Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use


The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names is an independent inter-departmental body in the United Kingdom established in 1919. Its function is to establish standard names for places outside the UK, for the use of the British government.
The members of the PCGN are: British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service, Intelligence Collection Group , Defence Intelligence Staff, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Government Communications Headquarters, Hydrographic Office, Ordnance Survey, Royal Geographical Society and Royal Scottish Geographical Society.