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Authorities and organizations involved with geographic names - 1989: United States, Canada, Mexico

January 1, 1989

There is a need for accurate and standard geographic names usage in all levels of government, industry, commerce, communications, education, and research. There is also a growing number of organizations in North America that are, fully or partly, involved in the scholarly study of geographic names. This report is a list of official national, State/Provincial, and regional provincial authorities concerned with name standardization, and of organizations involved with the study of geographic names, in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The appendixes are copies of documents that provide additional information about the organization, policies, procedures, and publications of some of these organizations.

Publication Year 1989
Title Authorities and organizations involved with geographic names - 1989: United States, Canada, Mexico
DOI 10.3133/70102276
Authors Donald J. Orth
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Unnumbered Series
Index ID 70102276
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse