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Geographic Names Information System – GNIS

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Contains almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the U.S. The federally recognized name of each feature is identified, and references are made to a feature’s location by state, county, and geographic coordinates. It includes some popular names and offers a map viewer for graphical display.

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