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<p>The <b>Geographical Names Board of Canada</b> (<b>GNBC</b>) is a national committee with a secretariat in <a href="page.php?w=Natural_Resources_Canada">Natural Resources Canada</a>, part of the <a href="page.php?w=Government_of_Canada">Government of Canada</a>, which authorizes the names used and name changes on official federal government maps of <a href="page.php?w=Canada">Canada</a>.</p>

<p><big>History</big></p>
<p>It was created in December 1897, by <a href="page.php?w=Order_in_Council">Order in Council</a>, as the <b>Geographic Board of Canada</b>.</p><p>
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