Permanent Committee on Geographical Names

The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN)[1] is an independent government agency in the United Kingdom. Its function is to establish standard names for places outside the UK, but not including Antarctica.[2] The decisions about names are for the use of the British government.

History

Permanent Committee on Geographical Names was established in 1919.[3]

Over the years, the representative members have grown to include

References

  1. ↑ PCGN is an acronym. PCGN stands for "Permanent Committee on Geographical Names".
  2. ↑ Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN). "Work of PCGN"; retrieved 2012-6-18.
  3. ↑ PCGN, "Home"; retrieved 2012-6-18.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PCGN, "Organization"; retrieved 2012-6-18.

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