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The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) contains data for four types of populated places in the United States: Incorporated municipalities (cities, towns, boroughs, and villages), [a] Some neighborhoods in incorporated municipalities, United States Census Bureau designated places (CDP) and areas (CA), [b] and; Some other unincorporated ...
Geographic Names Database From an alternative name : This is a redirect from a title that is another name or identity such as an alter ego, a nickname, or a synonym of the target, or of a name associated with the target.
The logo of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories; as well as the associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau; and Antarctica.
The GEOnet Names Server (GNS), sometimes also referred to in official documentation as Geographic Names Data [1] or geonames [2] in domain and email addresses, is a service that provides access to the United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) and the US Board on Geographic Names's (BGN) database of geographic feature names and locations for locations outside the US.
This template generates an external link to a Feature Detail Report from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The link is displayed as 'U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Name', where Name is either the Wikipedia article name ({{PAGENAME}}) or an ...
This template generates an external link to a specific geographic feature name from the GEOnet Names Server (GNS), published by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).
United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. With unnamed parameters, access date and entry date {{cite gnis |269051 |Mount Whitney |December 20, 2020 |January 19,1981}} "Mount Whitney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
Beyond names of places in various languages, data stored include latitude, longitude, elevation, population, administrative subdivision and postal codes. All coordinates use the World Geodetic System 1984 . Those data are accessible free of charge through a number of Web services and a daily database export. [4]