Gazetteer of Australia
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The Gazetteer of Australia is a register of the location and spelling of geographical names across Australia
. It is compiled by the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM) and derived from state, territory, and Australian government agencies.
As of December 2004 there are 315500 named places in Australia. These are searchable in an online database hosted by Geoscience Australia
and the entire dataset can be purchased from the same organisation.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is compiled by the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM) and derived from state, territory, and Australian government agencies.
As of December 2004 there are 315500 named places in Australia. These are searchable in an online database hosted by Geoscience Australia
Geoscience Australia
Geoscience Australia is an agency of the Australian federal government. It carries out geoscientific research.On a user pays basis it produces geospatial products such as topographic maps and satellite imagery.-History:...
and the entire dataset can be purchased from the same organisation.