What is Geographic Names Information System?
[[File:USGS logo green.svg|thumb|The logo of the United States Geological Survey]] The '''Geographic Names Information System''' ('''GNIS''') contains name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features in the [[United States|United States of America]] and its Territories. GNIS was developed by the [[United States Geological Survey]] and the [[United States Board on Geographic Names]] (BGN) to promote the standardization of feature names. == Other websites == * [http://geonames.usgs.gov U.S. Board on Geographic Names website] * [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/ Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)] {{US-stub}} [[Category:Geography of the United States]] [[Category:Geocodes]] [[Category:United States Department of the Interior]]