Geographic Names Information System
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geographic-names-information-system-165-14268749
title:
Geographic Names Information System
text:
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories; the associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau; and Antarctica. It is a type of gazetteer. 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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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Geographical database
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System
date created:
2003-10-28T15:13:39Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T12:20:29Z
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fields total:
13
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16