The U.S. Board on Geographic NalDes and Its Work in Foreign Areas

Abstract Through its Foreign Names Committee and other bodies, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names has standardized names of places and features in other countries, in undersea areas, and in Antarctica. These names are available for Federal agencies and other users in some 175 gazetteers, which prese...

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Main Author: Richard R. Randall
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 1990
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Philology. Linguistics
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