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Geologic Maps of Other Countries

Maps showing the geology of countries outside the USA and Canada.
Argentina
Generalized geology of Argentina.
Czech Republic
Zoom in and out of this interactive map database from the Czech Geological Survey (in Czech).
Australia
Australia's geology is online, beneath a lot of oil-and-gas symbols, in USGS Open-File Report 97-470F.
Australia
Geoscience Australia serves national and quadrangle geologic maps for free.
Bolivia
Generalized geology of Bolivia.
Brazil
Generalized geology of Brazil, a 1080 by 1020 GIF from (and copyright 2001 by) your Guide.
Chile
Generalized geology of Chile.
Colombia
A small and a large (3000x4200) geologic map of Colombia.
Ecuador
The bedrock of Ecuador, not including the Galápagos.
El Salvador
The El Salvador government produced this garish but accurate map (in Spanish).
French Guiana
Generalized geology of French Guiana.
Great Britain
The British Geological Survey presents an interactive geo-map of Britain (not Northern Ireland).
Guyana
Generalized geology of Guyana (British Guiana).
Haiti
From Grenville Draper, Florida International University.
Iceland
A general map showing major volcanoes, faults, rocks and ice caps courtesy of the Nordic Volcanological Institute.
India
A sketch map showing major rock units, presented by persons unknown as part of geoIndia.8m.com.
Jamaica
From Grenville Draper, Florida International University.
Japan
Zoom in on an area and see the geology and topography, courtesy of the Geological Survey of Japan.
Namibia
The Namibian Geological Survey provided this 1000x1400 image.
New Zealand
New Zealand's geology is online, beneath a lot of oil-and-gas symbols, in USGS Open-File Report 97-470F.
Paraguay
Generalized geology of Paraguay.
Peru
Generalized geology of Peru.
Scotland
A well-annotated map from scottishgeology.com.
Surinam
Generalized geology of Surinam.
Switzerland
There's no key, but the bones of the landscape are clear in this map from the Swiss Geological Survey.
Trinidad and Tobago
The bedrock of Trinidad (Tobago is not mapped) which is geographically Caribbean but geologically South American.
Uruguay
Generalized geology of Uruguay.
Venezuela
Generalized geology of Venezuela.

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