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Place Names Search
Search to find the location of places in Australia.
http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/
United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN)
Background, working groups, summary of sessions and reports.
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/ungegn....
The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use
Advises the British government on the proper writing of geographical names for places and features outside the United Kingdom. Includes information on English conventional names and Romanisation tables.
http://www.pcgn.org.uk/
Country names by ISO 2-letter codes.
These codes are the ones used in Internet domain names.
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/7...
USMARC Code List for Countries.
Country Names and different codings and listings for them.
http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/coun011...
SCAR Antarctic Composite Gazetteer
Standardisation of the Antarctic toponymy. Searchable database includes 21,552 official names, corresponding to 16,563 features.
http://www.pnra.it/SCAR_GAZE
Topnymic Elements: Ecuadorian Highlands
Maps of toponymic element distribution in the Ecuadorian highlands plus some preliminary comments.
http://www.saraguro.org/toponyms.htm
Antarctic Place Names Commission, Republic of Bulgaria
Includes a national gazetteer listing all Bulgarian place names in Antarctica with description, exploration history, map reference and photographic illustration of the relevant geographical features.
http://apc.mfa.government.bg/
The South African Geographical Names Council
Aims, guidance for new placenames, and procedures. Multilingual.
http://www.dac.gov.za/about_us/cd_heritage...
Land Information New Zealand
Place name database, street index, rules of naming, decisions and proposals.
http://www.linz.govt.nz/rcs/linz/pub/web/r...
Asia-Pacific Institute For Toponymy
Provides support and training for toponymic work in Australasia and South-East Asia. Aims, links, and publications. Macquarie University, Sydney.
http://www.apit.mq.edu.au/
Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA)
Representation on CGNA comes from the Australian State / Territory Geographical Names Boards, New Zealand and other individuals with an interest on nomenclature.
http://www.icsm.gov.au/icsm/cgna/
Australian National Placenames Survey
Project to record a national register of geographical names including pronunciation, status, origin and meaning.
http://www.anps.mq.edu.au/
Iranian Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names
Databases, working groups, and information on transcription procedures and Persian writing systems.
http://www.khzi.com/geonames.ir/e-main.htm
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