The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features...
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geographic location or geographic position). It is also called geospatial data and information,[citation needed] georeferenced data and information,[citation...
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locations in the Geographic Names Information System. The names of post offices have historically been used to back up claims about the name of a community...
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The BC Geographical Names (formerly BC Geographical Names Information System or BCGNIS) is a geographic name web service and database for the Canadian...
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China portal Geography portal Canada Geographic Information System China Historical Geographic Information System Geographic information system Geoinformatics...
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An information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, store, and distribute information. From a sociotechnical...
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Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in...
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List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem) (category Geographic coordinate lists)
coordinates are from the Geographic Names Information System (United States Geological Survey) or the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base except for the...
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List of the highest major summits of the United States (category Geographic coordinate lists)
Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. "Glassford Peak". Geographic Names Information...
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List of mountain ranges of Oregon (category Geographic coordinate lists)
"Blue Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. "Buck Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States...
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Mountain Club. pp. 268–273. ISBN 1931951055. "Mount Marcy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department...
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of geographic portmanteaus. Portmanteaus (also called blends) are names constructed by combining elements of two, or occasionally more, other names. For...
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names". Landgate. Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 30 November 2018. "Golah, New York". Geographic Names Information System....
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INCITS 38:2009. The codes are used in Geographic Names Information System, overseen by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The codes were assigned by NIST...
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List of mountain peaks of California (category Geographic coordinate lists)
Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2016. "Mount Whitney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department...
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List of the highest major summits of Colorado (category Geographic coordinate lists)
Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 18 May 2016. "Mount Elbert". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department...
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List of mountain ranges in Idaho (category Geographic coordinate lists)
Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. "Arco Hills". Geographic Names Information...
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List of islands of Michigan (category Geographic coordinate lists)
Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. "Indian Island". Geographic Names Information...
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Antarctic Place-names Committee. British Antarctic Survey - NERC. Retrieved 5 December 2020. "Barrett Buttress". Geographic Names Information System. United States...
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St. Joseph River (Maumee River tributary) (category Geographic coordinate lists)
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Joseph River U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Branch Saint...
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Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. "Sagaigan Creek". Geographic Names Information...
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List of mountain ranges in Wyoming (category Geographic coordinate lists)
According to the United States Board on Geographic Names, there are at least 109 named mountain ranges and sub-ranges in Wyoming. Wyoming /waɪˈoʊmɪŋ/ is...
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List of mountain peaks of Oregon (category Geographic coordinate lists)
National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 16 June 2016. "Mount Hood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department...
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Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Stewart, George R. (1982). Names on...
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List of mountain ranges in Washington (category Geographic coordinate lists)
Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. "Beezley Hills". Geographic Names Information...
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middle'". CNBC. 7 February 2021. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Geographic Center of the Conterminous United States In the Middle...
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The China Historical Geographic Information System (CHGIS) is a Historical GIS project for creating a database of populated places and historical administrative...
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Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-08-29. "Austhjelmen Peak". Geographic Names Information System....
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Thesaurus of Geographic Names (abbreviated TGN) is a product of the J. Paul Getty Trust included in the Getty Vocabulary Program. The TGN includes names and associated...
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List of mountain ranges in Montana (category Geographic coordinate lists)
Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. "Anaconda Range". Geographic Names Information...
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