arc of the Carpathian Mountains. Farthest to the south lies Oplonek Peak. Farthest to the north is the Rozewie Cape. The major historical cities like Warsaw, Cracow, Sandomierz, Kazimierz, Plock, Torun and Gdansk were built along the Vistula river. Modern architecture coexists with historical quarters that, like the Old towns in Warsaw and Gdansk, Cracow's center, and the market places of Kazimierz and Sandomierz, remember times from eight centuries ago. With recent changes in this part of continent Poland's neighbors are: to the east and north-east - Russia, Lithuania, Belorussia and Ukraine; to the south - Czech and Slovakia, and Germany to the west.
Geography Sources State of Environment in poland. Environmental Information Centre GRIDWarsaw UNEP. Warsaw 1993;. poland The Country And Its People. http://ciesin.ci.uw.edu.pl/poland/polgeography.html
Extractions: Total area: 312 , 700 km2; Land area: 304 , 510 km2 Comparative area: slightly smaller than New Mexico Land boundaries: 3,321 km total; Belarus 605 km; Czechoslovakia1,309 km; Germany 456 km; Lithuania 91 km; Russia (Kalingrad Oblast) 432 km, Ukraine 428 km Coastline: 491 km Maritime claims: Exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles Territorial see: 12 nautical miles Climate: temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers Terrain: mostly flat plain; mountains along southern border Natural resources: coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt Land use: arable land 46%; permanent crops 1%; meadows and pastures13%; forest and woodland 28%, other 12%; includes irrigated NEGL % Environment: plain crossed by a few north flowing, meandering streams; severe air and water pollution in south Note : historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and a lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain. Poland is generally composed of lowlands. The average altitude is 173 m, while for all of Europe, which is the lowest continent, it is 330 m. Lowland territories take up 91.3% of Poland, highlands 7.7%, while maintains terrain only 1%. Only the central areas of Poland there are typical plains. One of the characteristic surface features of Poland is that belts of hills and lowlands occur one after the other, in the same direction parallels of latitude.
PGSA - Geography & Maps Lira Ensemble PAHA Polish Museum PRCUA. geography Maps. Maps David Rumsey Map Collection; Detail Maps of poland; FEEFHS Map Room; Galicia Administrative Map; http://www.pgsa.org/geomaps.htm
Poland CIA World Factbook 2002 A very useful information summary about poland, including sections on geography, people, government, economy, communications http://www.fe.doe.gov/international/poland.html
Extractions: An Energy Overview of Poland includes information about Poland's energy policy, a lengthy description of the energy situation in Poland, an environmental summary, brief privatization and economic summaries, and a discussion of some strategic issues. (Prepared by DOE Office of Fossil Energy) English-language text of the Polish Energy Law of 10 April 1997 LINKS TO BUSINESS INFORMATION SOURCES ON POLAND US-DOE Energy Information Administration - Country Analysis Brief on the four 'Visegrad Group' countries of north central Europe, including Poland. This report includes description of Poland's energy economy, including coal, oil, natural gas, and electricity. Elsewhere at this site is a somewhat dated (1999) but still useful Country Energy Balance for Poland with information on oil, coal, natural gas, and electricity and an Environmental Issues Briefing with information on air pollution, energy intensities, carbon emissions, renewable energy, and an outlook for the 21st century.
CIA - The World Factbook -- Poland 2004. geography, poland. Location Central Europe, east of Germany. Geographic coordinates 52 00 N, 20 00 E. Map references Europe. http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/pl.html
MSN Encarta - Related Items - Poland of poland. Q A About Russia and Eastern Europe. arts, music, and literature. business and economy. capital city. cities. education. foreign relations. geography and http://encarta.msn.com/related_761559758/Poland.html
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MSN Encarta - Related Items - Poland education. foreign relations. geography and environment. overview of the land and resources of poland. bodies of water. border changes after World War II. borders. http://encarta.msn.com/related_761559758_12/geography_and_environment.html
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Poland - Government, History, Population, Geography And Maps poland source CIA World Factbook 1998, poland. geography. Top of Page. Location Central Europe, east of Germany. Geographic coordinates 52 00 N, 20 00 E. http://www.worldrover.com/vital/poland.html
SEND International Christian World Missions geography. poland is one of the larger countries in Europe (land area of 312, 638 sq. km makes it the 9th largest country in Europe and the 66th in the world). http://www.send.org/poland/geography.htm
Extractions: Geography Climate Geography P With recent changes in this part of the continent, Poland's neighbors are: to the east and north - Russia, Lithuania, Belorussia and Ukraine; to the south - the Czech Republic and Slovakia; and Germany to the west. Climate T he geographical location and surface features are the two most important factors determining the climate of Poland. Winters are sometimes mild and sometimes cold. The summers are cool and rainy or hot and dry. As a result of its geographical location in Europe, seasons generally enter Poland not from the south or north, but rather from the west (spring) and from the east (winter). Only summer enters the country from the south. Source: Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network
Geography Of Poland Volcano Live www.volcanolive.com geography of poland. poland. Geographic coordinates, 52 N, 20 E. geography of poland www.volcanolive.com Copyright John Seach. http://www.volcanolive.com/poland.html
Extractions: www.volcanolive.com Geography of Poland Poland Geographic coordinates 52 N, 20 E Location Central Europe, east of Germany Terrain mostly flat plain; mountains along southern border; historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain Highest Point Rysy 2,499 m Natural hazards typhoons (especially November to March) Volcanic Activity No volcanoes
Poland - Geography geography poland. Share travel photos on the Exploitz.com website, the leading travel photography site on the Internet! exploitz.com. poland - geography. http://www.exploitz.com/Poland-Geography-cg.php
Extractions: Gdansk Hotels ... Next Page Size: 312,683 square kilometers, including inland waters. Topography: Chiefly plains, most notably in vast central lowlands; significant highlands in southwest (Sudeten Mountains) and southeast (Tatra Mountains, northernmost part of Carpathian range). Only 3 percent above 500 meters, about 90 percent below 300 meters. Wide lake region above central lowland dotted with lakes occupying about 10 percent of surface area. Climate: Dominant continental climate year round, but considerable winter snow and fog from maritime air currents. Summers less humid with occasional showers; rainy season in November. Longest growing season in southwest, shortest in northeast. Average annual precipitation 600 millimeters, higher in mountains. Summer precipitation averages twice that in winter. Data as of October 1992
WHKMLA : Historical Atlas, Poland Page from euratlas External Online Maps 1563, (Freeman s Historical geography 1903) posted by Perry Castaneda Library, UTexas External Online Maps poland c.1570 http://www.zum.de/whkmla/histatlas/eceurope/haxpoland.html
Information On Poland Winter precipitation is half the summer rainfall. Gales occur rarely. No cyclones, earthquakes, volcanoes, etc. poland s geography. http://www.krakow-info.com/1poland.htm
Extractions: Poland The Republic of Poland Rzeczpospolita Polska in Polishlies in the very geographical center of Europe between, clockwise from the north, the Baltic Sea, Russias Kaliningrad enclave, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area of 312,677 sq km (120,725 sq miles) and population of 38,3 million makes Poland a sizeable European nation on a par with Spain and the key one in Central-Eastern Europe. It also proves one of the worlds vibrant and open economies now. Poland joined NATO in 1999 and is the European Union's member since May 1, 2004. Poland ranks among the worlds ten most visited countries, with the bulk of visitors coming from the neighboring nations. Their numbers shot up in the early 1990s, from 18 million in 1990 to 70 million in 1994 including day trips for shopping or business, and remained on rise for years. Besides Krakow , Polands ancient capital, the countrys prime tourist attractions include beach resorts along the Baltic Sea, the vast Mazury lake district to the northeast of Warsaw, the Carpathian and Sudeten mountains, and many historic sites as well as national parks with unspoiled nature.
Extractions: 50°04'N 19°58'E Krakow lies almost exactly at the intersection of the 50th parallel north latitude and the 20th meridian east longitude. It makes the very center of continental Europe, i.e. roughly halfway between the westernmost Lisbon in Portugal and the easternmost Urals, and equidistant from the Mediterranean and the arctic Barents Sea800 km (500 miles) east of German Frankfurt, 750 km west of Ukrainian Kiev, 950 km from Florence in Italy and 980 km from Goteborg in Sweden. The 800,000 Krakow is Polands third largest city and the unquestioned metropolis of its southern half. The citys area of 326.8 sq. km (0.1% of Polands territory) spreads on both banks of the Vistula river, c. 219 meters above the sea level on the
