United States Board on Geographic Names

The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN)^[1] is a United States federal body whose purpose is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the government of the United States.^[2][3]

The Board's purpose is to standardize -- not regulate -- US and foreign geographic names, including the names of geographical features underseas and in Antarctica.^[2]

1. ↑ BGN is an acronym. BGN stands for Board on Geographic Names".
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} US Board on Geographic Names (BGN), "BGN Home" retrieved 2012-6-18.
3. ↑ Dalrymple, Helen. "What's in a Name?". Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 March 2016.