Permanent Committee on Geographical Names
- Permanent Committee on Geographical Names
Permanent Committee on Geographical Names may stand for one of the following:
*Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use [http://www.pcgn.org.uk/]
*Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001323] , since 2000 known as Geographical Names Board of Canada, GNBC
*Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen (StAGN) (Germany's Permanent Committee on Geographical Names) [http://webserver.bkg.bund.de/kartographie/Stagn/f_stagn_e.htm]
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