 | United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior. The purpose of the board... 13 KB (1,328 words) - 22:06, 30 January 2024 |
 | It was developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to promote the standardization... 29 KB (3,557 words) - 15:37, 13 November 2023 |
Toponymy (redirect from Geographic names board) toponomastics is the study of toponyms (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage... 28 KB (3,076 words) - 22:28, 17 April 2024 |
The Oregon Geographic Names Board (originally known as the Oregon Geographic Board) is responsible for recommending names for geographic features in the... 11 KB (1,193 words) - 18:01, 9 December 2022 |
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending... 27 KB (3,494 words) - 19:52, 9 January 2024 |
 | March 14, 2023. "USGS GNIS query". United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Seaport... 15 KB (475 words) - 02:25, 15 April 2024 |
original on 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2009-03-28. Fiji, Tonga, and Nauru, Official Standard Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. US Board... 47 KB (2,176 words) - 15:11, 20 April 2024 |
 | h) are very common. In 1890, the United States Board on Geographic Names was created to establish uniform place name usage throughout the various departments... 19 KB (2,005 words) - 17:08, 28 December 2023 |
 | Aquidneck Island (category Coordinates on Wikidata) official name of Aquidneck Island is still "Rhode Island". The United States Board on Geographic Names addressed the issue in 1930 by using both names of the... 12 KB (1,249 words) - 03:55, 24 March 2024 |
Buffalo Soldier Draw (category Coordinates on Wikidata) Domestic Geographic Names, Version 1.0 (PDF) (Report). United States Board on Geographic Names. 2016. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-12... 3 KB (269 words) - 12:49, 11 November 2023 |
 | List of mountain ranges of California (category Lists of mountain ranges of the United States) State of California designated by the United States Board on Geographic Names and cataloged in the Geographic Names Information System. Adobe Hills Alabama... 13 KB (1,132 words) - 02:10, 30 January 2024 |
collaborated with the Foreign Names Committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names to agree a joint romanization system, first published in 1994... 3 KB (285 words) - 22:19, 3 February 2024 |
 | Jacumba Hot Springs, California (category Coordinates on Wikidata) February 26, 2013, the United States Board on Geographic Names approved a petition by a citizen committee to change the town's name from Jacumba to Jacumba... 13 KB (1,359 words) - 03:46, 22 February 2024 |
The Pyramid (Antarctica) (category Geographic coordinate lists) Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2024-01-30 This article... 3 KB (394 words) - 16:49, 28 February 2024 |
List of Artist Names (ULAN) United Nations Conferences on Standardization of Geographical Names United States Board on Geographic Names "Getty Vocabularies... 10 KB (1,259 words) - 09:22, 6 August 2023 |
 | Tug Fork (category Coordinates on Wikidata) River or as the Tug River. The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Tug Fork" as the stream's official name in 1975. The Tug Fork rises in... 8 KB (507 words) - 21:07, 31 January 2024 |
 | Olivebridge, New York (category Coordinates on Wikidata) %20Ulster%20County,%20New%20York "Olivebridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. "National... 4 KB (161 words) - 15:42, 30 March 2024 |
 | ʻOkina (section Geographic names in the United States) sentence, the name of the letter is written "ʻOkina", with a capital O. The United States Board on Geographic Names lists relevant place names both with and... 10 KB (842 words) - 20:38, 2 March 2024 |
 | Trident Volcano (category Stratovolcanoes of the United States) the name. The feature was officially named Mount Trident by the United States Board on Geographic Names in 1928. The board assigned the current name in... 5 KB (449 words) - 04:24, 25 April 2024 |
 | Humphreys Peak (category Extinct volcanoes of the United States) on which the peak stands). Thus the United States Board on Geographic Names approved the variant name in 1911. In 1933, the application of the names was... 8 KB (500 words) - 21:53, 20 February 2024 |
Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names United States Board on Geographic Names renaming of Londonderry to Derry remains highly controversial... 53 KB (6,367 words) - 15:03, 20 April 2024 |
 | Mount Erebus (category Geographic coordinate lists) of the United States Board on Geographic Names. "Camp Slope", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department... 39 KB (5,584 words) - 08:46, 29 April 2024 |
Rensved (category Coordinates on Wikidata) farms. Gazetteer - United States Board on Geographic Names: Official Standard Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. U.S. Army Topographic... 723 bytes (59 words) - 17:24, 26 December 2023 |
Merrick Mountains (category Geographic coordinate lists) Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 3 December 2023 This... 5 KB (792 words) - 11:57, 23 April 2024 |
It was developed by the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) and by the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use (PCGN)... 11 KB (256 words) - 18:03, 17 March 2024 |
 | Toketee Falls (category Columnar basalts of the United States) "graceful". The falls was officially named by a United States Board on Geographic Names decision in 1916, over alternate names Ireland Falls and Toketie Falls... 2 KB (293 words) - 11:04, 11 February 2024 |
 | Sigsbee Deep (category Coordinates on Wikidata) The Sigsbee Deep (Mexico basin in the U. S. Board on Geographic Names Advisory Committee on Undersea Features Gazetteer) is a roughly triangular basin... 7 KB (738 words) - 21:01, 5 March 2024 |
introduced names. The board's policy mirrors the United States Board on Geographic Names in that it seeks to eliminate possessive names from all place names in... 6 KB (492 words) - 23:27, 28 April 2024 |
 | Sierra Madre (California) (category Coordinates on Wikidata) (1965). Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States. United States Board of Geographic Names. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of the... 7 KB (730 words) - 04:29, 15 November 2023 |
 | resolve any ambiguity. On May 14, 1959, the United States Board on Geographic Names issued the following definitions based partially on the reference in the... 24 KB (2,242 words) - 07:03, 30 April 2024 |