The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database that conteens name an locative information aboot mair nor twa million pheesical an cultural featurs locatit throuoot the Unitit States an its territories. It is a teep o gazetteer. GNIS wis developit bi the United States Geological Survey in cooperation wi the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) tae promote the staundartisation o featur names.
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The database is pairt o seestem that includes topographic map names an bibliographic references. The names o beuks an historic maps that confirm the featur or place name are citit. Variant names, alternatives tae offeecial federal names for a featur, are recordit an aw. Ilka featur receives a permanent, unique featur record identifeer, sometimes cried the GNIS identifeer.[1] The database niver remuives a entry, "except in cases o obvious duplication."[2]
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