The Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) was formed in 1984 to provide a coordinating role in Australian place naming activities. CGNA was established within ICSM in 1993.

Representation on CGNA comes from the Australian State / Territory Geographical Names Boards, New Zealand and other individuals with an interest on nomenclature.

In 1998 New Zealand was formally welcomed as a full participating member of CGNA and the Committee became the 'Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA)'.

Macquarie University also joined CGNA in 1999 to help foster a strong working relationship during the development of the National Place Names Project.

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State and other gazetteers (name searches)
Link to all Australian state's (including the Australian Antarctic Division) and New Zealand's place name gazetteers and other related sites.
National Place Names Project
The aim of the Australian National Placenames Survey (ANPS) is to prepare a national register of geographical names.

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