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    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...
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    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...
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  • toponomastics is the study of toponyms (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage...
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  • The Oregon Geographic Names Board (originally known as the Oregon Geographic Board) is responsible for recommending names for geographic features in the...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    March 14, 2023. "USGS GNIS query". United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Seaport...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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