Contemporary thoughts on the standardization of Geographic Names in Brazil
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The standardization of geographical names is a search for a suitable official denomination for each geographical feature represented in the maps and charts. Each country strives to conform, according to their own legislation so as to meet the needs of standardization of their geographical names, usually by establishing a Geographical Names Committee. This essay focuses this standardization in Brazil, and the efforts made by the Geographical Names Committee of the National Commission of Cartography (CONCAR) to reduce various issues caused by the lack of standardization.
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