Arizona

Northwest Territories

Washington

Wyoming

Maine

Virginia

North Carolina

Oregon

New Mexico

South Carolina

Colorado

Nevada

Massachusetts

Québec

Manitoba

Tennessee

Ontario

California

South Dakota

None

A map shows global lithium mines marked by green circles. High concentrations are found in the United States and South America. Moderate (5 to 6 mines) are found in Africa, Asia, and Europe, with fewer in Australia.

Locations of lithium mines worldwide

Lithium Mines

World

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Alaska

Florida

Rhode Island

Nunavut

Nova Scotia

Delaware

Prince Edward Island

Texas

Louisiana

New Brunswick

Alabama

British Columbia

Newfoundland and Labrador

New Jersey

Connecticut

Georgia

New York

Maryland

A world map showing the distribution of continental shelves. The continental shelves extend into the oceans along the margins of the continents.

Extent of the world's continental shelves, which are extensions of continents submerged by the oceans

Continental Shelf

Key areas with prominent continental shelves shaded in dark blue include the eastern and western coasts of North America, particularly around the Gulf of Alaska, Hudson Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico. The coasts of Europe, including the North Sea and the waters around the United Kingdom. The northern coast of Russia and the Arctic Ocean. The coasts of China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. The northern and eastern coasts of Australia. The coasts of South America, especially around the Gulf of California and the southern tip near Chile and Argentina. The western and southern coasts of Africa, particularly around Angola, Namibia, and South Africa.

NOAA

Anthropogenic Biomes

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Average Annual Precipitation

Biomes

Climate Zones

Global Mean Temperature, January

Global Mean Temperature, July

Global Surface Warming: Worst-Case Projections (NASA)

Insolation

Land Cover

Major Soil Orders

Prevailing Agricultural Practices

World Elevations