geographical names authority

A geographical names authority is an entity or system responsible for standardizing, maintaining, and providing authoritative information on the official names and spellings of geographic places.

Aliases (4)

• gazetteer ×1
• geographic names database ×1
• standard for geographic names ×1
• subcommittee of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names ×1

Instances (5)

• Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names via concept surface "standard for geographic names"
• Foreign Names Committee via concept surface "subcommittee of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names"
• Geographic Names Information System via concept surface "geographic names database"
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names as having no official standing
  surface form: "U.S. Board on Geographic Names"
• Limits of Oceans and Seas via concept surface "gazetteer"