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Australian Geographic Place Names (Gazetteer) - http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/
Search the Gazetteer of Australia which is a compilation of over 240 000 geographic names of Australia provided by members of the Committee for Geographic Names in Australia.

Australian National Placenames Survey - http://www.anps.mq.edu.au/
Project to record a national register of geographical names including pronunciation, status, origin and meaning.

Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) - http://www.icsm.gov.au/icsm/cgna/
Representation on CGNA comes from the Australian State / Territory Geographical Names Boards, New Zealand and other individuals with an interest on nomenclature.

The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use - http://www.pcgn.org.uk/
Advises the British government on the proper writing of geographical names for places and features outside the United Kingdom. Includes information on English conventional names and Romanisation tables.

Topnymic Elements: Ecuadorian Highlands - http://www.saraguro.org/toponyms.htm
Maps of toponymic element distribution in the Ecuadorian highlands plus some preliminary comments.

United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) - http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/ungegn.htm
Background, working groups, summary of sessions and reports.

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