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	US Board on Geographic Names: Foreign Geographic Names (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Gazeteer of Conventional Names said the name are "approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
		The Board is responsible by law for standardizing geographic names throughout the Federal Government, and therefore, no Federal agency may use a geographic name in any form unless approved by the Board.
		The Board operates "conjointly" with the Secretary of the Interior to fulfill the mission prescribed, therefore many actions of the Board must be a matter of concurrence with the Secretary of the Interior (not Defense).
	www.stanford.edu /group/wais/Geography/geography_usboardongeographicnames11602.html (619 words)

	Definitions Country Codes geographic.org Courty Profiles - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, ...
		Country name: This entry includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation.
		Chief of state includes the name and title of the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government.
		Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
	www.theodora.com /wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html (12538 words)

	U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
		The U.S. Board on Geographic Names is a Federal body created in 1890 and established in its present form by Public Law in 1947 to maintain uniform geographic name usage throughout the Federal Government.
		Decisions of the Board were accepted as binding by all departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
		For geographic feature names policies applying to the United States, or to the use of foreign geographic names, Antarctica names, and undersea feature names by the United States, see the respective items in the main menu on the left.
	geonames.usgs.gov (482 words)

	Foreign Geographic Names: US board on Geographic Names
		As a result of the growing need for a forum for discussion of principles, policies, and procedures regarding geographic names, a Group of Experts was formed under the auspices of the United Nations, which is the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN).
		The domestic site is at (http://geonames.usgs.gov) where one may click on U.S. Board on Geographic Names, and then on principles, policies, and procedures.
		It the case of place names, it is not stupidity but nationalism which causes the problem.
	www.stanford.edu /group/wais/Geography/geography_foreigngeographicnames11702.html (487 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 - Notes and Definitions
		This entry includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation.
		"Country" names used in the table of contents or for page headings are usually the short-form names as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names and may include independent states, dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty, or other geographic entities.
		Chief of state includes the name and title of the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government.
	www.brainyatlas.com /docs/notesanddefs.html (8880 words)

	Homework Hotline - Geography
		Greek geographic learning was maintained and enhanced by the Arabs during the Middle Ages.
		Arab geographers, among whom Idrisi, Ibn Battutah, and Ibn Khaldun are prominent, traveled extensively for the purpose of increasing their knowledge of the world.
		Research is stimulated by such noted geographic institutions as the Royal Geographical Society (1830, Great Britain), the American Geographical Society (1852, United States), and the Socit de Geographie (1821, France).
	www.homeworkhotline.com /Geography.htm (4626 words)

	BGN: Antarctic Names - Policies
		Such names, though not included as main entries in the decision list, are significant in the overall nomenclature and do occur frequently in the text of decisions.
		Names in the following categories will not be considered, unless otherwise appropriate according to the principles stated herein, or unless such names are widely and firmly established as of the date of approval of these principles.
		Names of contributors of funds, equipment, and supplies, who by the nature and tone of their advertising have endeavored to capitalize or to gain some commercial advantage as a result of their donations.
	geonames.usgs.gov /antarctic (1461 words)

	Metadata and Cataloging Education - Web Clearinghouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Description: The GEOnet Names Server (GNS) provides access to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names' (US BGN) database of foreign geographic feature names.
		The database is the official repository of foreign place-name decisions approved by the US BGN.
		Geographic Area of Coverage: Worldwide excluding the United States and Antarctica.
	www.sir.arizona.edu /faculty/coleman/lc/final/interactive.html (699 words)

	ICANN \| Berlin Meetings Preliminary Report
		FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board considers geographic diversity to be an important requirement that should be met promptly, but consents to waiver of the Names Council geographic diversity requirement of Article VI-B(3)(c) of the Bylaws, for the period of provisional recognition only.
		FURTHER RESOLVED, the ICANN Board refers the recommendations in Chapters 4 and 5 (with associated annexes) of the WIPO report to the ICANN DNSO for recommendations on the topics of those chapters, to be submitted to the ICANN Board at the earliest practicable time after the Board's meeting scheduled for August 24-26, 1999 in Santiago.
		BE IT RESOLVED that the Board accepts the proposal for a Protocol Supporting Organization submitted on April 23, 1999, and authorizes and directs the President to prepare implementing Bylaws, and to sign an appropriate Memorandum of Understanding in cooperation with the proponents of the proposal, subject to ratification by the Board.
	www.icann.org /berlin/berlin-resolutions.html (1625 words)

	US Board on Geographic Names: Kiev is Now Kyiv at digenis.org
		US Board on Geographic Names: Kiev is Now Kyiv
		According to an October 19th US State Department press briefing, the US Board on Geographic Names has decided to change the official US English spelling of the Ukrainian capital from Kiev (pronounced Ke-yev) to Kyiv (pronounced Keev).
		Many people see this as a US tactic to woo Ukraine further to the West, the direction that President Viktor Yuschenko has been taking the country since he came to power after the 2004 Orange Revolution.
	www.digenis.org /2006/10/26/kiev-to-kyiv (600 words)

	BGN: Domestic Names - Main
		The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names as the official repository of domestic geographic names data; the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the Federal Government; and the source for applying geographic names to Federal electronic and printed products.
		The database holds the Federally recognized name of each feature and defines the feature location by state, county, USGS topographic map, and geographic coordinates.
		Communications concerning the Geographic Names Information System should be addressed to gnis_manager@usgs.gov.
	geonames.usgs.gov /domestic/index.html (284 words)

	Foreign Gazetteers of the US Board on Geographic Names (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Foreign Gazetteers of the US Board on Geographic Names
		The names and locations identified in the gazetteers have been approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) based on a thorough examination of numerous maps from each of the countries.
		The BGN is widely recognized as the U.S. authority for geographic names and places, ensuring the most current and reliable information.
	www.lexisnexis.com /academic/3cis/cise/ForeignGazetteers.asp (258 words)

	AMNH Library - Resources - Reference Shelf
		Presents a database of foreign geographic names, approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (US BGN).
		Contains all the animal, plant, and virus names data found within the Thomson BIOSIS literature databases (Zoological Record, BIOSIS Previews, and Biological Abstracts).
		A searchable database of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus (1758).
	library.amnh.org /resources/rshelf.html (789 words)

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