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CALIFORNIA ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES
The purpose of California Advisory Committee on
Geographic Names (CACGN) is to provide recommendations to the U.S. Board
on Geographic Names regarding California
names for official use in federal publications. The California Resources
Agency, with one voting member each from its Departments of Conservation,
Fish and Game, Forestry and Fire Protection, Parks and Recreation, and
Water Resources, is the CACGN executive sponsor. The USDI Bureau of Land
Management and U.S. Geological Survey, and the USDA Forest Service are
represented as CACGN advisory members.
COUNCIL OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES AUTHORITIES
The Council of Geographic Names Authorities in the
United States (COGNA) is an independent, non-profit organization that
promotes national standardization of names of geographic features within
governmental jurisdictions. This goal is sought through cooperation among
federal and state agencies that have responsibilities for naming
geographic features and cultural entities as mandated by the United
States Board on Geographic Names. Our State's membership in COGNA is
sponsored by the California Resources Agency.
This site was last updated on January 23, 2008
URL: http://cacgn.ca.gov
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