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What's in a Name? Surrounded by historic maps, aged tomes and a thousand dictionaries, the four employees of the PCGN advise the British government on geographical names. From the Burma/Myanmar debate to the names of rocks far out in contested waters, they keep constantly up to date with the world's ever-changing toponymic climate, just as they have for the last 100 years

Authors :
Burton, Katie
Source :
Geographical. June, 2019, Vol. 91 Issue 6, p32, 6 p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The year was 1919 and the First World War had just come to an end, when the Admiralty decided to tackle an issue that had proved a thorn in its [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0016741X
Volume :
91
Issue :
6
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Geographical
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.591323521