Most portals, such as
AltaVista www.altavista.com or
Excite, tend to concentrate on providing directories of, or search engines for, predominantly US websites.
BBC Online
The BBC on the Internet. News, interviews, education, radio and lots more. An vast complex of websites.
The British Tourist Authority
Very attractive website with lots of information about the UK.
The CIA World Fact Book
One of the best geography resources online, from the USA's Central Intelligence Agency.
CNN Interactive
CNN's home on the Internet - news stories, video clips and more.
Discovery
Linked to the TV Discovery Channel, but a significant educational resource in its own right, with excellent use of multimedia. Good for wildlife, geography, etc.
The English Server
Websites like this are turning the Internet into a vast repository of information. A searchable database of 20,000 diverse works - includes poetry, music, shareware, books, homepages and articles galore.
The Exploratorium
San Francisco-based virtual museum with constantly changing exhibits.
NASA
Lots of interesting information about NASA and the various space programmes they are undertaking.
Infoplease
Almanacs, dictionary and encyclopedia on a single, easy-to-use website. Especially good for facts and figures; also for simple biographies.
Bibliomania
Easy searching of a range of fiction and non-fiction titles, but also useful for reference.
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