Data Description

Geographic Names Information System (point)

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature in support of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. See http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/feature_class.htm for feature class values and definitions.

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