US BGN
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US BGN is the standard abbreviation for the United States Board on Geographic Names, the federal body responsible for establishing and maintaining uniform geographic name usage across the U.S. government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| US BGN canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal board
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ toponymic authority ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | United States Board on Geographic Names NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
BGN
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Board on Geographic Names NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| authorityOver | geographic names used in federal publications ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
international toponymic organizations
ⓘ
state geographic names authorities ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| defines | official names for use on federal maps and publications ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1894 ⓘ |
| field |
geography
ⓘ
toponymy ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | United States Board on Geographic Names NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Domestic Names Committee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foreign Names Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1890 ⓘ |
| issues | official decisions on geographic names ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Executive Order 9094
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subsequent presidential directives on geographic names ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintains |
domestic geographic names database
ⓘ
foreign geographic names database ⓘ |
| mission | to promote uniform geographic name usage throughout the federal government ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishes | principles, policies, and procedures for geographic names ⓘ |
| reestablished | 1894 ⓘ |
| regulates | standard forms of place names ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
establishing uniform geographic name usage across the U.S. government
ⓘ
maintaining uniform geographic name usage across the U.S. government ⓘ standardization of geographic names ⓘ |
| scope |
Antarctic geographic names
ⓘ
domestic geographic names ⓘ foreign geographic names ⓘ undersea feature names ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | standardization authority for U.S. geographic names ⓘ |
| topicOf | United States geographic names policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesAbbreviation | US BGN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names ⓘ |
| worksWith |
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.