Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Visual Resources Association - The International Association of Image Media Professionals. Data.nasa.gov. BGN: Domestic Names - Main. The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal and national standard for geographic nomenclature.
The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS in support of 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 GNIS contains information about physical and cultural geographic features of all types in the United States, associated areas, and Antarctica, current and historical, but not including roads and highways. Alpha-3 codes arranged alphabetically by English name of Language - Codes for the representation of names of languages. Collections Thesaurus, AMNH. Econtent.unm.edu/cdm4/DC_Best_Practices.pdf.